GAA Skills
Third class had a really energetic start to a crisp Thursday morning learning and improving on lots of GAA skills.
Thursday 26th September 2019 – National Fitness Day
National Fitness Day (Thursday 26th September 2019) was a physical activity filled day for the pupils of Taney Parish Primary School! All classes took part in various activities throughout the day including: Active Brain Breaks Active Spelling and Tables … Continued
National Fitness Day – 6th & Junior Infants
On National Fitness Day Sixth Class taught their games to the Junior Infants much to everyone’s delight! In preparation for working with the Junior Infants during National Fitness Day, Sixth Class prepared some games and taught them to each other! … Continued
Fitness Day
We love activity and keeping fit in First Class. Thanks to 4th Class for designing some fantastic obstacle courses for us on Fitness Day!
3rd Class Get Active!
Mr Ross’ third class enjoyed a very busy Active Week this year, swinging from bars with the Bar Monkey team and running their races in the sunshine at Marlay Park at Sports Day!
Active Week
There was lots of physical activity throughout the school for Active School Week which took place from 27th to 31st May 2019. There were fitness classes with Luke where we were put through our paces with lots of exercises, challenges, … Continued
Active Irish
6th class have been combining their Irish skills with P.E. at the moment. Firstly each group was given a fitness circuit in Irish. They had to figure out what to do and what equipment they needed. Then each group completed … Continued
Cricket Season in full swing
Taney Cricket started with training before Easter. We had a great take up this year with 36 boys and girls participating from 6th Class. The 4th Class entered the Cricket Leinster Schools competition for the first time and played Matches … Continued
Active Flag School Mascot Competition
After the success of receiving our Active Flag we held a Mascot competition to celebrate. We were delighted to see so many entries from Second to Sixth Class. The standard was so high, it made it extremely difficult to choose … Continued
Tokyo 2020 Preparations
Watch your back Simone Biles! Ms. Hanbidge’s fifth class have been working in partner balances and travelling as part of our gymnastics unit in PE. Take a look at some photos.
Active Flag Award
During an accreditation visit on 12th June, the Junior Active School Committee, spearheaded by Ms. Audrey Coe, delivered a powerpoint presentation about the team effort from pupils, parents and staff along with the numerous events organised to promote activity in … Continued
S.I. Summer Term
Senior Infants have had a active few months, taking part in various school initatives; Walk for Water, National Fitness Day, and a fun visit from Olympian Gymnastic Club for Active School Week. Don’t delay, be active today!
Irish Dancing Display
Our Irish Dancing Display was held on Thursday evening last week and the children from 1st to 6th classes gave us a great show of all the wonderful dances they have learned this year. We had a special presentation at … Continued
Sports Day
Active School Week culminated with our annual Sports Day which took place in Marlay Park on Friday morning. A big thank you to the dozens of parents and teachers who helped to organise and coordinate the event, and to Paul … Continued
Active School Week
Active School week took place last week, 28th May to 1st June. Everyone was encouraged to wear their favourite active gear in order to take part fully in Active School Week. Coaches from Olympian Gymnastics and Irish Ultimate Frisbee provided taster … Continued
Brave!
Brave First Class practising their forward rolls and balancing!
Junior Swimming Display
The children from 2nd and 3rd classes showed off all the skills they had learned this year at their Swimming Display held Loughlinstown Swimming Pool last week. They back to school wearing their shiny medals!
Movement Breaks & PE
Fifth class enjoyed a movement break inside due to the rain. We danced along to a GoNoodle video! In PE we practised balancing in pairs during our gymnastics lesson. Well done 5th Class!!
Gymnastics, Dancing and more!
In Ms. Hanbidge’s class we held a talent show recently. It was all organised by our resident class band “The Creeps” who had the idea, made the application forms, completed the running order, judged and even bought treats for the … Continued
Active Maths!
Fifth class enjoyed some fun maths this week as we used m&ms to explore theoretical and experimental probability. Having them as a snack at the end was very welcome too. Making the most of our fabulous weather we moved outdoors … Continued
Run Around Europe!!
Well done to everyone in Taney Parish Primary School, we have ran around Europe! As a school we ran over 4,700km, which is the same as running from Dublin all the way to Nicosia in Cyprus. Congratulations to every class … Continued
Be Active!……Number Hunt and Obstacle Course
This Easter, the Active School Committee designed a wonderful Easter Number Hunt and Obstacle Course. Both 2nd Classes had a great time searching for their numbers inside the eggs which were hidden around the playground. When they found their number, … Continued
Sixth Class Activities
Sixth Class have been very active in recent weeks, having fun at the Sponsored Walk in Marlay, starting the first week of their Cycling Course. In the classroom too…painting Salvador Dali themed “Spring Birds” and performing a Jackson Five “I … Continued
Don’t delay, be active today!
We’ve been very lucky in Taney to have great coaches from Ballinteer St. John’s GAA Club to come and show us some skills this term. Fourth, fifth and sixth classes were also treated to a day of cricket skills from … Continued
Fun & Sun at the Sponsored Walk
On Thursday, 19th April, 272 pupils along with their parents, younger siblings, grandparents and canine companions replaced the recently-required snowboots for shades as they participated in the Fun / Sponsored Walk at Marlay Park. It was a great turnout and … Continued
Active Fourth Class!
Everyone in Fourth Class has been having great fun over the past few weeks! We have been very active with Movement Breaks, Adventure Trails and Walk for Water on Your Funky Feet! Check out some of our funky shoe designs.
What Club Are You In?
During February and March, the Active School Committee conducted a “What Club Are You In?” survey. We compiled the results and they are displayed on the Active School Notice Board. We realised that the children are involved in numerous forms … Continued
Lights, Camera, Action!
In the Spring Term the Drama group was busy rehearsing in the hall for their play “Dragon Days”. They worked very hard, not only to learn their lines, but to learn songs and actions too! Here’s a sneak peak of … Continued
School Community Gives a Dig-Out
The Taney community spirit was out in full force on Sunday afternoon as a large group of parents answered the call to help ensure safe passage for the children to school on Monday morning. Armed with shovels, brushes, and rakes, … Continued
Actively Preparing for Christmas
The pupils at Taney Parish Primary school have been very busy getting organised for Christmas. There is lots of singing, actions and drama going on and there is a lovely atmosphere in the school. In assembly, First Class taught, not … Continued
Active School
In Assembly recently Mrs Carpenter congratulated our Active School Challenge Winner and Active School Quiz Winner.
Activity @ Taney School Fair
On Saturday, 21st October 2017, we had lots of visitors to our Active School Stall at the Taney School Fair. Children had to complete a very tricky quiz to test their Active School knowledge and our winners had very impressive … Continued
Pupils versus Teachers on National Fitness Day
Taney School marked National Fitness Day, 29th September 2017, with a host of initiatives. Many physical activities were organised both in classrooms and outdoors throughout the day to celebrate physical activity. All of the children were encouraged to be active by wearing … Continued