Partnerships
Working with Pupils
ASF Committee
Every year, a new set of eager and willing boys and girls are chosen to represent their peers on the Active School Committee. They become the voice for sport and fitness in the school and are given various tasks to complete throughout the academic year. These jobs include:
- organising circuit training every Tuesday/ Thursday and putting the equipment away again after
- communicating active news with the rest of the school either at Assembly or over the intercom
- undertaking a P.E. equipment audit every year
- ensuring the sports storage room is kept tidy on a regular basis
- attending committee meetings twice per term
- planning a full list of events for Active School Week
- promoting Dromclough is an active school in the local and wider environment
Current provisions for health and fitness would not have made possible without the efforts of past pupils who worked diligently on the ASF committee during their time in Dromclough N.S.
2022-23
Backrow (L-R): Katelyn Lyons, Lily Barry, Patrick Fitzgerald, Isabelle Larkin, Eva Foley, Luke Fallon
Front row (L-R): Mr. Enright, Corey Heaphy, Donnacha Quilter, Mrs. O’ Halloran
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2021-22
Backrow (L-R): Sarah Corridon, Lucy-Kate McEnery, Daryl Dalton, Michael Somers, Niamh Kelly
Front row (L-R): Aisling Fitzmaurice, Ruby Goggin, Cathal White
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ASF Slogan
As we embarked on our journey to earn a 2nd Active School flag for high levels of engagement with physical activity, we worked together, as a school, to find and agree on a new ASF slogan.
We received over 20 entries and, after much deliberation amongst our children's committee, they decided on a winner in each of the Junior and Senior categories.
Well done to Mary Reidy (Rang 6) and Isabelle McEnery (Rang 2) creators of the winning slogans - each received an active reward for their efforts.
We received over 20 entries and, after much deliberation amongst our children's committee, they decided on a winner in each of the Junior and Senior categories.
Well done to Mary Reidy (Rang 6) and Isabelle McEnery (Rang 2) creators of the winning slogans - each received an active reward for their efforts.
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It was further decided that that the overall slogan for the school would be: "BE WISE AND EXERCISE!"
Pupils' Survey
In Feb. 2020, a set of questions was put to the children to get their opinions on what was working well in relation to physical education. Pupils from 2nd class up participated in the survey with senior pupils answering some more difficult questions towards the end of the page.
Committee members collected and analysed the information.
The following were our findings:
Other important information that we collected from the survey were:
All the figures from this survey can be downloaded and viewed by clicking on the link below.
Committee members collected and analysed the information.
The following were our findings:
- 99% of pupils surveyed said that they like taking part in P.E. lessons in school
- 98% answered that they like sport
- 84% are part of a sporting club
- 73% agreed that they enjoy active breaks such as the Daily Mile while a further 23% enjoy these activities "sometimes"
- 76% of students ticked "yes" and 17% ticked "sometimes" when asked do they enjoy doing P.E. homework
- 98% of children answered that they enjoy Active School Week every year
Other important information that we collected from the survey were:
- 99% of pupils surveyed indicated that they enjoy or "don't mind" break times in the yard or field. However, only 39% feel that they are very active with 57% quite active and the other 4% feeling that they are not so active
- Basketball is the most popular activity to play at lunchtime (38%) followed by Tag (24%) and Football (13%)
- Pupils take part in a wide range of sporting activities outside of school. Football is the most popular sporting hobby (33%) followed by swimming (13%) and gymnastics (10%)
- 79% of senior class pupils - a similar total to parents - said that they had not visited the Active School Flag section of our school website
All the figures from this survey can be downloaded and viewed by clicking on the link below.
| Pupils' Survey - Feb. 2020 |
Further to this, 5th and 6th class pupils conducted a "What Club Are You In?" survey to highlight physical activity opportunities in the local community. They gathered the information and tallied it. They then decided to represent the results as a bar chart. It clearly identifies the various clubs in our locality.
Working with Parents
Parents' Survey
In February 2020, we asked parents to answer questions based on their knowledge of the P.E. curriculum and how they felt their child was doing in this area of their learning at school.
The results of the survey made for some interesting information:
Data also provided evidence of areas we can improve on in the future:
Again, a full version of the results can be accessed by clicking the link below.
The results of the survey made for some interesting information:
- 94% of parents answered that their child enjoys P.E. in school
- 93% believe that their child is doing well in P.E.
- 98% said that their child enjoys break times in the yard/ field
- 84% indicated that their child is a member of a sporting club
Data also provided evidence of areas we can improve on in the future:
- only 65% agreed that they were familiar with the various activities in the primary school P.E. curriculum
- only 77% thought that their child should be physically active for at least 60mins. per day
- 65% felt that their children enjoy doing P.E. homework once per week with a further 30% ticking "sometimes"
- a staggering 72% of parents answered that they had not visited the Active School Flag section of the school website
Again, a full version of the results can be accessed by clicking the link below.
| Parents' Survey - Feb. 2020 |
Izzy's Magical Football Adventure
Recently, we were delighted to welcome Emma Larkin in to talk about the launch of her wonderful children's novel "Izzy's Magical Football Adventure". Mrs. Larkin visited some of the classes in the school and read parts of her book much to the children's delight. She also spoke about her love for sport and fitness and how important it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle from a young age.
Emma kindly donated copies of her novel to the school which were snapped up by eager readers immediately. She also gave out colourful bookmarks highlighting Izzy and her adventures to all the children.
Emma is pictured below with her three children in the school
Emma kindly donated copies of her novel to the school which were snapped up by eager readers immediately. She also gave out colourful bookmarks highlighting Izzy and her adventures to all the children.
Emma is pictured below with her three children in the school
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Working with the Local Community
Louise Galvin - Irish Women's Rugby Sevens player and past pupil of Dromclough N.S.
Lousie Galvin, a past pupil of Dromclough N.S., pops in to speak to the pupils about her experiences in sport. She kindly donates one of her Irish jerseys to the school from playing with the Irish Women's Rugby Sevens. Here she is pictured with the current 6th class.
Visit of Kerry GAA football stars Killian Young and Shane Enright to the school - June 2017
Local GAA Clubs
We are very lucky to have established links with no fewer than seven local GAA clubs namely:
We make use of club facilities for sporting events such as Cumann na mBunscol competitions and the local Track and Field events.
In recent times, some of these clubs have been very successful in winning major competitions which has seen many past pupils come back through the doors to celebrate with the school community. Click on the tab below to delve a little deeper...
- St. Senans GAA
- Finuge GAA
- Listowel Emmets GAA
- Lixnaw GAA
- Crotta O' Neills GAA
- St. Senans/ Finuge Ladies GAA
- Abbeykillix GAA
We make use of club facilities for sporting events such as Cumann na mBunscol competitions and the local Track and Field events.
In recent times, some of these clubs have been very successful in winning major competitions which has seen many past pupils come back through the doors to celebrate with the school community. Click on the tab below to delve a little deeper...