Health Promoting Schools.
We at Cloneygowan National School, are a Health Promoting School. This is a whole school initiative that sees involvement from the entire school. Our Motto is that a ''Healthy School is a Happy School'' & we firmly believe that our Health is better than our Wealth, or as gaeilge ''Is fearr an t-Sláinte ná na Táinte.
We believe that everyone's wellbeing can be boosted through the promotion of a healthy diet, exercise & a fun learning environment.
Our school was awarded the Health Promoting Schools (HPS) Flag a few years ago. Gaining this award, involved a lot of collaboration & teamwork!
The school are commencing their journey of working towards an Amber flag!
As part of our journey to applying for the Amber flag which forms part of our School Self Evaluation Plan we have had an Anti -bullying Week in November where we discussed and explored the various types of bullying. We are all on the lookout for each other and know what to do if we are bullied or witness bullying. Thanks to all the Mams, Dads and guardians who had these discussions at home with their children.
We also runs a Wellbeing Week in March. The student council committee organise a week of thought provoking and active events for the whole school.
We have been practising our meditation which helps us all feel calm and ready for work.
We have also partnered a senior class with a junior class and visit to help or to share some of our work.
We held a fundraiser for Pieta recently, a skipathon, and we raised €250. Thank you so much for all the donations.
The application for the Amber Flag has been sent in for consideration so we will keep you posted 🤞
Great news: We were awarded the Amber Flag 👏
Wellbeing Week March 24th-28th 2025
We are excited to share the activities planned for Wellbeing Week, designed to promote mindfulness, gratitude, kindness, and positivity among students. Here's a quick overview of the daily themes and activities:
- Monday: Mindful Monday Students practiced mindfulness through meditation, breathing exercises, and mindful colouring. They also started creating posters for our wellbeing competition.
- Tuesday: Thankful Tuesday A day to celebrate gratitude! Activities included creating a Thankful Chart and Gratitude Chain, writing thank-you post-its, and taking a thankful walk as part of our “Walk and Talk” in the mornings.
- Wednesday: Wellbeing Wednesday Focused on health and kindness with fruit platters, movement activities, random acts of kindness, quiet reflection time, and wellbeing wishes.
- Thursday: Thoughtful Thursday Students spread kindness through compliments, mindful moments, listening exercises, and helping others.
- Friday: Friendly Friday A day to ensure everyone felt included. Students visited mentor classes, shared games or books, and reflected on positive experiences and acts of kindness from the week.
Additional to the week as suggested by the Student Council:
- No written homework all week.
- Students wore tracksuits daily.
- Morning mindfulness sessions took place after intercom announcements.
- A wellbeing table/bench was set up near the buddy bench.
- Classes used chalk to write affirmations or drew happy pictures in the yard.
We had a week filled with positivity and kindness.
Thank you for supporting this initiative.
