Partnerships

Here at Merlin Woods we are very lucky that there are lots of people who help us move and learn new and exciting things.

This year our senior classes were taught rugby skills by a coach at Connacht Rugby.

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The boys and girls at Merlin Woods also learnt some invaluable skills about bike safety and how we can use our bikes everyday to get around.

We are lucky that we have some amazing facilities to use in the local area. We use Merlin Woods and the local playground for nature walks and rewards and use the local pitches, astro turfs and walk way regularly for our sports and P.E lessons.

5th class Maths project-' What clubs are you in'.
Our 5th class completed a very interesting maths project in partnership
with our Active Schools committee.
 They worked really hard on their 'what clubs are you in' survey and illustrated the results on a chart which we displayed on our 'Active Schools' notice board.
Take a look.
​Well done on all your hard work 5th class!

Active School Flag pupil and parent questionnaire.
Our school distributed the ASF pupil questionnaire amongst some our pupils and parents. We listened to what the children and parents had to say and acted upon it. 
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Working in Partnership with Connaught GAA

In April 2021 3rd class (M. Pádraig's) and 4th class (M. Emma) began virtual GAA coaching sessions in association with Connaught GAA. The completed sessions with county stars Darragh Cox and Johnny Heaney. First of all, the trainers teach the skill via video link. Then the children go outside to practice the skill. Finally, the children return to the room and recap on what they have learned. It is great fun. We are improving as GAA players and we are learning skills that are transferable to many other sports.