Well done to our boys and girls teams who both made it through to the next stage of the SPAR FAI Primary school 5s today in Corbally.
Category: Active School
Spikeball & Camogie
Spring has sprung and our teams are starting to venture out to events once again.
On Monday, pupils from the senior classroom travelled to Limerick to participate in a Spikeball blitz in the Villiers school in Limerick.
On Tuesday, the girls were in camogie action in Martinstown.
UL Sport Kids Run for Fun
The Great Limerick Run and the UL Sport Kids Run for Fun are seventy days away. Last year over forty of our pupils took part in the UL Sport Kids Run for Fun. This was a great success for the school in a year where we were renewing our Active School Flag status. The children who took part received a special race t-shirt and a finishers medal. There was also a good number of parents, family members and staff who took part in the Great Limerick Run.
In 2017 we hope to build on last year’s success as we encourage pupils and the school community to get active and take part in an event over the May Bank holiday weekend. For every pupil who signs up for the UL Sport Kids run, the school receives €5. In 2016, this generated over €200 for the school which was used to help purchase a new set of jerseys for the school’s teams. Any monies received from participation in the 2017 event will be used to support sport and physical education in the school.
To help prepare pupils for the event, the school is going to receive 6 weeks of support from Limerick Sports Partnership. They will provide coaching once a week beginning on February 27th. This will help any person who wishes to part to gain fitness and confidence ahead of the fun event.
Here is some important information on the UL Sport Kids Run:
The UL Sport Children’s Run for Fun at the Barringtons Hospital Great Limerick Run 2017 will take place on Saturday the 29th of April. This fun event is sponsored by UL Sport and is organised by Barringtons Hospital Great Limerick Run in conjunction with Limerick Sports Partnership and the HSE.
This year four waves will take place at the University of Limerick, details listed below. There is a limit of 1000 children for each wave.
3:00pm – Junior & Senior Infants – 1KM route
3:45pm – First & Second Class – 1.5 KM route
4:30pm – Third & Fourth Class – 2 km route
5:00pm – Fifth & Sixth Class – 2.5 km route
All of the runs are off road, starting at the GAA pitch beside the running track and finishing on the running track. Mums/dads/minders are welcome to join their children for the first two runs.
The cost of entry is €15 per child. €5 of each entry fee will be donated to the participant’s primary school. It is important that during registration the child’s primary school name is entered into the registration form, in order for the primary school to receive their donation.
To register, visit: www.greatlimerickrun.com/limerick-kids-run/
Jerseys bought using proceeds generated from pupil participation in the UL Sport Kids Run for Fun in 2016.
FAI Primary Schools Futsal
On Thursday two teams from our third & fourth classes travelled to Cappamore to represent the school in the FAI Primary Futsal tournament. Herbertstown NS joined other schools such as Templeglantine NS, Killinure NS, Cloverfield NS and Dromtasna NS at the indoor event.
Both our girls’ and boys’ teams performed fantastically well in what was their first time participating in an event like this. The boys reached the semi-final of their tournament, losing out on penalties. The girls’ team had an impressive run which brought them to the final where they also lost out on penalties.
Despite the disappointment the pupils felt they can be very proud of themselves. The next outing for the pupils at this grade will be the indoor hurling after Christmas and another day to look forward to. Well done to Mr. Wixted, Mr. Gubbins and Breda for guiding the teams through the day.
Keeping warm on a frosty morning
The children of First and Second class kept warm on a cold morning by working in teams to navigate an obstacle course.With thanks to some of our 5th class helpers for setting up the course 
Pupils fly the flag for the school
Our school has been represented with distinction in the past week on sporting and quiz fronts.
On Tuesday last, Ross & Jack were part of the South Limerick panel which defeated the City to qualify for the Sarsfield Cup Final. That final will be played on Tuesday November 22nd at 7.30pm in the Gaeilc Grounds.
On Thursday, luck was not on the side of the South girls team, which lost narrowly to the East. Well done to Aisling and Ailish who were part of the South panel.
Later that evening, the school entered two teams in the Marie Cormack Memorial Quiz in Glenbrohane. The two teams produced stellar performances to finish in third and fifth place respectively, with 22 teams having taken part. The third place team received a prize for finishing in the top 3. Well done to all team members!
Halloween Hunt 2016
Ghoulish frights awaited anyone who dared to venture outside last Friday as the pupils of Herbertstown NS went on a Halloween themed orienteering exercise on the schools grounds. The variety of costumes on show made it a great spectacle!
St. Brigid’s Visit the School
The school was delighted to welcome members of the St. Brigid’s team who won the All Ireland Junior Sevens title in Dublin recently. Many of our pupils are playing with the local club so they were thrilled to have an opportunity to see and hold the cup. Well done to all involved.
Sevens Football
Our GAA season kicked off this week with both our boys and girls competing in the INTO Football Sevens.
On Tuesday, our boys team put up many good performances but met strong opposition in the form of Hospital NS and Bruree NS. They are now preparing for their 11 a side competition next week.
Our girls competed against Hospital NS, Bruree NS and Knocklong NS on Wednesday and, thanks to three victories, they emerged from the group as winners. They will now go forward to represent the South in the County finals.
Well done to all involved!
Young Whistler in Croke Park
Herbertstown NS were represented in Croke Park on Sunday last by Adam who was the ‘Young Whistler’ on duty for the INTO Cumann na mBunscol GAA Respect Exhibition Go Games. Well done Adam!
The exhibition game took place during half time in the All Ireland minor hurling semi-final between Limerick and Dublin. Limerick, who have Herbertstown NS past pupil Conor O’Grady in their panel, emerged victorious and will now compete in the final in September.
