Our Wellness Warriors

Our Team

We are so proud to introduce our team of Wellness Warriors for this school year. We are working towards the Amber Flag, an initiative from Pieta House that encourages, promotes and develops awareness of positive mental health and wellbeing for all members of our school community. Keep an eye on this page to keep track of all the wonderful work that we are doing!

The Amber Flag

The Amber Flag is an initiative run by Pieta House which recognises the individual efforts of primary and secondary schools, youth reach, third level institutions, community groups, clubs and companies to create healthy, inclusive environments that support mental wellbeing. The Amber Flag aims to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for all members of the school community. Positive wellbeing means feeling good in our body and your mind, getting on well with others, feeling grateful for everything you have, enjoying life and feeling proud of the special person that you are. We are so excited to get started on this journey in Grange National School! 

Emma Mannix

6th Class representative

Kieran Ryan

6th Class representative

Ciara O Toole

5th Class representative

Mark Shinnick

5th Class representative

Ben Buckley

4th Class representative

Clara O Sullivan 

3rd Class representative

Caoimhe Daly

2nd Class representative

Isabelle Tierney

1st Class representative

Hugo Barber

Senior Infant representative

Sally Walsh

Junior Infant representative 

Wellness Week

The week of 27th November to 1st December is our Wellness Week. We have lots of lovely activities planned for this week and we're really looking forward to the fun ahead! Here's a sample of some of the things that we will be doing, along with our timetable of activities. 

 
A Poster Competition - All children will be invited to take part and the winner will be announced on Friday 1st at assembly. 
Eimear Byrne, Mindfulness Coach - Visiting all classes on Monday 27th to do relaxation workshops with each age group. 
Inside-Out Day - All children will be invited to wear their colourful clothes inside out as a fun fundraiser for Pieta House on Friday 1st. 

Wellness Week 2024

We had such a wonderful time during Wellness Week - the atmosphere around the school was simply sublime! Here's a taste of what we got up to. 

 

Wellness Wednesdays with Mandy

We were thrilled to invite Mandy Engelke Desmond back to us this year for Wellness Wednesdays. Last year's four week block was such a success that this year we asked if she could do 8 weeks with the children.  The children had a fantastic time, and the whole school benefitted so much from our Wellness sessions on Wednesdays! Thanks so much to Mandy for her wonderful work with the children and also a deep thanks to the Parents' Association for subsidising this wonderful experience for the children.