Welcome back!

I hope you're all refreshed after the summer holidays. Last year was a fantastic year for the PE Department and we are very keen to make this year bigger and better. Like last year there are clubs before, during and after school which you can attend any time you can. If you have any questions about them please come and see Mr MacCorquodale or Mr MacKay in the PE Department.

Clubaichean	Cur-seachad	Uair	Tidsear	Caite
DILUAIN Monday	Table Tennis S5/6   Girls Football	1.00-1:20pm     3.05-4.10pm	Mgr MacC&MacKay     Mgr MacKay	PE Base       Astro
DIMAIRT Tuesday	Dodgeball     Table Tennis S4   Netball	1.00-1.20pm   1.00-1:20pm   4.00-5.00pm	Mgr MacKay     Mgr MacCorquodale   Mgr MacCorquodale	Talla Spors     PE Base      Talla Spors
DICIADAIN Wednesday	Gym     Table Tennis S3   Netball     Athletics	8.00-8.50am   1.00-1.20pm   1.00-1.20pm   3.05-4pm	Mgr MacCorquodale   Mgr MacKay     Mgr MacCorquodale   Mgr MacCorquodale	Gym     PE Base     Talla Spors   Astro/Talla Spors
DIARDAOIN Thursday	Table Tennis S2   Boys Football   Netball	1.00-1.20pm   4.00-5.10pm   4.00-5.00pm	Mgr MacC&MacKay   Mgr Piondargas   Mgr MacCorquodale	PE Base     Astro      Talla Spors
DIHAOINE Friday	Running     Table Tennis S1   Rowing S1-3	8.20-8.45am     1.00-1:25pm   1.00-1:25pm	Mgr MacCorquodale     Mgr MacC&MacKay   Coaches	Kelvingrove Park     PE Base   Gym

 

 

Sports Day 2014

Well done to all who took part in Sports Day 2014. Hiort ended up winning overall across all activities although it was a very close contest right up until the final few races in the afternoon athletics session. You can see lots of photos from the day in and around the PE Department but we'd thought we would post some more here for you...

New Zealand 7s visit the Gaelic School

3 of the world's most successful rugby 7s team came to visit the Glasgow Gaelic School. The players were greeted by a enthusiastic crowd of pupils and staff. The players were greeted by some traditional Scottish music thanks to the S2 boys band. The players then got to see the Primary pupils perform their own Gaelic School Haka which was fantastic. The NZ 7s then opened the floor for some questions from the pupils and they were grilled on everything from diet to training to who would win in an arm wrestle. The S2 Boys rugby 7s team then got to take on the NZ 7s team for the audience which was a great experience for the rugby squad. Finally the NZ 7s signed 100s of autographs and took a number of photos for pupils, staff and did interviews for the various broadcasting companies that were their filming including BBC Scotland, BBC Alba and SkySports. A big thank you to the NZ 7s for visiting our school, your visit was very inspiring to our pupils. Hopefully we will have a good number of rugby enthusiasts coming through the ranks at Sgoil Ghaidhlig Ghlaschu. 

PE Awards 2013-14

Congratulations to all award winners this year:

Netball

Most Valuable Players

S1 Robyn Paton

S2 Tammy Dhinsa

S3 Frances Driscoll

Players Player of the Year

S1 Robyn Paton

S2 Yvonne Conley

S3 Frances Driscoll

Most Consistent - Eilidh Thomson

Most Improved - Nicola Campbell

Player of the Year - Lauren McDougall

Football

Boys 

Player of the Year & Players Player of the Year - Daniel Moran

Top Goalscorer - Iain Campbell

Most Improved - Andrew Grossart

Girls

Player of the Year - Eilidh MacAualy

Players Player of the Year - Christy O'Hanlon

Top Goalscorer - Yvonne Conley

Most Improved - Mairi MacDonald

Athletics

Male Athlete of the Year - Daniel Moran

Female Athlete of the Year - Sarah MacKay

PE Sports Award 2014 - Lewis Miller

Netball vs Woodfarm

The following S3&4s were selected to represent the school in netball friendlies vs Woodfarm High School. 

Eilidh T WD

Eilidh M GK

Nicola GS 

Charlotte C

Mairead WA

Karen GA 

Rebecca GD

Rosie WA

Mairi WD 

Frances GD 

Yvonne GS

Lauren C

Mia GK

Tammy GA

The girls gained some valuable experience of playing together on a full sized court. Both teams performed well and thoroughly enjoyed the games. 

Feis Spòrs

The school had a fantastic representation at last weekend's Feis Spòrs! The event was held at Lochich playing fields in Pollok Park! The event was also the final showcase of the Sports Leaders Training. The S3 group have been completing their sports leaderships level 1 qualification over the last year. The group have had numerous opportunities to take part in helping run extra curricular clubs, assisted with the Primary Sports Day and this event was the final chapter of their training. A big well done to all helpers who have up their afternoon to ensure the day went smoothly, this event would not have gone ahead without your support! Moran Taing a huile duine! 

Glasgow Schools Athletics Championships

Athletics in the Gaelic School has really got bigger! More pupils have turned up for training this year and have been working hard to improve their performances. This year the school had it's best showing at the Glasgow Schools Cross Country Championships. This year the track and field team were determined to do the same! 

Jacob Connelly and Rosie Urquhart fought off stiff competition to make the final of their track events. Jacob ran a personal best to get to the final of the 400m, as did Rosie in her 200m. The finals are very competitive as the qualification involves many experienced athletes from all schools in Glasgow so Rosie and Jacob did exceptionally well to qualify. 

In the 200m Rosie finished 7th in her race, she was pleased with her performance and felt she did her best on the day. She's running a lot faster than last year and looks to better her finishing position next year. Rosie deserves special mention as she was playing Netball for the school team in the morning before her finals race in the afternoon. She played 3 games of Netball for her warm up. Well done Rosie. 

Jacob Connelly did what no other pupil from SGG has done before and that's win a medal at the Glasgow Schools Athletics Championships. Jacob smahed his previous best from the qualification rounds to dip under the 60 second barrier for the first time and get himself a bronze medal! Congratulations Jacob! What a terrific performance in such a specialised event against a strong and experienced field. 

Youth Games 2014

SGG competed in a variety of sports at this years Youth Games! The S1&2 year groups competed in: Athletics, Boys Football, Girls Football, Rugby, Speedway, Table Tennis and Netball. 

The school had a very successful games this year. The S2 Boys managed to win the Table Tennis Tournament and the S1 Girls won the Netball Championships! Both sets of teams deserve a big congratulations for their efforts! 

S2 Boys Table Tennis Team

Rory McDiarmid

Cameron West

Finlay Crawford

S1 Girls Netball Team

Margaret Driscoll

Robyn Paton

Aimee Dunlop

Morag McKirdy

Sarah McKay

Daisy McGuire

Catriona MacLeod

Sileas Nicgriogair

Congratulations to Sileas Nicgriogair (primary 6) who has performed exceptionally well in Actobatic Gymnastics over the past few months. Sileas finished third at the Scottish Championships then she went on and performed at the British Championships for the first time. Both these performances led to Sileas being selected to represent Scotland at the Celtic International last weekend. Not only did Sileas represent Scotland she won a Gold medal at the competition, beating other pairs from Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Here is a photo of some of the routine which Sileas has performed (don't try this at home). Keep up the good Sileas!