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We continue to celebrate diversity in St. Gabriel’s N.S. this week. A number of events took place within the school such as our famous One World Week World Cup soccer tournament, Jersey Design art competition and whole school song singing of WAKA WAKA.

Congratulations to Carter, Melissa, Hannah, Victor, Igor, Beau, Twyla, Yousef, Zach, Misiko and Ruhee on winning the Jersey Design art competition.

Well done to all who participated in our World Cup soccer tournament and thank you to Aughrim St. Sports Centre and the FAI’s very own Harry McCue for their support. This year’s winners were Romania, beating Somalia in a close contest 3-2. Third place went to the Philippines and Estonia. Some incredible skills were displayed by all teams.

Thank you to all the supporters from Junior Infants to Sixth class. The chants were AMAZING and really added to the electric atmosphere!

Thank you to all who supported our February Fundraising Raffle! We raised €1670!

The top three prizes were won by Leah French, Amy Dunne and Karl Waters. Congratulations to all 18 prizewinners!

To celebrate LOVE BOMB Week in St. Gabriel’s N.S. from February 7th to 14th we are holding a February Fundraising Raffle on Valentine’s Day, 14th February.

1st Prize: LG 32” HDMI LCD TV

2nd Prize: Bottle of MOËT

3rd Prize: Goody Hamper

Extra spot prizes!!

Hair & Beauty Secrets voucher, Top to Toe salon voucher, Manor Takeaway vouchers, beauty set, candle set and more! Thanks to our local businesses for sponsoring us!

Tickets cost €5 each or 3 tickets for €10 or 6 tickets for €20

An order form has been sent home with students and you can buy more tickets in reception or contact secretary@stgabrielsns.ie

Wednesday the 25th of January was a very busy day in our school. As part of our Catholic Schools Week celebrations, we invited grandparents to visit our school. Everyone was delighted so many of you turned up, and after having tea and a chat in our hall, our grandparents visited the children’s classes. Here we played games, read stories, asked questions and had conversations together. It was a wonderful sharing experience, particularly as our students can learn so much from the older generations. We even had some past pupils return; an extra special welcome to them, and a huge thank you to all who participated in this wonderful event.

As part of our journey using Restorative Practices, the first ever Love Bomb Week is happening in St. Gabriel’s N.S. from Tuesday 7th to Tuesday 14th February. This initiative is intended to promote Restorative Practices and kindness among everyone in our school community. The week will feature designated circle time, compliment games and activities, random acts of kindness, art activities and a whole-school assembly celebration. This is also another wonderful initiative to promote attendance during the month of February.

Restorative Practices is a values-based philosophy that promotes positive relationship building and conflict resolution. We have been using it in the school for many years but we have recently renewed our journey along with the School Completion Programme and Connect RP. Have a look at https://www.connectrp.ie or download the attached PDFs for parents for more information. Thanks!