We had a great Good Friends Week! We tried to share a smile as much as we could and chatted about how we can be a good friend to others. Below are some children from each class that made an extra special effort to be a good friend this week. Well done to all! Thanks to Ms Leonard for organising.
Well done to Brooke, Zara and all who participated and contributed to the great success that was St Gabriel’s first PJ day fundraiser. All donations were given to the De Paul homeless charity, and our donations were generously topped up by Glanmore Foods to make up a grand total of €500! Community Liaison with DePaul, Sarah Kearney, visited St. Gabriel’s to speak to the school about the work they do and the importance difference this donation will make. Zara and Brooke also presented her with a cheque. Well done everyone!
5th and 6th class had the privilege recently of being invited on a tour of one of Dublin’s most important historical buildings: Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin 2. After a short Luas trip and a quick look around Trinity College, we were met by our tour guide John at Bank of Ireland. He was very knowledgeable and funny and explained to the class all about the history of the building and local area; from pre-Viking settlement to modern times. He was very patient and answered all sorts of questions! The class learned a little bit about Irish politics and history and were lucky to be able to sit in the House of Lords of what was Ireland’s first Parliament. What a great trip!
6th class have been getting maximum enjoyment out of their last month in St Gabriel’s NS. They have been a wonderful group of students for so long, and so the school has decided to treat them to some special trips and activities. This month they had a great time in Escape Rooms Smithfield, The Lighthouse Cinema and Bowling at Blanchardstown Leisureplex.
The girls narrowly won out against the boys in Escape Rooms, but both teams solved lots of puzzles in their quest to escape through each locked door – well done! Many of 6th class had never been to one of Dublin’s coolest picture houses, The Lighthouse Cinema. Some didn’t even know it was there, so this was a lovely surprise for the group. The film, Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, was excellent too! Ruhee showed herself to be a bit of a bowling ace and racked up 111 points at Leisureplex Blanchardstown. After this we went for lunch before getting a nice, relaxing bus home 😉
Happy days!
St Gabriel’s NS is a restorative school. We are working with Restorative Practices expert Michelle Stowe and Connect RP to develop our practice in the school.
Do you know what Restorative Practices are? Or what effect they can have on our school experience? Would you like to find out more?
Parents and Guardians are invited to an information session with HSCL Mr. Donnelly at the school on Wednesday 22nd March, 9am in the school library.
Notes have gone home about this event in your child’s bag. If you wish to attend, please return the form, or contact Mr Donnelly hsclstgabriels@gmail.com.
Hope to see you there!
All classes had a fantastic World Book Day in school recently. Thank you to all who organised and participated. Parents and guardians were invited into the school for tea & coffee and shared reading in all classes. There was a fantastic turnout!
Junior classes enjoyed a fantastic book trail which brought them around the school and included extracts from some of our favourite books. The school was decorated for the day with our own bunting showing our favourite books. All classes enjoyed extra reading time and other World Book Day activities from https://www.worldbookday.com/ Every child was also given a book token to go towards getting a book!
Senior students recently participated in soccer matches against North Dublin Muslim School and St. Mary’s N.S. at the TUD Grangegorman campus.
Students on the girls and boys 5 a-side teams played well and had lots of fun. Both teams won one match and lost the other.
We hope to have a repeat of the fixtures soon in Inspire Fitness Cabra, where overall results will be decided.
