On Friday 29th April, 4th Class joined 5th and 6th Class for a special “Switch On STEM”, STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) event with university TU Dublin Biology students. The children had a wonderful time!
Afterwards, they were given a special tour of the college- a talk with a lecturer in Product Design outside the Product Design room, a visit to the TV studio room, concert hall and roof garden.
A huge thanks to Ian Roller of DIT for the invite and organising the visit.
The following is a beautiful piece of persuasive writing by Third and Fourth Class.
In 3rd and 4th class we strongly believe that St. Gabriel’s National School is the best school in Ireland!
Listen up and let us tell you why…
Firstly, there is a kind, fun and inclusive atmosphere throughout our school. All languages and nationalities are welcome. Everyone’s individual home language and cultures are celebrated.
Secondly, our school has so much history! Did you know it first opened in 1895? It once was a separate boys’ and girls’ school, but in 1996 it became a mixed school. We have classes from junior infants to sixth class so there is a place for everyone.
Thirdly, we have many amazing sport and after school activities and clubs in our fantastic school, such as Spanish class, football, GAA, boxing, dance and so much more. We like to play different games during yard time too. It gets competitive but it’s just good fun. Some of us like to bring our pencils and paper to draw while outside on the yard. There’s something for everyone!
Not only that … in St. Gabriel’s National school, we go on the BEST educational and fun trips with our friends, teachers and SNAs. We’ve been to places such as Dublin Zoo, the Phoenix Park, Grangegorman, the farm and most recently the National History Museum of Ireland in Collin’s Barracks. It was brilliant! We are so lucky!
Finally, our school is a place for friendship, art, sports, languages, fun and adventure! To find out more please visit our school website ‘www.stgabrielsns.ie’.
Make lots of new friends and don’t miss out, enroll today!
Today 3rd-6th Classes visited Collins Barracks Museum.
We had a guided trip to see the “Little Houses” exhibition in which pupils in the class had participated in creating.
We got a short talk on the history of the museum itself and its military past.
Afterwards, we visited the “Clothes We Wore” exhibition of clothing in Ireland over the past 250 years. We also visited the “Soldiers and Chieftans” exhibition.
The students are enjoying some wonderful after-school clubs at St. Gabriel’s N.S.
There are a number of clubs running on Wednesdays.
Wow, what a busy schedule! 🙂
There has been some very exciting Tuesdays in school this week and last week.
Last week, there was a very special Tuesday as the date was 2.2.22. There was great excitement when the children found out they could call the day “Twosday”. Junior Infants had great fun making their Twosday hats.
This week it was pancake Tuesday. The children had great fun coming up with ideas of what they would put on their pancakes and learned lots of information about pancakes. They were even lucky enough to get to eat some pancakes in school!!!
Last Friday students from the school had an amazing time with Igor, Ciara and Paul at Smithfield Boxing Club. They showed us around the facilities at the club and we had a super time practising games and activities.
Smithfield Boxing Club has sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 11am. The club is open to both boys and girls from 8-12yrs of age. For more information please contact 087 955 2654 or smithfieldboxingclub@gmail.com