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Showing Kindness in Good Friend’s Week

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Here in Saint Gabriel’s, we like to start each new school year off on the right foot. We always focus on how we can be good friend’s to one another during the first week of school. And we’ve gotten really great at that over the last few years.

 

So this year, our focus is on kindness. We are working hard to be kind to our friends and classmates, by doing things like sharing, welcoming our new classmates, helping each other out, and including everyone in our play.

We are also doing activities in our classes to practise new ways of being kind. It feels good to be kind to others and it’s a super way to start the new school year.

Junior Infants on Today FM

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Welcome back to all our pupils, and a very special welcome to all our new pupils in Junior Infants and throughout the school. We are all looking forward to a fun year, learning lots of new things, playing, making new friends and trying our best in everything we do.

Junior Infants and their parents had a particularly special first day in Saint Gabriel’s. The children were interviewed by Helen Vaughan from Today FM. You can see lovely pictures, hear their fantastic interviews (they used lovely words!) and even see a short video of them settling into life in their new classroom.

Check out the link here:

First Day in School

Thank you to all the parents who made it to the coffee morning too. It was a great opportunity for you all to get to know one another. Keep an eye on the notice boards and website for more coffee mornings and other activities starting soon.

 

Summer Office Opening Days &Times

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SCHOOL  CLOSES  FOR  THE  SUMMER  ON TUESDAY  30TH JUNE

Summer Office Opening Days &Times:

The office will be open for general enquiries and to buy tracksuits, school crests and pay your school supplies fee between 9.00am and 2.00pm on the following dates:

Please note that the school’s e-mails will be checked regularly throughout the summer holidays.

July

Wednesday 1st July

Thursday 2nd July

Friday 3rd July

Monday 6th July

Tuesday 7th July

August

Tuesday 25th August

Wednesday 26th August

Thursday 27th August

Friday 28th August

Monday 31st August

Celebration of Learning

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The annual Celebration of Learning Event took place yesterday, in the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield.

This Celebration marks the participation of parents in courses and activities in St Gabriel’s and the other local schools.

There has been a great variety of classes and courses on offer this year, including English (beginners and FETAC Level 3), Cookery for Fun, Operation Transformation, aerobics, football, bootcamp, Reggaeton Dance class and Benefit 4 computer course.

A truly fantastic number of parents of children from St. Gabriel’s participated in these classes throughout the year and it was wonderful that so many of them could make it to collect their certificates and enjoy the celebrations together yesterday.

We hope that those who were involved in courses this year will continue next year, and that many more of you will become involved. Not only is it a great way to learn some new skills, and set aside some much needed personal time, but it’s an excellent social outlet and support for all parents.

Sincere congratulations and thanks to all the parents who have been involved in the school this year. Thanks also to all the tutors for the classes. Your contribution and participation is greatly appreciated.

Junior and Senior Infants Library

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Junior and Senior Infants have started visiting the school library. It has been fantastic to have so many parents come in to help the children choose a book to take home.

While visiting the school library, the children are learning through the experience how a library works – how to borrow and return books and how to use their library cards.

The children are so enthusiastic about the visits to the library. They love talking about their books. Reading for fun is so important in helping the children develop a good attitude and love of reading, and there are so many lovely books to choose from in the school library.

Big thanks to everyone involved for making it such a success already.