Congratulations and well done to all the children from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class who made it to the final of the annual Maths Week Tables Championship. The fifteen finalists showed nerves of steel when they competed in front of an enthralled audence, and it took a number of rounds to whittle the fifteen down to the final three. In 1st place we had Alistair, with Alex in 2nd place and Nicoleta in 3rd, all deserving winners.
On Wednesday St. Gabriel’s held their largest event in the Maths Week 2014 calender with a whole school Maths Games extravaganza! The children from Junior Infants to Sixth Class gathered in the P.E. Hall and played different games covering all strands of the Maths curriculum. Small groups played each game for 10 minutes with our parent helpers getting involved and then rotated so that we could try all the games.
Thank you again to all the parents who came along and helped to make Maths Week 2014 an enjoyable learning experience.
Congratulations and well done to Aleksander in 6th Class, the winner of our competition to design a poster to promote Maths Week! We had many creative and vibrant entries from all the classes and the judges found it very difficult to decide on the first place prize. Aleksander’s poster is full of encouragement and witty Maths slogans, and will be on display in the school over the coming weeks. Keep checking the website for more Maths Week updates!
The Junior Infants class were very excited this week to have been invited by Ms. McLoone to hold a Teddy Bears Picnic in the courtyard. Each person (including Ms. McLoone and Ms. Fahey!) remembered to bring a special teddy with them to school and we met at 11:30 for a wonderful picnic. Some of the teddies were a little bit giddy but their friends from Ms. Fahey’s class showed them what to do!
Today both the children and staff of St. Gabriel’s were privileged to see Mrs. McGarrity’s passion for poetry come to life at a communal recital in the hall. Classes from 1st to 6th read out their poems, which they had composed in a variety of styles and on a range of topics from animals to human rights. Continue reading
Junior Infants and Sixth Class went to the Phoenix Park on Friday for the Walking part of Athletics in P.E. this month. Junior Infants were also looking for The Ugly Duckling which had been their story sack of the week. We were very lucky to find lots of ducks and even saw two beautiful swans. Thank you to Sixth Class who took great care of their buddies in Junior Infants.
Well done to all the children in St. Gabriel’s who took part in yet another hugely successful sports day. Between the different activity stations in the P.E. hall, the courtyard, the playground and Aughrim Street Sports Centre, the classes from Junior Infants to Sixth were kept very busy for the entire day. Continue reading