5th Class had a guided tour of Collin’s Barracks Museum today. We were looking at “Continuity and Change” and how food and clothes have changed in Ireland throughout history.

In Art this week, 5th Class have been working on construction. Using lots of different materials, they were able to construct paper plate owls. The class had lots of fun making these and there will be plenty more construction art to come!

In science this week, 5th Class were learning about forces and air resistance. They worked on creating and testing parachutes to see if the size of the parachute had an affect on the air resistance. They calculated the area of the parachutes, the average drop speeds and they learned about scientific report writing and experimental variables

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Congratulations to the three pupils from 4th and 5th Class who were winners in the TUD “Women in Space” STEM poster competition. The children created posters about famous women involved in space exploration. One of the pupils won overall winner across all the schools who entered. We are extremely proud of the children’s efforts. Well done!

A huge thanks to Mr Gohery who led a Tin Whistle after schools club with pupils from 5th and 6th Class. They performed this week. Well done to all involved!

On a beautiful, sunny spring day this week, Senior Infants and 5th Class enjoyed a nature walk in the Phoenix Park. We searched for signs of spring and took time to close our eyes and listen for some sounds that tell us spring is here. Everyone had a wonderful time!

March was a busy month in St. Gabriel’s NS but one of the highlights was definitely Seachtain na Gaeilge. 5th Class had a fantastic time learning the Brush Dance and the Walls of Limerick céilí dance, listening to traditional Irish music as well as story reading as Gaeilge.