Taha in 4th Class and Fatma in 5th Class proudly represented St Gabriel’s NS during an historic radio link up with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli aboard the International Space Station.

The amateur radio contact was part of the school STEM work with TUD Dublin, took place on Friday 6th October and was live-streamed using Technological University Dublin’s YouTube channel. The pupils had fascinating questions that their classmates had devised to put to the astronaut about life in space. Meanwhile on campus prior to watching the live stream pupils from the school received prizes for Space related art work and poetry completed during Space Week.

St Gabriel’s NS are very proud of our pupils work during Space Week and their participation in the contact. Huge thanks to Ana and the staff in TUD for the opportunity.

Space Week, which runs for the week beginning the 2nd October, will see pupils across the school take place in STEM workshops, art competitions, poetry competitions and much more. It will culminate in an historic event on Friday, when two pupils from St Gabriel’s NS, alongside pupils from across Dublin, will pose questions to astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli aboard the International Space Station.

We are extremely proud of both Taha and Fatma and wish them all the very best this Friday. The event will be live streamed for all to watch along.

Our pupils in 5th and 6th class had the wonderful opportunity of visiting Cabra Community College last Friday. We were warmly welcomed at the school and both classes were given a tour of the facilities and subjects on offer. They got to enjoy PE, Science, Music, Art, Home Economics, SESE, French, Technology and other subjects besides. It was also a great insight into the secondary school environment and the change in pace this brings. Most importantly, we all had great fun! Thanks to principal Neil Flaherty, HSCL Denise Yeates and all who helped organise a great day out.