Wishing all the pupils and families of St. Gabriel’s NS a Happy Hallowe’en and a relaxing and safe mid-term break.
Today there were lots of spooky goings-on all around the school with witches, werewolves, dinosaurs(!) and skeletons spotted everywhere and even a gruesome magic show thrown in for good measure! Happy Hallowe’en!
This week in St. Gabriel’s N.S. we are all learning about fire safety.
We are looking at how we can be extra careful in our homes and school to prevent a fire from beginning. We are learning what to do if ever there was a fire in our school or at home. We will practise our fire drill in school and we hope you will chat about what to do in the case of a fire at home.
Some things to remember are:
We’re also learning what to do if our clothes caught fire.
We’re learning to stop, drop and roll.
Many classes will learn about how Dublin Fire Brigade are always there to help us. We will look at the work they do, the uniforms they wear and the equipment they need to do their jobs.
Halloween is a time when we need to be extra careful about fire as we may come across candles, costumes, fireworks and bonfires. We hope that learning about fire safety will ensure that we all keep extra safe this Halloween and in the future.
It’s that time of year again! This week in St. Gabriel’s NS the pupils will be joining thousands of other children around the country in celebrating Maths Week Ireland 2020. Visit www.mathsweek.ie/2020/ for information on activities and events taking place and for ideas for Maths activities to take part in at home.
Every year at this time we organise a number of events and activities throughout the school, also making sure Maths lessons for the week take on a ‘fun’ aspect. While this year we are so disappointed that we cannot have our Maths Games Extravaganza with all the parents involved, we are still going to have a busy week with other activities that will be taking place in a different way that is safe for these times. We hope to have outdoor Maths Trails for all ages, both around the school and in the Phoenix Park.
For these trails we will be ‘putting on our Maths Eyes’, where we look at everyday objects in our surroundings in a new way and see how they might be connected to Maths. This is something that the children can do themselves on the way to school, at home and anywhere in the local community.
There will also be lots of games and some competitions for the children to take part in within their own classes where they will be working together and individually to problem solve and talk about different areas of Maths. Wishing everyone a Happy and Busy Maths Week 2020!
In place of our annual Green Walk on the 13th of March, which we missed due to closure, we had our Green Day today.
The children dressed in green clothes and accessories and we had a Céilí dance together in the yard!
Check out some pictures below which give a flavour of the fun the children had…
As the end of the school year has arrived, the teachers and SNAs have been busy in the school building organising all the books, copies, Art work, etc. that we had to leave behind in March when the school closed. These items will be available for collection – along with your child’s school report for this year and other information letters – in the playground/yard (where the children line up in the morning) at the following times:
Thursday 25th June:
Friday 26th June:
Monday 29th June:
As you will understand there are a number of guidelines that we all must follow in order to stay as safe as possible at this time.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this unusual situation!
Well done to everyone who took part in Sports Week this week! A big thank you to Ms Hyland and all the teacher who made it such a fantastic event. Thanks for all the photos and videos you sent in. Below is a small selection of photos you sent in. You were fantastic and are all champions! Well done!
Last week, the children from Mr Smyth’s 1st Class painted their own version of Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting. Since this week we are talking about Flower Power I thought it might be nice to post up some of their paintings. Enjoy!
