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Category Archives: Home School
It’s Maths Week!!
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!
Green Day Céilí
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…
Green Day – Next Friday October 2nd!
As you may remember the children and staff of St. Gabriel’s N.S. had planned to go on our annual Green Walk on the 13th of March, but all schools in the country closed the day before.
Many of you very generously gave and collected sponsorship money for the school – thank you for this. If anyone has any sponsorship money outstanding you can still send it in with your child.
As we can’t go on our walk at present, and to acknowledge the money collected, we will have a Green Day in school next Friday October 2nd. The children can dress in green clothes or wear any green accessories they may have.
Good Friends Week 2020
Good Friends Week
7th –11th September 2020
After an extra-long, unforeseen school closure, children, parents, teachers and staff are so delighted to be back in school this September. Although many aspects of school life are different, the first few days of school in St. Gabriel’s have gone very smoothly due to the cooperation of the whole school community. Thank you all. Every September we love to focus on a theme for Good Friends Week. This year our theme is ‘Be Respectful’.
Parents deserve huge respect for the way you have made adjustments to how we approach school life. You have shown respect for the new routines that we are all getting used to, especially at morning drop-offs and home-time collections. This all contributes to the safe, secure and happy return to school.
This year, more than ever, to be a good friend to those around us, being respectful is of great importance; respectful of space, respectful of belongings, respectful of ideas and opinions. This week, classes will explore, learn about and practise lots of ways in which we can be respectful. Pupils will be given the opportunity to share their thoughts and opinions around the topic of respect in order to promote the wellbeing of all in our school.
Pupils have impressed us so much already by displaying wonderful respect for the new school rules and routines. Although it may be a challenge to stay within their own pods and bubbles, the pupils of St. Gabriel’s are respecting the notion of staying together by keeping apart. Well done boys and girls! You are amazing!
We will continue to encourage this wonderful display of respect during Good Friends Week and throughout our school year ahead.
St Gabriel’s NS Return to School message from the Principal
Return to school for parents
Dear parents/guardians,
We all hope you and your families are well and would like to welcome you back to St. Gabriel’s. Please find return to school information specific to St. Gabriel’s here.
Some general advice for parents about children and COVID-19 can be found here. It is an official document from the HSE and will help guide you on what to do if your child is unwell.
Finally, back to school information for parents videos in over 30 languages (such as Arabic, Polish, Portuguese and Romanian for example) can be found here. These videos have all been approved by Irish medical professionals. A sample video in Polish can be found below.
As ever, you can always call me if you have any issues on 0851871173 or email me hsclstgabriels@gmail.com