We had a great Good Friends Week! We tried to share a smile as much as we could and chatted about how we can be a good friend to others. Below are some children from each class that made an extra special effort to be a good friend this week. Well done to all! Thanks to Ms Leonard for organising.
It’s September again and for our first full week back in school we celebrate Good Friends Week. Our theme for this year is ‘Share a Smile’. It is amazing the power a smile can have. Smiling can help us to feel positive and happy as well as brighten up someone’s day.
Our return to school is always a very special time as we reunite with classmates and also welcome new pupils to our school. Pupils in St. Gabriel’s always make every effort to welcome and include new pupils and staff to our school. A smile is one way to help everyone feel welcome and happy.
During Good Friends Week, classes will draw up their class charters. They will use these as important guides to help ensure that each classroom is a friendly, safe and productive place to be in this year.
Our sixth-class pupils will greet their new buddies in Junior Infants. They will share lots of friendly smiles and introduce Junior Infants to games and fun activities on the playground during the week.
We will award prizes to children in each class who make an extra effort to share a smile throughout the week.
How many smiles will you share?
Congratulations to each and every one, for your exceptional participation in the end of year summer show. Your performances were truly outstanding, filled with delightful songs, captivating poetry recitations, and mesmerising dance routines.
The students from Junior Infants to Sixth class talent, dedication, and hard work were evident in every moment, and they should be immensely proud of their achievements.
A special congratulations to the after school club for their wonderful performance! Thank you to all of our wonderful pupils for their hard work and commitment over the past few weeks.
Everyone should be very proud of themselves.
Well done to Brooke, Zara and all who participated and contributed to the great success that was St Gabriel’s first PJ day fundraiser. All donations were given to the De Paul homeless charity, and our donations were generously topped up by Glanmore Foods to make up a grand total of €500! Community Liaison with DePaul, Sarah Kearney, visited St. Gabriel’s to speak to the school about the work they do and the importance difference this donation will make. Zara and Brooke also presented her with a cheque. Well done everyone!
6th class have been getting maximum enjoyment out of their last month in St Gabriel’s NS. They have been a wonderful group of students for so long, and so the school has decided to treat them to some special trips and activities. This month they had a great time in Escape Rooms Smithfield, The Lighthouse Cinema and Bowling at Blanchardstown Leisureplex.
The girls narrowly won out against the boys in Escape Rooms, but both teams solved lots of puzzles in their quest to escape through each locked door – well done! Many of 6th class had never been to one of Dublin’s coolest picture houses, The Lighthouse Cinema. Some didn’t even know it was there, so this was a lovely surprise for the group. The film, Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, was excellent too! Ruhee showed herself to be a bit of a bowling ace and racked up 111 points at Leisureplex Blanchardstown. After this we went for lunch before getting a nice, relaxing bus home 😉
Happy days!
All the classes at St. Gabriel’s enjoyed an exciting science week. Some individual posts from each class can be found on the school website. Above are some pictures of the wonderful science week assembly that Mr. Flanagan organised as part of the week. Well done to all involved and to those who won awards. A special thanks to Mr. Flanagan for organising such a fun week.
Thank you to all parents who attended our Maths Week games morning in 5th/6th class on Wednesday, and Ms Fahey and other staff for organising. It was a great success; a large turnout and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Hopefully see you again soon for more parent events. Thank you and well done!