Category Archives: Senior Infants

It’s Maths Week!!

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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!

Summer Holidays!

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Congratulations to the boys and girls of Senior Infants. You have completed all of your work for Senior Infants this year! Well done on the super work that you have done. You should be so proud of yourselves!!

A massive thank you to the parents of Senior Infants for all of your work and support, you have been amazing throughout all of this!!

I really enjoyed interacting with you all on the Seesaw and I have been very impressed with all the videos, pictures, voice-messages and activities you have done since the school closed in March.

Wishing you all the very best going into first class in September. I know you will all do fabulous!!

I hope everyone has a lovely summer and continue to enjoy our lovely weather!!

Miss Reynolds.

Not all superheroes wear capes!

‘Ní neart go cur  le chéile’ – There is no strength without unity

 

Collection of Children’s Books & Resources

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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:

  • 9:30 – 11am:      Junior Infants (Ms. Leonard)
  • 11:30am – 1pm: Senior Infants (Ms. Reynolds)

Friday 26th June:

  • 9:30 – 11am:      2nd Class (Ms.Walshe)
  • 11:30am – 1pm: 5th/6th Class (Ms. Sweetman)

Monday 29th June:

  • 9:30 – 11am:      1st Class (Mr. Smyth)
  • 11:30am – 1pm: 3rd/4th Class (Ms. O’Dowd)

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.

  • Please do not try to enter the school building.  All your child’s resources can be collected from the yard where the children normally line up in the morning.  We ask that – where possible – only one adult from a household comes to the school.
  • Cones will be used to mark a distance of 2 metres so that parents can line up safely when waiting to collect a pack.  Please stick to the allotted time for your child’s class to avoid too many people congregating at the same time.
  • Where a child may have a brother or sister in a different class, the siblings’ packs will be available to collect together. (For example if you have a child in 1st Class and a child in Junior Infants, both packs will be available to collect on Thursday from 9:30 – 11am at the designated time for Junior Infants)
  • If you are unable to come to the school at these times, we will send the documents (report, school calendar, information letter) by post to you.  Please contact the office if you need to avail of this option.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this unusual situation!

Our Art – Senior Infants

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Well done to all the boys and girls in Senior Infants for taking part in our Art Week.

The creativity and the imagination of Senior Infants was amazing. Every day, I was looking forward to seeing the fantastic activities created by everyone!

Senior infants were creating robots from recycled materials in their homes, putting together a still life composition and making a sketch of it, taking pictures of an insect busy at work, making a collage using leaves, flowers, twigs and pebbles, writing and decorating their names in different styles and recreating some famous art works along with more art activities.

Along with Ms Whyte, Ms Fahey, Mrs Condron and Ms Hanlon, I have truly enjoyed looking at the photos, videos and listening to voice messages of all the activities you have been doing. The talent in Senior Infants is incredible!

Lastly, a big thank you to Ms. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Hanlon and Mrs Condron for all the activities they have done for our Art Week.

Here are some pictures from our Art Week!

This week is Poetry Week! Mrs O’Leary and Ms. O’ Loughlin have planned wonderful activities for our Poetry Week. Continue to take photos/videos of your work or any activities you are doing at home and upload it onto Seesaw to show me. If you choose not to upload your work, keep all your wonderful work together so you can show it to me when we return to school.

Best wishes to Debora who celebrates her birthday this week!

Have a lovely week,

Miss Reynolds

Senior Infants – Sports Week 2020

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Massive congratulations to all the boys and girls in Senior Infants for taking part in St Gabriel’s Sports Week 2020!

Sports Week is always my favourite time of the year! Although, it was different this year, the fun, participation, and determination by everyone was amazing. Along with Ms Whyte, Ms Fahey, Mrs Condron and Ms Hanlon, I have truly enjoyed looking at the photos, videos and listening to voice-messages of all the activities you have been participating in. It was great to see children playing basketball, running, balancing, playing with hula hoops, dancing, playing hurling, jumping, playing on trampolines, doing the wheelbarrow, skipping, roller-blading, the list goes on!

Along with this, I have been really impressed with all your creativity and using your imaginations to create your own St. Gabriel’s sports jersey. The school mascots are amazing with lots of detail and colours. I like the names you have given to your mascots! The talent in Senior Infants is amazing and I knew your designs and mascots would be fantastic. Well done!!

Lastly, a big thank you to Ms. Hyland and Ms Fahey for all the work they have done for our successful Sports Week 2020.

Here are some pictures from our Sports Week!

This week is Art Week! Ms. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Condron and Ms. Hanlon have planned wonderful activities for our Art Week. Continue to take photos/videos of your work or any activities you are doing at home and upload it onto Seesaw to show me. If you choose not to upload your work, keep all your wonderful work together so you can show it to me when we return to school.

Have a lovely week,

Miss Reynolds.

Happy Friday Senior Infants

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Hello Senior Infants,

A very ‘Happy Friday’ to you all. I hope you had a nice relaxed bank holiday weekend, enjoying the fabulous weather.

I had a lovely long weekend. The weather was so nice, so my family and I went off to the bog to build turf. Maybe some of your parents will remember going to the bog when they were young?! Here are some pictures.

 

 

 

 

I am delighted to see all the hard work you are doing on your activities on Seesaw. I was really impressed by the lovely activities you did for ‘Flower Power Week’! Keep up the fantastic work! Ms. Whyte, Ms. Fahey, Ms. Hanlon and Mrs. Condron and I enjoy leaving lovely messages on your wonderful work!

This week, I have been putting together a variety of activities that your child may have-a-go at if it suits. Here is a link to Suggested Activities for Senior Infants.

On Seesaw, I will also upload some activities along with Ms. Whyte, Ms. Fahey, Ms. Hanlon and Mrs. Condron and I hope you enjoy doing them.  If you are having any issues with Seesaw, please contact our HSCL teacher Mr. Donnelly who is always happy to help out when he can!

Keep an eye on the school website for some very exciting activities during the month of June!!

Have a lovely week Senior Infants and enjoy the lovely weather we are having!

Ms Reynolds.