As we prepare for Christmas the children in Ms. Leonard’s class made beautiful Advent wreaths for our Sacred Space.
Category Archives: Junior Infants
Maths Week 2017
Maths Week Ireland took place in October of this year all around the country and as usual the children in St. Gabriel’s took part in many different activities, from Maths trails and Maths games to our first ever Maths Week Table Quiz. Thank you to all the parents who came along to take part in the events. The most important goal of Maths Week is that the children have fun while learning and we all agreed that this was definitely true!
Buddies Trip to the Phoenix Park
Junior Infants and their buddies in Fifth and Sixth Class went on a trip to the Phoenix Park last week.
We followed a trail around the park as part of the Outdoor and Adventure Activities strand for P.E., going around the pond, up the hill, around the flower beds and through the trees. After that we looked for different types of leaves, such as oak and sycamore, and then everybody collected lots of conkers and acorns. Finally we were lucky to see some of the swans and their cygnets as we were about to leave the park.
The Junior Infants children loved having their buddies to look after them and help them find lots of interesting things. The two classes are looking forward to another trip very soon!
Buddies Trip to the Phoenix Park
Junior Infants and their 5th/6th Class buddies took another trip to the Phoenix Park on Friday. This time we practised some of the activities that will take place on Sport’s Day, such as the egg and spoon and sack race. We also played some parachute games and even made a tent!
Buddy Reading Fun
The children from Junior Infants and 5th/6th Class have started another great activity together this term. Junior Infants picked out some books that they enjoy and asked their ‘Buddies’ in Ms. Fahey’s room to read to them.
Everyone really enjoyed our reading time and we’re all looking forward to next week!
Outdoor Maths Trail for Junior Infants
Junior Infants and 5th and 6th Class went on another adventure to the Phoenix Park today, this time following a Maths Trail! Each group was tasked with finding lots of different items such as 3 pieces of bark, 7 leaves, 9 stones, 5 chestnuts, 12 twigs etc. The pupils also had to look out for any circles, triangles and squares in the environment and to make 2D shapes with the twigs and stones they found. The Junior Infants children were so enthusiastic that we all had a really fantastic time. Watch this space for more adventures throughout the year with these classes!
Junior Infants go on an Adventure!
Junior Infants went on an adventure to the Phoenix Park last week with their buddies from 5th and 6th Class. In October, each class is focusing on the strand Outdoor and Adventure Activities in our P.E. lessons and the pupils from 5th and 6th Class were delighted to be asked to accompany their ‘Buddies’ from Junior Infants to the park. We managed to include some S.E.S.E. on our trip and discovered lots of different coloured Autumn leaves and chestnuts. We are all looking forward to doing some more fun activities together during the year!
