March was a busy month in St. Gabriel’s NS but one of the highlights was definitely Seachtain na Gaeilge. 5th Class had a fantastic time learning the Brush Dance and the Walls of Limerick céilí dance, listening to traditional Irish music as well as story reading as Gaeilge.
We are excited to introduce our Lámh Sign of the Week program! Every Monday, Ms. Fitzpatrick, along with Vicki, Aoife, and the wonderful students in Ms. Fitzpatrick’s class, will be visiting each class to introduce and demonstrate the Lámh sign of the week.
This initiative aims to increase awareness and encourage everyone to learn and use Lámh, a manual sign system used by children and adults with additional needs in Ireland. We’ll be sharing a new sign each week, and you’ll have the chance to learn it alongside your classmates.
A visual guide for each sign will be displayed in the PE hall, so you can refer to it and practice throughout the week. We hope this initiative brings us all closer together as we learn more about Lámh and how we can support communication in our school community.
The first sign of the week is “Hi” – a simple and friendly greeting to start us off! Let’s begin practicing and use it to connect with each other!