Notices
Two Half Days This Week
- Tomorrow Wednesday 6th April (for staff planning)
- This Friday 8th April (for Easter holidays)
- Junior & Senior Infants will finish at 11.40am and 1st-6th classes will finish at 11.45am on Wednesday & Friday.
Easter Holidays
School will be closed for the Easter Holidays from 11th-22nd April and will reopen Monday 25th April.
Easter Raffle
Lunch Bag
Lunch Bag has launched in our school. This is a service which provides and delivers healthy lunches for students at competitive costs. Download the Lunch Bag App for more information.
VISITS AND TRIPS
Fighting Words
The girls in 4th and 5th class enjoyed a day out at the 'Fighting Words' workshop as part of our World Book Day celebrations. With the help of the team at Fighting Words, they explored what makes a great story. They even got to write and publish their own story! They all really enjoyed the day out!
Gardaí
Each class got a special visit from two of the local community Gardaí. The Gardaí talked to the girls about their job and what they do on a daily basis. The girls got the opportunity to ask lots of questions. The highlight of the visit was getting to try on their special hat, hi vis jacket and using their walkie talkies and handcuffs.
Creative Schools
Thank you to Ms. Flynn for organising art workshops for some classes throughout the school. Ms Delaney's 5th class participated in a textile art workshop. Fiona Harrington, a textile specialist, came into the girls to create beautiful wall hangings from different fabrics and fibre. The girls thoroughly enjoyed this workshop! Creative Schools week will be taking place from May 9th- 13th. We are really looking forward to this!
Lifting Of Restrictions
Positive Changes
This half term has brought lots of positive change to our school and students have adapted wonderfully! Some of these changes include social integration and collaboration between classes/groups/year groups. During this transition from pods and zones, we have set up a third “buddy” yard on the basketball court. Senior classes are “buddying up” with the junior classes, many of whom have never been on yard before. Senior students have been showing the younger classes how to play yard games and modelling social interactions e.g. taking turns, initiating games, fair play, inclusion.
Initiatives
Engineering Week
Congratulations to our STEM committee led by Ms. Concannon who organised a wonderful Engineering Week. There was lots of constructing, experimenting and designing going on throughout the school. It was really great to see students problem solving and collaborating in groups. The girls also got to engage in a 'Teacher Swap' day which was a huge success. A big thank you to Joanna Nunes, Neil Hardy, Jose Fonseca and Louise Hopkins who came in to speak with the girls and share what it is like to be a real engineer. It was a fantastic week for all!
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhí am iontach againn ag ceiliúradh 'Seachtain na Gaeilge' sa scoil. Míle buíochas ar Ms McDonald as na gníomhaíochtaí go léir a eagrú.
We had an excellent time celebrating 'Seachtain na Gaeilge' in the school. A huge thank you to Ms. McDonald for organising all the activities. Students and teachers were very busy preparing songs/dances/poetry and artwork. On Friday, we all gathered in the hall to watch all the performances and had a ceilí to finish off a wonderful week! Throughout the week, many students were trying out their Gaeilge at the gates in the morning and informally in classes with each other!
Science Blast
The girls in Ms. O'Neill and Ms. Barry's classes took part in the Science Blast investigation this year. Ms O'Neill's fifth class researched the question "What factors affect our balance?" while Ms Barry's sixth class decided to research the question "Does the length of our limbs affect our performance in different sporting activities?'" The girls were delighted to have their projects showcased in the hall for the ESB roadshow. John and the team from Science Blast visited the girls with their camera crew to see the girls projects and ask them lots of questions about their investigations. This was a super day, with lots of fun had by all!
Junior Achievement
The girls in Mrs. Delany’s Fifth Class continue to enagage in the Junior Achievement Programme under the wonderful guidance of Ms. Megan Leonard from Expleo. Ltd. Over the past five weeks they have engaged in various STEM activities and have thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Amber Flag
As part of the Amber Flag initiative, we held a 'Rainbow Day' on January the 28th. The girls were invited to wear rainbow colours to school in order to promote positive wellbeing. There was music played during yard time. The girls had great fun. The rainbow day was a great success and we raised a total of €1034 for Pieta House. Well done to all involved!
ACTIVE FLAG
We are working towards our third Active flag at the moment which is being led by Ms. Howard. There has been lots of fun and active activities going on in the Senior Classes. 5th & 6th class girls took part in a Tag Rugby Blitz in Clontarf and 4th & 6th Class girls took part in a cricket taster in school.
Dublin City Council have launched a fencing programme as part of the GAGA "Get All Girls Active" initiative. Sixth class girls got the opportunity to watch a fencing match and then participated in different fencing activities. The girls really enjoyed the workshop and are looking forward to taking part in a five week programme which will commence in Term 3.
ACTIVE WEEK
Active Week will be taking place from 24th- 29th April. Students are invited to wear their tracksuits all week and homework given this week will be active homework. During Active Week, students will get a chance to participate in lots of fun activities such as Badminton, Tag Rugby, Cricket, Fencing, Skipping, Orienteering, Ultimate Frisbee and Yoga.
On Sunday the 24th of April, there is a Junior Parkrun taking place in St. Anne's Park for all children aged 4-14. All children are encouraged to take part in this event! On Monday 25th of April and Friday the 29th of April, parents, grandparents and childminders are invited onto the school grounds to take part in some "Wake Up Shake Up activities" before the school day starts. Parents are also invited in on Thursday the 28th of April to teach some playground games to the children.
celebration
St. Patrick's Day
Preparation for Sacraments
Congratulations to students in second class who made their First Confession this term in preparation for their First Holy Communion. Well done also to sixth class girls who had their Service of Light. Fr. Liam and Fr. Alex have been working with these classes on their Sacrament preparations.
World Book Day
This term we celebrated World Book Day. Princess characters received major acclaimation in our infant classes. Hogwarts residents were also naturally widely celebrated! Delighted to see a few Geek Girls and Wimpy Kids around corridors this year also!
Easter
There are lots of Easter celebrations happening throughout the school. Junior Classes will be busy taking part in their Easter Egg Hunt. 1st and 2nd class will be designing and making their own Easter bonnets and will be taking part in a parade to show off their beautiful creations!
Gratitude
Student Teachers
Thank you to all of our student teachers, substitute teachers, transition year students and work placements students who have been part of our education team this term. St Brigid's has definitely beneifited from having such a diversity of talent and energy in the school. Thank you and best of luck in your future endeavours.
Fantastic Fundraisers
- Some of our wonderful students have taken it upon themselves to fundraise for various charities and causes outside of school. We feel they deserve a mention for their efforts:
- Well done to Sienna in third class who raised €1800 for the Laura Lynn Foundation by chopping off her hair.
- Well done to Freya and Jasleen from Ms. Farrell's class who raised €328 for Ukraine.
- Huge congratulations to Grace & Cate Jordan as well as our wonderful caretaker Noel who joined Charlie Bird in climbing Croagh Patrick in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House.
- Lynn and Elizabeth from Ms. Shiels class have set up thier own jewellery business selling loom bands & aqua beads with proceeds going to The Irish Red Cross.
Traffic
Thank you to parents for taking on board our requests not to double park on St. Brigid's Road and to leave a space for the school bus. Reports of incidences have decreased and will hopefully continue to do so. A huge thank you to parents who have changed to park and stride. This is very much appreciated in terms of maintaining safety but also as an active schools strategy. Thank you!
Parents' Association
Thank you to the Parents' Association for all of their work in particular the fundraising work they do for the school. Students continue to enjoy and benefit from engaging in activities like cycling, habitat mapping, wellbeing workshops, outdoor learning, learning to play the recorder and accessing events e.g. cross country running, as a result of fundraising. Thank you!
The Great Outdoors
Gardening
Lots of classes have been very busy planting in the garden. Third class have been engaging in 'Welly Wednesdays' where they have been cleaning up the school grounds and planting in the garden.
Heritage Ireland
Third and Fourth classes had a visit from Heritage Specialist, Edel whereby they explored the biodiversity of our school grounds. This was a wonderfully informative and engaging experience funded by the Parents Association.