We made healthy fruit smoothies in Room 12 as part of our activities for 'Well-being Week'. Between our meditating, yoga and fruit eating, we made a healthy start to what will hopefully be a bright and sunny spring/summer term!
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We have had a great week this week in school learning about how to have a healthy body, healthy mind and healthy diet. Positive quotes at the start of every day were a wonderful way to begin each day. Each class got the opportunity to have a relaxing yoga class during the week. Friday was fruit/veg day to encourage an extra piece of fruit and veg in our lunch boxes.
Some girls in 5th class R.16 created the wonderful characters above using various pieces of fruit and vegetables. Finally, a quote to emphasise the importance of participation in our various activities which help us to be healthy in mind and body! We're celebrating Well Being Week this week in St. Brigid's and the focus is on a healthy MIND, BODY AND DIET. Ms. Burke starts each day off with a positive message for the day on the intercom. So far, we've been thinking happy thoughts, passing on Acts of kindness, focusing on being grateful and remembering that we are unique and special. With all of the yoga and meditation in the classrooms, everyone is feeling calmer and more focussed but there are also happy faces everywhere! During our Computer Classes, we've been exploring healthy eating websites and taking part in meditation and yoga exercises from Gonoodle.com. Visit the SPHE section of the learning zone for the links. 5th class created the wordclouds below during their computer lesson after thinking about what Well Being and Mindfulness means to them. We used www.tagul.com Are you enjoying the week? What have been your highlights so far? (Ms. Edwards) Ten girls from the 5th and 6th classes were chosen to participate in the Dublin's Fittest Schools Competition recently which was held in the IT Blanchardstown sports facility. The girls had been selected from their respective classes based on their fitness levels. On the day of the competition, the girls first listened to a presentation on nutrition, after which they had to answer questions as a team. The day then consisted of a series of games/activities which tested their strength, speed, agility. Lots of fun was had in the Bench Ball games and other cooperative games. Long jump and vertical jump was recorded as well as sprints of 15m in length. St. Brigid's did extremely well in the squatting section. Two girls, Lana and Molly squatted for 27 minutes in total, while Shaunagh managed 30 minutes! She was definitely queen of the squats!! Thanks to the parents who helped out with transport on the day. A great day was had by all. Even though we didn't make it to the final, the girls did themselves and their school proud with a wonderful attitude on the day. The girls in both 5th classes are taking part in the annual Children's Book Awards shadowing process for the next few weeks. They will be reading several books over the next few weeks and discussing and doing activities based on these books. The girls in Room 16 read the book The Day the Crayons Came Home last week and had great fun making and designing their own crayons, as well as writing postcards from the crayons!
It was a proud day for all of us all in St. Brigid's on the 15th of March 2016. At 12 noon we came together as a school to remember the men and women who were involved in the 1916 Rising and to raise our national flag.
Ms. Burke spoke to all of the children and staff about the reason we were celebrating and about the importance of the day. Two 3rd class girls who were celebrating their birthdays -Grace from Room 10 and Abbie from Room 1, raised the flag. Holly from R15 read aloud the special proclamation that was created jointly by Ms. Moran and Ms. Devlin's class. This was most impressive and very relevant to the Ireland we live in today. Then we raised our flag and we sang our National Anthem. A terrific end to a marvellous celebration. A huge well done to all !
Check out the video slideshow below for some pictures of the work and displays up around the school for our 1916 commemorations. Well done everyone for the fantastic effort that went into these projects and displays..
More information and photographs from our Proclamation Day and flag raising ceremony to follow soon.
1916 displays on PhotoPeach
The 5th class girls of Room 14 have been very busy over the last month slowly turning their classroom into a museum commemorating the events of the 1916 Rising. On 14th March, they got a chance to open their doors to visitors who came to view all of the displays (and to have a cup of tea with some delicious treats :-))! They were even dressed in clothes typical of the time! Sophia welcomed everyone at the door with a smile and encouraged our visitors to sign our proclamation visitor book. Emily, Áoibhe and Hannah were our wonderful tour guides. They helped make sure that none of our lovely displays were missed! Cerys, Caoimhe, Skye and Áine showed off their amazing artwork depicting key scenes from Easter weekend, 1916. Alana and Emma showed 'the other side of the story' with their great power point presentation about life in Britain during the same time period. Alannáh, Ella and Eve presented a display of food typical of 1916 and the refreshments and delicious home baking ensured they had a steady line of visitors!! Wiktoria and Ashlenne helped their visitors to take a virtual tour of the key battlegrounds of that weekend 100 years ago. (They also showed off their super sewing skills by doing an extra mini-project on clothing of the time.) Ella proudly explained the history of the Irish flag at her station. Alyiah and Lana had written their own 'proclamation of today' with their vision of what the future of Ireland should entail based on the aspirations of the seven signatories. Emma, Hally, Jessy and Hannah made an excellent model of the GPO along with a display of facts on this key building. Sophie did a personal project on Boland's Mills which she was proud to share while Alannáh did the same. Both girls had relations who fought in the rising. Mia, Carrie, Molly and Alesia presented projects on some key women of 1916- a very important topic in our girls' school. Finally, Kate and Ellen showed off a large display of items and artefacts of the time, very kindly donated by each of the other groups, with some personal items from Hally, Mia and Emily. Some of these items were from girls' relations who also fought in The Rising. Earlier in the afternoon, the two 5th class had come together in the school hall to perform a narrative based on the seven signatories and the important women that helped shape the story of 1916. They also sang the songs 'Grace' and 'Óró 'Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile' beautifully. Below are some more memories from the day. Well done everyone. You did yourselves proud! We are getting closer to the performances of our School Musical 'Alice in Wonderland Junior' which will take place for 3 nights from the 20th -22nd of April. Tickets will go on sale from Wednesday the 6th of April! See the poster below for details: The rehearsal timetable for the first weeks of April is below for 5th & 6th class pupils to download.
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