As part of Science Week, 4th-6th class took part in a forensic science workshop.  The girls had the opportunity to collect and examine different pieces of evidence from a crime scene.  The girls used their detective skills to find out information about the culprits. They examined fingerprints, footprints and DNA.  They used this evidence to eliminate different suspects.  In the end, they uncovered the real criminal.  The girls got to ask lots of questions about working on crime scenes and examining evidence.

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The girls from Ms.O'Donovan's 2nd class worked very hard to make a very special Gaeilge video called An Cailleach Cruella.

Click the link below to follow the girls around the school as they tell the story of a very scary witch! 

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We had so much fun in the lead up to Halloween this year at St Brigid's! 

On the day of midterm, we had a jam-packed day of super events! To begin our day we had our regular Wake Up Shake Up in the yard. We had some special Halloween dances to learn, so it was fun to showcase them to the parents. 

We also had buddy reading in our outdoor classroom, a dance workshop with Ms Dempsey and a Halloween disco! 

What an awesome way to start the midterm! 

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The girls in 6th class have been reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in English for the past few weeks. The girls have been engaging in a number of different activities such as writing Hogwarts letters, procedural writing and diagon alley art. As part of our study of Harry Potter, the girls completed a castle project. The girls started by collecting lots of cardboard, cans and other building materials. Then, they created a plan of how they would build their castle. With the help of Noel and their teachers the girls started to construct their castles. It took a lot of hard work, but the girls were absolutely over the moon with their castles. The girls also made circuits to light up the inside of their castles and make them extra magical. On Tuesday 25th, the whole school was invited to the hall to see the amazing display. The girls displayed their castles, demonstrated magic tricks and much more. 

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On Wednesday 26th of October, our school hosted our first ever pumpkin carving competition. The girls and their families were challenged to carve a pumpkin and display it in the school for all of the community. We were absolutely blown away by the creativity of all those who entered. 

We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who was involved in the competition and exhibition. It was incredible to see families come together and celebrate creativity. 

The winners of the competition were as follows: 

Rachel Lynch and Cara Daly for the Disney category

Freya Gibson for most original 

Kate Lane for most artistic 

Saibh Barrett for funniest

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We have had the most amazing time in St Brigid's celebrating Math's Week 2022! 

The week kicked off with our very exciting principal's challenge. We received so many amazing entries throughout the week. Congratulations to Florence Byrne who was our overall winner! 

On Monday the girls from 3rd - 6th class took part in a 'teachers vrs students' tables challenge. It was very close, however, Kate Lane from Ms McGranes 6th class took home the prize! Well done, Kate!

On Tuesday the girls from Junior Infants to 2nd class took part in a teacher swap! The girls went to different classrooms and tried out lots of different maths activities. They had so much fun! They also got to pay a visit to the hall to play some games. 

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On Wednesday, the rain took over for most of the day! However, we didn't let that stop us! Lots of classes took part in maths trails around the school, putting all their maths skills to good use.

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On Thursday the girls from 3rd - 6th class took part in a teacher swap. 

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On Friday we had our usual 'Wake up Shake up' but maths edition!! We added some new dances into the mix such as Mambo number 5 and Mr. Knickerbocker. The girls also got to wear maths t-shirts to celebrate the end of maths week. The girls in Junior and Senior Infants were very lucky to have a special visit from architect Joana Nunes. Joana spoke to the girls all about her job, and how she uses maths every day! 

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What a great week had by all!