It has been a very exciting week in St. Brigid's GNS as the girls have been very busy engaging in Science Week.  Lots of classes have been working on projects and carrying out extra experiments and Stem workshops in their classrooms.  There were STEM stations set up in the school hall where all classes had the opportunity to engage in STEM activities which included: lego, beebots, construction, magnetic boards, challenge cards etc.  Children have also completed scratch challenges in the computer room and have been using the Ipads in their classroom.  The children have lots of science themed work on display outside their classrooms. Other classes have been exploring the natural environment and have been busy planting and learning about how fruit and vegetables grow.  Well done to all the children for their enthusiastic engagement in all of the work! 

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The girls and staff in St. Brigid's made a huge effort in the run up to Halloween. Every class participated in the Halloween Art Competition and the girls got the opportunity to do lots of fun activities in their own class rooms. On Friday the children dressed up in their Halloween costumes. From witches to vampires, ghosts to pumpkins, there were lots of spook characters around the school!! The girls thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor Halloween disco and had great fun dancing with their friends. 

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St. Brigid's GNS is a Creative Arts School and as part of this initiative a dance workshop was organised for all classes to participate in this week.  The children worked with the teacher, Rachel who guided the children through story based drama followed up by a choregraphed dance that was suitable to all age groups.  It was a very enjoyable experience for the girls who were very engaged in the activities.

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Each of the classes participated in lots of fun activities this week including playing larger sized Maths based games,(Connect 4, Quoits, Noughts and Crosses, TinCan Alley, Snakes and Ladders, Jenga and Dominoes), Lego, puzzles, coding, Maths trails,Scratch/Beebot challenges, Maths themed Art lessons as well as online Maths games and activities.On Wednesday, the girls wore Maths themed t-shirts which had some cool shapes, colours, designs, lines, dots and numbers.Using our 'Maths Eyes' we were able to challenge each other and create some fun Maths questions.The girls thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Maths Week in St.Brigid's and learned lots while also having great fun.

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Ms.O'Donovan and Ms. Barry's 6th class girls showcased their Hogwarts castles in a fabulous exhibition in our school hall on Thursday the 21st of October. The girls worked on this project in the weeks leading up to Halloween, constructing the castles from recyclable materials, decorating the interiors and even adding lights and magic spells! The hall was in darkness while the theme tune from Harry Potter played in the background as classes got the opportunity to see the creations and ask lots of questions about the castles. Well done to the girls for their creativity and skill in creating their masterpieces!

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Both Junior Infant classes settled in very well and had a fantastic first month in school. The girls made lots of friends, played fun games, listened to stories, sang songs and did lots of colouring. The girls learned lots of new information and are thoroughly enjoying school. 

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