5th Class pupils in Mrs Conlan’s and Ms McCarthy’s classes had their second workshop with Ania today. The children worked individually today and created animal and plant scenes in boxed art using strawberry boxes and whatever materials they could lay their hands on!!! Classrooms were bursting with random materials as organised chaos ensued!! Here are…
Children and teachers in Scoil Bhríde were invited to wear odd shoes today. The idea behind this was to take a moment to understand what it’s like to be in someone else’s shoes, the importance of empathy and appreciating that everyone is different. It’s vital to realise that people can react to things in…
Mental Health Awareness Week has kicked off with a bang in Scoil Bhríde today! Pupils were very lucky to have Sports Psychologist, Leeroy McEvoy in the school to give a talk on “Mental Toughness”. The children explored times when they “lose self control” and how they could deal with these situations in a manner…
Today we talked about what comes when we think about ‘secrets’. There are good secrets and there are worrying secrets. Derek asked us what feelings we think when we hear about good secrets. Happiness, joy, excitement, curiosity and trust were all things that came to mind for good secrets. Worry, terrifying, under pressure, depression and…
Written By Davin Dunne For the next 4 weeks, a man named Derek will be coming in to us to talk about pausing and noticing our inside places. Derek told us to get in a comfortable position and then he talked to us about our day so far.Then, he asked us to notice the things…
By Nanette, Kinga and Nana Last Friday the 27th of January, the 5th classes made St. Bridget Crosses. We made them from wheat. The wheat was wet so it wouldn’t break when you bend it. Melanie, out teacher for the day, came from Clare to instruct us how to do it! First, we had to take 16…
