National Drop Everything and Read Challenge 2020

We often do DEAR time in school and this Friday at 12.00 you are being challenged to drop everything at home and read a book of your choice for fun.

Maybe an adult could send a photo of you taking part in the Drop Everything and Read Challenge and send it to your teacher on ClassDojo!

Fire Station Visit

We were very lucky to get our Fire Station visit in before the schools closed. The children were given a chance to wear a real fireman's hat, examined the different equipment in the fire truck and got to sit inside the fire engine! Our visit was cut a little short as the firemen/women got a call and had to go! It was all very exciting! Thank you so much to Bray Fire Station for having us!

Spring Planting-Ms O’Sullivan’s class

The boys and girls from Ms O’Sullivan’s class planted some Giant Sunflower seeds with Joe in pots in our Polytunnel yesterday. We are really looking forward to seeing them grow. When they are tall enough we will replant them outside in our sunny garden and then we will hopefully get to watch as they grow as tall as Joe himself !

Paired Reading for World Book Day

Mr Creamers 3rd class came and read book to Ms O’Sullivan’s Junior Infants children. We loved listening to the stories.

Paper Helicopters 2nd Class

Today we learned that gravity is a force through our paper helicopter investigation.

Healthy mind - Be well Month

Ms Cawley provided all classes in the junior building with yoga and mindfulness this week for be well month.

Science Week

We had fun designing bridges in 3rd class and figuring out how to make them stronger. Have a look at our photos!

Senior infants Christmas play

Well done to Ms Clarke’s ,Ms Egan’s and Ms Walsh’s Classes for their great performance of “Ralph the Reindeer”

Art For all Day

A big thanks to parents Adrianne, Audrey and Sharon for helping us all day with our Christmas art in Ms Brady’s second class and to all of the wonderful parent helpers for making last Friday a day to be remembered for all of the kids at St Fergals.

Paired Reading with St. Kilian’s C.S. First years

Our Junior Infant classes were visited by a lovely, enthusiastic group of first years who read the children some fabulous stories such as ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘Monkey Puzzle’, ‘Room on the Broom’ and ‘Bedtime at last’ in small groups. It was great to see some of our past pupils back displaying such confidence and giving our young children such an amazing experience.

Pattern work

Ms O’Sullivan’s Junior Infants showing off some impressive early pattern work in their Maths stations. Check out the multi directional pattern built with cubes!

Ms o’Sullivan’s Junior infants

Our Junior Infants have settled in wonderfully with a great start to their first school year. They love to play and have a huge imagination with creative toys building Mr Sargent’s office, giant towers, rollercoasters and more. They’ve spent time painting and playing at our Aistear time and also tried out some Montessori activities. They’ve enjoyed playtime in our sandpit before the weather changed and joined our older peers at Assembly on Fridays. Their Halloween costume day raised a large donation for Pieta house and as you can see they loved wearing their costumes in 😀

Story Teller for Bray Yarn Festival

Senior Infants were very lucky to go to Ballywaltrim library to listen to a brilliant story by Icelandic storyteller Hjörleifur Stefánsson.

The Yarn Storytelling Festival has wonderful events on all over Bray from 9-17th November.

Special thanks to Ballywaltrim Library for getting us involved in this brilliant festival!

Team Hope Shoebox appeal

A big congratulations to all of the boys and girls who collected 215 shoeboxes for a very worthy cause. It was a great team effort by juniors and seniors alike. Well done Ms Hickson and Brigid for coordinating the project. This is nicely connected to our Amber Flag application. Remember our school motto everyone. “Caring for ourselves and looking out for others!”

Halloween Traditional Games 2nd class Ms Brady’s

We had great fun today playing bobbing apple ,hanging apple, drop the cherry and pin the head on the skeleton. Thank you Adam and Adrianne our parent helpers who joined us with Ms Murphy. We Really appreciate your help!

Parent and Toddler Group

This Tuesday was the last PEEP session for our Toddlers and they had an amazing time!

Time has flown once again and so many of these fabulous young children are now off to start their education in local preschools. We wish you all the best and hope to see you back here in two years time 

Outdoor Art

Ms Brady's 2nd class took time out from their classroom to do some outdoor art work in our award winning garden 😁🎨