St. Peter's Primary Bray Blog

We had a lovely time on Wednesday when Baby Tristan came to visit our class for the second time. This visit’s theme for Roots of Empathy was all about Crying. We didn’t learn about Tristan’s crying because he is such a good baby and just never cries. When the baby comes we do special things. 1. We sing our welcome song and a goodbye song 2. We weigh him and measure him 3. We play with the baby and have tummy time with him 4. We ask questions to his Mammy Gwen 5. We always come close to the baby to see if the baby notices us and work on our communication. We love Roots of Empathy.... 

Many of you know that 2nd Class are once again taking part in Roots of Emapthy this year. You can see our video about Tristan’s first visit here. But what is it all about? Why not hear 2nd Class explain how Roots of Empathy works in their latest podcast? [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/123959563″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]   P.S. have you heard? St Peter’s has been nominated for an EduBlog award – read all about it... 

2nd Class were delighted to welcome Baby Tristan on his first visit to St Peter’s. He was a brilliant teacher and we learned so much. We are looking forward to the next few months getting to know our great teacher. Thanks Tristan and Gwen!  

2nd Class are so excited. Today they started Roots of Empathy. We had a pre-family visit. Next week Baby T will visit us for the first time. Today we sat on our green mat and practiced how to behave at the mat. We talked about the things that we think baby will do next week. We guessed how big he will be. We also voted on a name for our baby doll who will help us to learn. The doll’s name is Fia. Finally, we learned a welcome and goodbye song for when Baby T comes to visit. We can’t wait for next week and will tell you all about it then.   This is Baby Fia Hard at work on our mat   For... 

Paddy movie from St Peter’s, Bray on Vimeo. 26.2 miles 320 laps of our back yard… Thousands of runners… Including Paddy! On Monday, 28th October 2013, Paddy will take part in the Dublin City Marathon. Check out the video we made this morning to cheer him on. Good luck to everyone taking part in the marathon on Monday! Leave your good luck messages for Paddy (and anyone else you know!) in the comments!  

Cross country is a running event that lots of different schools enter. Second class will be able to enter  next year,  but this year, eight people from each class entered it in teams. It was a tough competition for all the runners in Arklow. We had a good day. All the classes were having fun. Andy was the runner of the day. All the classes had class photos taken. We had a good time on the bus. Everyone was singing on the bus. A big thanks to Paddy and everyone who came along, including Ms Sexton and Ms Byrne. Everyone said we were on our best behaviour and we did our school proud.   By... 

Congratulations to the boys and girls of St. Peter’s on their involvement in another wonderfully organised local event. We  were absolutely delighted to be a part of the incredibly colourful and creative project ‘Signal Outdoors’ displayed, on the 20th September, Culture Night 2013. Individual artists, schools and local groups were invited to paint or cover doors with their own images and designs. The doors were assembled to create the centrepiece of the evening’s events. The doors were on display outside the Signal Arts Centre on Albert Avenue and it was a sight to behold. There... 

The boys in 2nd Class were delighted to celebrate Ellie’s 1st birthday on the 27th June. Ellie was the most wonderful teacher for the Roots of Empathy programme and it was a lovely way to finish off the year. Paddy, Ms. Brennan and Mr. Kinsella would like to thank Ellie’s Mam Catherine for bringing in party bags and a cake for the boys. Happy birthday Ellie!  

In the 2012-13 school year, St. Peter’s 2nd Class were the first group in the school (and one of the first few schools in Ireland) to engage in the Roots of Empathy programme. We recently completed all of our modules in the programme and held a celebration of the work of those involved. Roots of Empathy involves a parent and baby from the community coming into the school to work with the children.The child should be aged between two and four months at the start of the course and the children follow his or her development over the next nine months. From this, we hope the boys learn about...