October 13th, 2017

Friendship Week 2017

The week beginning the 25th of September 2016 was a special

week in Bishop O’Brien National school, as we celebrated

Friendship Week.  

 
This year a particular emphasis was placed on being an

‘Upstander’. This term is used in the school to encourage

children to speak up if they become aware of someone being left

out or being treated unfairly. We learned about ways in which we can

be upstanders and the older classes took part in a slogan

competition based on this theme. All the children in the school

put great effort into their posters and these are on display in the

school.

 
Throughout the week a variety of activities took place in all

classrooms including circle time, art activities, paired reading

between senior and junior classes, writing friendship poems,

random acts of kindness  etc.


Overall, it was a wonderful week and the message of friendship

was embraced by all.


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Below are some of the photographs from the week .