This morning Sixth Class went on a sponsored walk to the lighthouse. It was 7.28km and it was to raise funds for our trip to the Gaeltacht in May. We raised more than enough money for the Gaeltacht so we decided to give the extra money to a charity. We decided to give the money to…
For our school tour this year we went to Coláiste na Rossan in Donegal. We went with four other schools. The girls stayed in Teach Fionnuala and the boys stayed in Teach Ann K. On our first day in Donegal we had a céilí. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning we had Irish classes from…
Last term Sixth Class took part in the Write a Book Project. All pupils planned, wrote and published their own book. The books were absolutely fantastic. All of the books were sent to another Sixth Class in another school for marking. Congratulations to all pupils who took part. A particular well done to Lara Johnston…
A few weeks ago all St Matthew’s students from First to Sixth Class took part in an in-school spelling bee. We had one winner in each class but the overall winner in Fifth and Sixth Class got to take part in the county final which was held in the Red Cow Inn. Congratulations to the…
Sixth Class wrote poems based on George Ella Lyon’s poem “Where I’m From”. Adam Albecia Alex Conor Jasmine Lara Leah Lucy Noa Robert Sam Sarah Scott Vicente
In gardening we created mini worlds. We used soil, sand, grass, plants and art and craft materials. Everyone had to bring in the lid of a tin or a tray to decorate and create their own worlds on. We really enjoyed it and would like to thank Fiona, Helen and Ann for giving us this…
Today in school we celebrated World Book Day! Sixth Class brought their favourite books into school. They shared these books with their class in a Book Swap. They wrote wonderful reviews of their books. In the afternoon, Fifth & Sixth Class came together for a World Book Day table quiz. Well done to the winners…