We have had a busy couple of weeks creating lots of different art pieces. We have been painting, drawing, and using oil pastels. We have been creating lots of winter and Christmas inspired art. We have had great fun working together to create these pieces. We were also challenged by Ms Roulston to see who …
We had a busy STEAM week at school in November. STEAM week stands for S-Science T-Technology E-Engineering, A-Art and M-Maths. Each day we had a different activity to complete. On Monday we were experimenting in our science. We were learning about the water cycle. We shared what we already knew about it. Then we watched a really …
We have had a busy few weeks in Third Class. We were lucky to complete lots of science experiments. We spent time exploring tooth decay and we were discussing what we think happens to our teeth when we drink different drinks. We set up an experiment to see the effect on our teeth. We used eggs as they are similar to our …
Sports in 3rd Class This last term Third Class have been so lucky to have lots of coaches come in to teach us skills. We have had GAA with Shaunna, Cricket with Pembroke coaches, Tag Rugby with Leinster Rugby and Dance with Hannah May. It has been great to see the children play these sports …
Budding Artists St Matthew’s recently held an Art Exhibition with some of the world’s best upcoming artists. Those artists being Third Class and all the children in St Matthew’s. Staff and parents were left utterly impressed by the talent and creative flair that was put on display in the school hall. Forget Van Gogh and …
SNAG in Rang a Trí SNAG 2022 was a huge success in Rang a Trí. We had lots of fun using Gaeilge to speak to each other as much as we could. Some of the highlights included Ceilí sa chlós, Tráth na gCeist, Leathuair Spraoi agus Comortas Éalaine. Each day someone in class was awarded …
World Book Day! We really enjoyed celebrating World Book Day in 3rd Class. There were lots of discussions about out our favourite books and characters. Ms Cavanagh set us ‘Extreme Reading’ for homework. This is where we had to read in an extreme setting. It was lots of fun… Have a look at some of …
Christmas Baking Last week, Third Class participated in a special Christmas baking zoom. During the workshop, we made Christmas puddings, Reindeer, Snowmen and Christmas wreaths. It was lots of fun but challenging at the same time! Read more of our blog posts 3rd Class (Class of 24-25) Christmas Baking February 15, 2022 3rd class received …
Heritage in Schools Visitor 3rd class received a visit from a heritage in schools expert. Francesca is an expert in Irish archaeology and gave us a wonderful presentation focusing on the Vikings. She brought in some incredible artefacts too which we all got to look at and handle. Francesca also told us how a lot …
