It’s time for 6th Class to graduate! We have had a wonderful 8 or 9 years in St Matt’s and we’re very sad to be leaving. Here are our farewell statements, followed by a poem written by Zara, Freya, Kate, Lea and Eli. Ander: Next year I am going to Sandymount Park Educate Together. I …
Our trip was to Carlingford Adventure Centre. We stayed there for two nights! We capsized one another in kayaks, jumped off high piers and then killed one another successfully in laser combat. We zip-lined through the skies and crawled through tiny dark mazes, then ate ‘Smores by the fire and chatted and laughed till the …
It’s been a great month for St. Matthew’s, especially for 5th and 6th Class with the boys’ hockey final, football blitzes, relays, long jump and our new climbing club getting in to the finals of their competition! For a start, the boys were playing in the Leinster Hockey Final this week. They won 3-0 in …
Bhí Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl againn i Scoil Pharóiste Naomh Maitiú le déanaí! Bhí a lán gníomhaíochtaí ar siúl ar fud na scoile. Seo daoibh cúpla cinn de. Rinne na ranganna sinsearacha céilí le chéile. D’fhoghlaim na páistí Ballaí Luimnigh agus Ionsaí na hInse. Bhí Tráth na gCeist ag Rang 3-6 freisin. Bhí toraíocht …
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On 27th February our class went to the ESB Science Blast in the RDS and it was amazing! 4000 children were there from all over Ireland. It was a 20-minute walk from our school and we arrived at 9.15. When we went inside there were already quite a few classes setting up their experiment. We …
6th Class took part in the ESB Science Blast in the RDS in February. Read this post and the next one to find out about our experiment and how we got on on the day at the Science Blast! First, we had to prepare an experiment to display at the Science Blast along with over …
Even though it was a short week with the new bank holiday, it’s still been a busy and a special one! This week was Friendship Week in St. Matt’s, and Tuesday was also Safer Internet Day. For Safer Internet Day, 6th Class discussed various ways to keep safe online, including how to avoid cyberbullying online …
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It’s Christmas time in Sixth Class, and we have been getting creative in the classroom! Look at these fantabulous decorations 6th Class made! To start, look at these festive origami trees, handmade by 6th class! We got coloured paper. We cut it into a square. Then, following the instructions, we folded it and cut it …
6th Class put on a production of Christmas in the Land of Oz, an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz for Christmas, where Dorothy goes back to the Land of Oz to find some Christmas spirit for her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and their farm workers, only to find it has been stolen by the …
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6th Class had a busy first couple of months of our last year in St. Matt’s! We have done lots of work and had some fun along the way. See below for a couple of our highlights! In History, we have been learning about World War II. We have been reading Goodnight Mister Tom by …
