Senior Infants have had wonderful start to their year in Senior Infants. We have settled back into school life in St. Matthew’s and have learned lots of new and exciting things this half term! We have learned a lot about Autumn including the different colours, animals and words associated with it. We made autumnal trees…
First class have really enjoyed settling back into school life. We have had lots of fun activities to help us learn about autumn. We have explored how this season affects the animals, weather and even ourselves. First class were delighted to tell their stories about blackberry picking and playing with conkers! First class used their…
We have got off to a flying start in junior infants this year! The boys and girls have settled so well to their new classroom and school it is like they have always been here. We have started to learn our letters and the rhymes that go along with each new sound, we have had…
2nd class have had a great first half term back in school. We have settled back into our new normal and have learned a lot of new and exciting things. We have learned a lot about Autumn including the different colours, animals and words associated with it. In art we have learned a lot about…
Here are some highlights from 5th Class so far this term. We hope you enjoy reading them! 5th Class This year when school started everything was different. We had no homework because of corona virus but the school was still fun! We have to keep a meter though and we were in different pods which…
4th class have been very busy creating creating some beautiful pictures for our competition. Check out their amazing work below!
4th class have been learning all about the bones in our body. We looked at why we have so many and what would happen if we didn’t have any at all. In this activity, Skeleton Hand, 4th class combined science with art: they traced their hands, then added see-through bones to their picture, making their…
Our theme for October has been Ancient Egypt. Along with learning about the Nile, Cairo and pharaohs, we have been learning about the pyramids of Egypt. 3000 years ago, technology was a little different which made the job of building the pyramids a little more complicated. There were no cranes or machines to do the…
Third class have all been busy preparing their entry for the Dia de Los Muertos competition. They could create an entry in any form to showcase their creativity. So far I have received pumpkins, drawings, songs and sugar skulls. Stay Tuned for pictures of the entries!
On Wednesday 30th September, 5th and 6th Class gathered in the yard (social distancing, of course!) awaiting a very special visitor. Róisín Upton, for those of you that don’t know, is a World Cup Finalist Irish hockey player, who plays centre-mid/back. She is also the ambassador for the charity Goal, and that’s why she came…