Pre-School

Sam McGuire Cup 2018!

On October 1, 2018 By Amy Dunne In 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, Blog, Classes, Junior Infants, Pre-School, Senior Infants

Last Monday we had a visit from the Sam McGuire Cup. Dublin were the winners of this cup for a 4th year in a row!

The Triple Crown and the Six Nations Championship Trophy came to St. Matthew’s for a visit!

On May 29, 2018 By Amy Dunne In 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, Blog, Classes, Junior Infants, Pre-School, Senior Infants

Team Hope Shoe Boxes

On November 21, 2016 By Hannah Goulden In 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, Blog, Classes, Junior Infants, Pre-School, Senior Infants

On Monday 14th November, James and Janet from Team Hope returned to collect the shoe boxes we had collected in St. Matthews. They were very impressed and went to each class to thank them for their generosity. Altogether we collect 119 shoe boxes; so many that they could barely fit them all into their car!…

Exotic Birds with Artzone

On June 8, 2016 By Rachael Cavanagh In 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, Blog, Classes, Junior Infants, Pre-School, Senior Infants

This year with Artzone we made clay birds. First we started with the base, which was a stone or a log. We spent time working with the clay to mould it to the shape we wanted. Then we shaped the body and the tail, then added the head. We had to be careful to ensure…

Tesco Community Fund

On March 15, 2016 By Casey McConnell In 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, Blog, Junior Infants, Pre-School, Senior Infants

Today we received our cheque from the money raised by Tesco’s Community Fund! We were presented with a cheque worth 471.70 euro. We are delighted with the money raised and are very grateful to everyone who supported our school. We will ensure the money is spent wisely!

Sam Maguire Cup

On November 20, 2015 By Casey McConnell In 1st Class, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, Blog, Junior Infants, Pre-School, Senior Infants

The Sam Maguire cup came in to visit us in school recently! Eric Lowndes was the Dublin player who brought it in to us. He is a defender for the county team and plays for his local club St. Peregrines. He told us that he started playing GAA at the age of 6 and that…

On April 13, 2015 By Naomi Rousseau In Blog, Pre-School

We have had great fun in the Pre-School this term! We loved doing our ‘Stretch and Grow’ class each Friday, jumping hurdles, running around obstacles and crawling through tunnels. We really enjoyed choosing delicious toppings for our pancakes on Pancake Day and choosing sweets at the Siopa Milseain during Seachtain na Gaeilge!