News from the Office

Today was Ice cream in aid of the Simon Community. Each child brought in 2euro and in return got a delicious 99 ice cream cone. Toppings ranged from sprinkles, to Oreo and marshmallows. It’s safe to say the children thoroughly…

2nd class had great fun today taking part in photo orienteering. In partners they received a picture of a spot in the yard, they had to figure out where that photo was taken, go to that spot where they would…

On Thursday the 13th June, we had our International Day. Every class in St Matthews chose a country to explore. We chose Mongolia! We learned many different things about Mongolia. It is in Asia which is the largest continent in…

At the end of active week, we competed in the colours cup. We all went to Irishtown Stadium and had a fantastic day! Some of our favourite activities included the relay races, bouncy castle and going to get ice-cream at…

Over the months of May and June we have been very busy completing the Incredible Edibles Project. We have explored many different types of fruit and veg over the course of the project. We have found it really important to…

This year for International Day 2nd Class studied the country of Mexico. 1st and 3rd Class came to our classroom to learn about Mexico, try some delicious Mexican food and listen to a very interesting presentation about the Aztecs from…

This year for their school tour, 1st and 2nd Class went to Let’s Go UCD for an action packed and fun filled day. They took part in activities such as Rock Climbing, Zorbing, Human Foozeball, Dance Dome, Air Mountain and…

2nd Class had great fun on Sports Day taking part in relays, team games, bouncy castles, and tug of war. I think the highlight of the day for everyone was the ice cream van! Well done to the Purple Team…

In this week’s newsletter you can read about: Colours Cup & Family Day (Sports Day), Dates for Your Diary, School Calendar 2019-2020, Summer Camp and much more… https://stmatts.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Sports-Day-Note-22.05.19-3.pdf