Egg hunts, Construct-o- Straws, Noodle Dancing and Easter art – all part of the excitement we had in the Junior room as we celebrated the feast of Easter with creativity and then headed out to the school garden to see if the “Easter Bunny” had left us some surprises – he had hidden them well
Our thanks go to Margaret who organised a collection day for St. Matthias’ School on March 23rd. We are also very grateful to members of our Board of Management and our Resource Teacher, Raymond and parents who gave up their time to help out with the collection. Unfortunately, the funding we receive from the Department
During Maths class today all the students learned how to measure out the ingredients for pancakes. This demonstrated a very practical application of weights and proportions. This useful Maths lesson was combined with a cookery one as the batter was made up and the whole school devoured the yummy pancakes for lunch. You can tell
The BFG, Hermione, Chase from Paw Patrol, a pirate, a crocodile, a unicorn, a princess and a skeleton all took part in World Book day at St. Matthias this year. The older classes read to the Junior classes and we had great fun playing musical reading chairs, making book marks and of course, reading our
Just before our Christmas break, we embarked on our annual Christmas walk around Ballydehob village. We walked over the 12 Arch bridge and had some fun in the playground. Of course we were all wearing our RSA safety gear. Unfortunately we didn’t reach the end of the rainbow, so we cannot say if the pot
Data Protection Policy for ST Matthias National School Introductory Statement The school’s Data Protection Policy applies to the personal data held by the school’s Board of Management (BoM), which is protected by the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The policy applies to all school
The Senior room led our assembly at St. Matthias Church. The olive tree, a gift from the Bishop of Cork and our art projects, symbolising peace not war were also brought up to the church as our way to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice ending WW1
School Calendar 2018-2019 Thursday August 30th Return to school Junior Room only Friday August 31st Return to school for Senior Room Friday 26th October
The St Patricks Day Parade theme this year was The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The School won first prize, many thanks to the Parents Association who came to the school and painted the cards with the children in early March. The Board of Management is very grateful to them and congratulates all on the wonderful
On Monday the 12th of March the children in Mr. Hazeldine’s class attended the West Cork Orienteering event at Glengarriff Woods and had a wonderful day.
