SUMMER IMPROVEMENT WORK PLANNED AT BALLYDEHOB NS Saint Matthias COI National School in Ballydehob is to undergo a Summer Works Scheme approved by the Department of Education and Skills. The work will involve improvements to the office space and toilet facilities within the school building and is set for completion ahead of its reopening next
The dreary weather didn’t dampen the spirits of our pupils during our annual sports day. There were 5 stations including egg and spoon races, a tricky obstacle course, penalty shoot outs, welly throwing and water races. As usual the parents and siblings running race was fiercely contested! The day was rounded off with a delicious
Clonakilty was the first destination for our recent school tour. The Junior room had a private screening of “Boss Baby” followed by an hour in the soft play area. The senior room spent 2 hours in the Clonakilty adventure park doing daring stunts like the tower jump, zip lining and rock climbing. After lunch we
We recently visited the Clon adventure park, where the pupils of the senior room displayed their physical skills – not to say tremendous courage – on the climbing structures. The Junior Room pupils were in the indoor jungle gym. We stopped at Pirates Cove on the way home and went through their new Maze. As
The Tidy towns art competition winners are shown in the pictures with medals. One pupil won 1st place overall trophy and the others shown in picture won medals for age group categories.
The Junior room seen busy celebrating their recent success in the Moo Crew competition where we scooped the Junior category county winners prize. We submitted a cheese project in April, which was deemed worthy of winning the county prize. For our efforts we received a €100 sports voucher and a certificate. There were winners all
We spent a very enjoyable day learning new cycling skills in the Ballydehob community park recently. Under the watchful eye of Cyclesense, the pupils spent 3 hours alternating between 3 stations acquiring new skills and getting comfortable with road safety. They were doing slow cycles and completing an obstacle course in their groups. Ruth Bullough
It was all things aquatic in St. Matthias during the month of May. The students commenced their annual swimming lessons for 6 weeks in Schull swimming pool. The Senior room hosted their ” Hopa ma boata floata ” regatta in their classroom. Mr. H constructed an impressive stream in the room where the children raced
We collected samples of wildflowers ( from Rev Steve’s garden!!) and the heritage worker identified them for us. We caught and identified leeches, mayflies, flatworms, invaded and cased caddis. We explored the nearby stream located at end of the Rectory to see what wildlife we could find. A local heritage worker visited our school and talked
April 2017 brought with it another active week for all the students at St. Matthias. Maths trails, basketball Maths, Zumba, circuits, yoga and a walk to the local playground all featured in this year’s calendar. The shone shone all week as the children concentrated on becoming more active in a variety of ways with this year’s
