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Science Week

Children learning about air pressure during science week. Creating low pressure in milk bottle so egg gets pushed in by higher ambient pressure.   Heating  air in soda cans then rapidly cooling the air to make can implode. Just a few of the experiments the pupils carried out during science week. We are committed to developing

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Carols at Ballydehob Christmas Fair

On Sunday 27th November 2016, the children of Saint Matthias National School were invited to sing carols on stage at the Ballydehob Christmas Fair. They also entered the art competition entitled “Santa claus is coming to town”. The winners are yet to be announced. A great day was had by all and it was a lovely

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School Calendar 2016 – 2017

School Calendar 2016 – 2017  School lunches will begin again from Monday November 7th. Children will be provided daily with a filled sandwich, roll or wrap or soup and roll, plus a piece of fruit and dairy product. Christmas shoeboxes will be collected from school on Friday, November 11th. A leaflet has been circulated to

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Great fun in the sun!

On Monday the 20th of May, the entire school took the bus to Ballyrisode Beach. The children were divided into 6 teams and challenged to find various rock-pool species. After having worked up an appetite, we had a picnic. The children created their own sand sculptures, followed by a paddle in the sea before returning

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Summer fun for senior pupils

The senior class visited Zipit Forest Adventure, with 800 metres of zip lines at Farran Park. It was a fun packed day of adventure on the spectacular treetop rope course. The children climbed high into the trees, swinging into cargo nets and flying down many of the ziplines. This was followed by a picnic in the sun and the long bus

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Memories of Summer fun!

On Wednesday the 22nd of May we took the children to Cork on their school tour. The junior classes visited Rumley’s Farm. You will see from the photos, aside from all of the exotic animals, there were many fun activities for the children to enjoy including zip lining, go-karting and crazy golf. The staff were

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Welcome to our newest pupils!

At the start of the new school year we would like to welcome all our pupils back to St. Matthias’. We hope you all had a lovely summer and wish you a very happy year in school. In  particular, we would like to extend an especially warm welcome to our five new Junior Infants. We

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