It was with great pride that the children and staff of St. Matthias raised both the Health Promotion Flag and the Active Flag on Friday 24th of June. These flags were awarded to the school as a result of all the hard work the children had undertaken during the course of the year. They participated
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
Friday our final active day! Again we were so lucky with the weather. We decided to walk down to the community park after break and avail of the basketball courts, tennis courts and really big field there. The students participated in relay races with hurdles, played badminton and soccer. It was lovely to see the
Thursday started off with the students washing the staff’s cars. They were in luck as Mrs. Connolly and Mr. H had really dirty cars!! One of the passers by was so impressed by the students’ hard work that she asked if they would clean hers as well! The lady kindly donated €10 towards our school
Wednesday saw the students jog/ run around the yard in the ” A mile with a smile” challenge. It was so encouraging to see our Infants tearing around the yard brimming with energy. After lunch, skipping challenges took place both at individual and at group levels. Competition was fierce but also great fun. The junior
Tuesday started off with the students skipping around the yard to accomplish their “A Mile with a smile” challenge. Some students reported an increase of their fitness already so that was a great boost to them. Just as well really as after break Jonathan Davis a qualified fitness instructor set out a rigorous boot camp
The sun shone brightly as we kick started the first active morning with our “walk a mile with a smile”. The 6th class calculated it would take 21 laps all around the perimeter of our school yard to clock up this distance. We partnered a senior room and a junior room student together to complete
We are always committed to healthy eating but this week we thought we would show you our delicious fruit cones with frozen yoghurt.
All the pupils enjoyed a 6 week golf lesson stint with Kenmare Golf club expert Adrian. They loved all the pitching and putting shots and even designed their own golf course in the yard. The Senior room have converted our top yard to a badminton court and here they are playing a doubles match
We had a great turnout for the St. Patrick’s Day parade and everyone had really entered into the spirit of the day. We were lucky that the weather was bright and dry. Pupils and parents took great care with their costumes and the parents had created wonderful banners, based on themes from the Proclamation as