News
16th October 2020
We are finishing early for Halloween this year due to the circuit breaker restrictions. But we made sure to carve pumpkins and enjoy some fun Halloween activities before we finish. Enjoy the mid term...
15th October 2020
We are really enjoying Jump, Jiggle and Jive with Melissa. Each week we take part in a themed dancing/ physically active session with Melissa with sensory props and matching songs. The boys...
Football with Coach Paul from Sonal Sports
6th October 2020
Today we took part in our first football session with Coach Paul from Sonal Sportz. It was a great session that all the boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed. We took part in lots of hand eye...
30th June 2020
We had a lovely socially distanced graduation outside today. It was great seeing all the boys and girls come back and say goodbye Click on the video below to see all the children say one last...
21st May 2020
It is great to see the boys and girls at Matt Talbot are still keeping busy, following activities and having fun during lockdown. Stay home and stay safe...
28th April 2020
The Education Authority will be issuing letters to parents / guardians on behalf of schools / playgroups to advise on the outcome of their child’s pre-school / primary one application....
A Story for Children during Lockdown...
14th April 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RXF5-29VGU Click on link above to watch a lovely story about Lucy in Lockdown. ...
3rd April 2020
It is great to see all the boys and girls have been keeping busy and following our home learning activities at home and on the walks. Well done...
Art in the windows of boys and girls from Matt Talbot
20th March 2020
The great artists of Matt Talbot took part in the Upper Springfield art competition to raise spirits and brighten the windows of everyone staying at home safe. Well done everyone who took part....
St.Patricks day celebrations with Wee Folk
13th March 2020
Today we took part in early St.Patricks day celebrations. We all wore something green to school, we made green cupcakes, read stories about St.Patrick and listened to traditional Irish music...
Parents morning with Leanne from Mindful Explorers
10th March 2020
As part of our Parent sessions on Fridays, for six weeks parents will take part in Mindfulness sessions learning different breathing techniques, learning ways to combat anxieties and promote positive...
5th March 2020
For World Book Day we dressed up as our favourite characters. We read our favourite books in school, we visited the library and we had a storytelling session about St.Patrick and how he drove the...
28th February 2020
Today Davy the Paramedic visited our school with his ambulance. He taught all the boys and girls about what his job entails, how he helps people and how to phone for emergency services! He even let...
27th February 2020
Today we had a technology and design day with ‘junk’ and recyclables and it was a huge success. Together we planned what we wanted to make, designed and assembled it with glue and masking...
Jump, Jiggle and Jive Transport Session
24th February 2020
We had a Space themed Jump, Jiggle and Jive session this morning to fit into out Transport topic this month. We pretended to dress as astronauts in our silver suits and take a rocket to the...
12th February 2020
sammy Squirrel from the Belfast City Council came to visit today. We learned about littering and how damaging it can be to our environment and wildlife....
6th February 2020
Mrs McStravick’s class had a great time at Pizza Express on Thursday. The boys and girls enjoyed rolling the dough, adding the base and decorating their pizza with yummy cheese....
29th January 2020
We had great fun at our ‘Stay and Plays’ in Matt Talbot this week. Thank you to all parents and grandparents who stayed and played with us each morning....
22nd January 2020
Today we had a visit from Dentist Lynn. We discussed the importance of visiting the dentist, brushing teeth and not eating too much sugar. Lynn read a lovely story about brushing your teeth and we...
17th January 2020
James Nesbitt was filming his new film 'Bloodlands' in New Barnsley this week. The area around our school, including the school alley way was used for some of the scenes. Matt Talbot Nursery...
