

Watch out for dinosaurs!
In October Junior and Senior Infants learned all about dinosaurs. The class was a creative, informative, explorative and playful place to...


Tennis Blitz
Thank you Olwyn for coming to Derrywash and doing a fabulous, inclusive tennis blitz with all of our students. Here's just a teeny...


Ice-cream 🍦
The smiles that come with ice-cream are extra special! Thank you to our fabulous parents association for treating all the pupils to this...


Metamorphosis in Infants
We have been carefully following the life cycle of caterpillars as they grew and changed into chrysalis and then butterflies that we...


All about school in Infants
In February Junior and Senior Infants learned all about school past and present. We had lots of fun in our child led play. We had a visit...


Self portraits
Junior and Senior Infants have been busy getting to know each other in September. We looked carefully at our faces and did some self...


Summer Art
Junior & Senior Infants loved painting a summer beach scene. This lesson got us all excited about what we hope is a sunny summer break ☀️


Labelling
Infants were talking a lot about labelling images and work in our copies so today we took that outside and labelled our bodies.

A little bit of Spring
Mrs Jennings brought a surprise spring visitor into our class today and her name is Tiny 🐑.


Pyjamas for Pieta
Thank you to everyone who supported our "Pyjamas for Pieta" fundraiser today in Derrywash N.S. in our quest to achieving the Amber Flag.

Sunflowers in Infants
The excitement was at an all time high this week when the children saw their sunflowers starting to grow ☀️

Design and Create with Infants
Last week we were designing and building our own castles from a fairytale 🏰

Jersey Day - In support of two great causes.
Staff and students in Derrywash National School are having a jersey day this Friday 4th Feb to support the Hurling For Hope fundraiser...

Gymnastics with Infants
Junior and Senior Infants absolutely loving their PE lesson today using equipment from Balancing Act Toys.


Drumming with Infants
Junior & Senior Infants loved their first drumming lesson with Anthony today. We are really looking forward to learning so much more over...

Designing Mittens
Junior & Senior Infants became fashion designers this week. It is easy to imagine some of these designs in a shop near you, keeping your...


Christmas Cheer Week
An amazing week in Derrywash N.S., all classes enjoyed celebrating Christmas Cheer Week! Crafts, carol singing, hot chocolate, pantomime,...

Making Snowmen Decorations with Infants
Watch this short video to see the hard work and concentration that went into these beautiful decorations 🎄


Christmas Decorations
Junior & Senior Infants had so much fun making decorations for their Christmas trees. We are always fans of a red and green pattern!!


Winter Art in Infants
Junior & Senior Infants made beautiful winter scenes using card, paint and cutting out triangles.


Derrywash N.S.
We asked our students why they love coming to school in Derrywash N.S., we love their responses!