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Reading in the Sun
2nd & 3rd class decided to make the most of the beautiful weather by having reading time outside today! Good for the bodies AND minds! 😊
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Our First Holy Communion Retreat
On Tuesday we spent the day in Knock Shrine to prepare for our First Holy Communion. We played games, talked about Jesus in our lives and...
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Colouring Competition Winner!
We were thrilled to hear that one of our classmates won a prize in the Barna Waste Easter Colouring Competition! She won a yummy Easter...
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Easter Egg Hunt
It was all about the chocolate today in Derrywash NS, and the Junior Infants went out in search of chocolate eggs that the Easter Bunny...
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Easter Bunny Excitement!
The excitement was magical in Junior Infants this morning when they saw that their Easter Baskets were full of chocolate surprises from...
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Art Workshop at the Linenhall
Today we visited the Linenhall Arts Centre to see the exhibition, 'As Above, So Below'. We looked at the paintings, talked about them and...
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Easter Basket Display
We made some beautiful Easter Baskets today and left them on our Easter Table. Hopefully the Easter Bunny will drop into Junior Infants...
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Mindfulness Matters
We had a wonderful few weeks with Ann and Derval doing lovely mindful activities. We are going to introduce mindfulness into our daily...
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Mindfulness Matters
As our workshops draw to a close, we want to thank Ann and Dervil for opening our minds to Mindfulness! Taking time to breathe and being...
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Yoga Time!
Junior Infants are perfecting their yoga stretches every week, and their balance is getting better every time. We are having so much fun...
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Rugby Coaching
We are very lucky to have Connacht Rugby coach Simon O'Malley coaching us the skills of rugby for 6 weeks. Simon is confident from what...
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig!
We've spent the last week celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge and what a week it has been! Bhí na páistí ag caint as Gaeilge sa seomra ranga...
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Lá Glas agus na Leipreacháin
A lucky finish to Seachtain na Gaeilge with our happy leprechauns. Lets hope that they bring a pot of gold to every house in Derrywash....
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The wearing of the green!
All decked out for St. Patrick's Day!
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Tulip Print Painting
We recently painted some beautiful Spring tulips using forks and paint!! It was so much fun, but it was kind of hard remembering not to...
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Table Tennis
On Wednesday we took part in the Connacht Table Tennis tournament in Breaffy. Table tennis has really taken off in Derrywash N.S. in the...
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Pancake Tuesday
The senior room took to the kitchen on Pancake Tuesday armed with frying pans, spatulas and any amount of pancake batter. The pupils from...
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When We Become Chefs...
On World Book Day we decided to take to the kitchen and test out our cooking skills. We made some really tasty pizzas that went down a...
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Derrywash in Lego!
This week we've been learning all about buildings and paying close attention to our own school building. We analysed some pictures of the...
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Pancake Tuesday in 2nd & 3rd
A big thank you to 4th, 5th & 6th for making our tasty pancakes today. We all really enjoyed them and especially liked experimenting with...
