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Procedural Writing 1st & 2nd
This term we are working on procedural writing. We explored how to make slime as a class as part of our modelled writing! We worked...
Mrs Jennings
Snow fun in Infants!
In January we learned all about the Polar Regions and we even got some snow of our own!
Ms McDermott
St Brigid’s Day
Making St Brigid's Day crosses in 3rd & 4th class today.
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Grandparents Day
Thank you to all the grandparents who visited the school. Thank you for sharing your memories with us and we hoped you enjoyed the...
Ms McDermott
Gymnastics
PE will look a little bit different for the next few weeks as we focus on gymnastics. Balance was first on our to-do list and 3rd & 4th...
Mrs Jennings
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The Post Office
Lots of writing, weighing and talking opportunities when we set up our Post Office in December. Special thanks to Michael, our postman,...
Ms McDermott
Winter Art
Have a look at some of our beautiful winter Art creations. 3rd & 4th really enjoyed using chalk and oil pastels to create these winter...
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Gingerbread House Projects
Lots of fun and creativity in 1st & 2nd Class constructing gingerbread houses, creating clay gingerbread people and exploring how to...
Ms McDermott
Christmas Window Art
Watch this short video to see 3rd & 4th class sprinkle some festive creativity in their classroom. #'tistheseason
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Wellbeing Wednesdays
As part of our Amber Flag initiative we all had a lot fun constructing and problem solving while building forts and reading together in...
Mrs Jennings
Infant foodies!
It was all about food in Infants for November. We loved the stories Handa’s Surprise, The Tiger who came to tea and the Gingerbread Man....
Mrs Jennings
Marine Environment Poster Competition
Fabulous standard of entries for our Green School Poster Competition focusing on the Marine Environment. The winners are pictured here...
Ms McDermott
Rockets 🚀
We made our own rockets in 3rd & 4th class this week (totally influenced by the fun 1st & 2nd were having!) We fuelled our rockets with...
Mrs Jennings
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...
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Halloween 2023
Very exciting Halloween celebrations in Derrywash N.S. which included Halloween fest by 5th and 6th Class, a spooky forest trail, games,...
Ms McDermott
Ghosts in 3rd & 4th
Everything got a little bit festive in Art this week. We loved seeing these ghost decorations come to life and glow in the dark 👻
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Castlebar Rugby Club Blitz
A fantastic day for 1st-4th Class at the Castlebar Rugby Club blitz today. Learning new skills, working as a team and having a lot of...
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Halloween Pumpkin 🎃
Here's a before and after picture of the beautiful Halloween pumpkin art that 3rd & 4th class did this week.
Ms McDermott
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...
