St. Joseph's National School 
Derrywash, Castlebar

Fourth Class were very hard at work recently designing a home for a wild animal of their choice. They had to take many aspects into...

Staff and students in Derrywash National School are having a jersey day this Friday 4th Feb to support the Hurling For Hope fundraiser...

Have you got rhythm...our pupils in Derrywash sure do - we hope you enjoy!

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

4th Class are mad about Maths! Encouraging positive attitudes towards Maths with active learning, group work, games and problem solving....

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

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

5th & 6th Class created beautiful reindeer to help guide Santa's sleigh around the world at Christmas!

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

Watch this short video to see the hard work and concentration that went into these beautiful decorations 🎄

4th & 5th Class enjoyed a classroom concert today as part of Christmas Cheer Week. Check out their fantastic Christmas medley. A special...

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

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

4th Class had lots of fun creating their own class lava lamp using a bottle, oil, water and food colouring during Science week. Our...

Children in first class from our autism class have been enjoying weekly visits to the library. We love choosing new books and relaxing in...

This year for Science Week we looked at the strand from the science curriculum called light The curriculum invites us to: -- explore...

Today we listened to relaxing music while we painted pictures of our favourite topics and programmes! #WellbeingWednesday #AmberFlag...

Our autism class is now full. We have three pupils in first class, two in senior infants and one in junior Infants. We have lots of fun...

As part of our work towards the Amber Flag we are enjoying "Wellbeing Wednesdays". Today, each class enjoyed a nature walk incorporating...

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