Welcome to our school’s website. We hope to give you a glimpse of our school life and to keep you up to date with our latest news and events.
Our school is situated in the village of Watergrasshill, 10 miles from Cork city. We are a co-educational school with sixteen Mainstream Teachers, two Special Classes and six Special Education Teachers. Currently we have 426 children attending the school.
Mission Statement
In Watergrasshill we strive to make our National School a place of education and development, where each child is cherished and encouraged to reach his/her potential.
School News
Teddy Bears Picnic!
Senior Infants had a Teddy Bears Picnic last Friday. They had great fun in the sunshine!
Paul O’ Connor Memorial Blitz
On a sunny Friday last the 13th May the 5th class hurlers from the school took part in the Paul O' Connor Memorial Blitz in Gaelcholáiste Mhuire A.G. With the short snappy nature of the frantic seven-a-side format it makes it really exciting. They won all...
Easter Activities
Mr. Griffin's 4th class did the Egg Drop Challenge in the lead up to the Easter Holidays. They were asked to design and make something that would prevent the egg from breaking when dropped from a height! They were really egg-cited to try out their...
School Calendar 2022/2023
Please find our 2022/2023 School Calendar below.
World Down Syndrome Day – March 21st
We had great fun yesterday for #WorldDownSyndromeDay wearing our odd socks to school! Past pupil Eimear Hurley came to visit 2nd Class to talk to the children about Down Syndrome! She gave a fantastic presentation and her sister Caoimhe was excited to see...
Fitness Class
Comhgairdheas do gach duine i rang a trí Mrs English’s agus Mr Murphy’s Dé hAoine. Rinneamar rang aclaíocht i ceangailte le seachtain na gaeilge. Bain na páistí an-taitneamh as an rang. Sár-iarracht! We plan to keep fitness Fridays going for the rest of...
Ms. O’ Leary’s 2nd class
2nd Class had great fun during Engineer’s Week! They became Chemical Engineers in their Menthos and Diet Coke experiment and they also engineered planes to see which ones could travel the furthest.
Ms. O’Keeffe’s Senior Infants
Ms. O'Keeffe's Senior Infants really enjoyed Engineers Week!! Well done everyone!
Ms. Warner’s First Class
Ms. Warner's first class had great fun over the past few weeks! Engineers Week met International Women’s Day in Ms. Warner's first class this week. They learned about fantastic inventions made by female engineers and coloured pictures of women in...
Donation – 2nd Class
Well done to Ms. Fitzgerald's 2nd class who have generously donated items for the Ukrainian refugees. Your generosity and support will help those in need.