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Colour Wheels
Check out some of our fabulous artists in 5th and 6th class getting creative with their colour wheels this morning!
European School Sports Day 2020
It has been a day of unbelievable physical activity in St. Nicholas’ today as we celebrated European School Sports Day 2020! The pictures say it all!!! #ESSD #ESSD2020 #IPPEA #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #ThePlots #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #AmuighFaoinAer...
Virtual Waste Workshop
This morning 5th and 6th class took part in a virtual Waste Workshop which was funded by Galway City Council and brought to us via Zoom from the Rediscovery Centre in Dublin. They discussed topics such as waste and litter management, tips and suggestions on how to...
Our 7th Green Flag!
Look what arrived in the post today, our 7th Green Flag! We were awarded our Green Flag for all our work on the theme of Global Citizenship and Energy along with continuing to work on all the previous themes. Maith sibh a pháistí!
National Bike Week 2020
Great to catch up with some of our cyclists as they parked up this Thursday morning! #KidsOnBikes #SafeToSchool #BikeWeek
Throwback to sunnier days!
No better way to end last week than with PE in the sun! #ThePlots #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #VeryActiveSchool #AmuighFaoinAer
STEM Challenge
Third and Fourth class took part in a STEM Challenge this morning. Using spaghetti and marshmallows we tried to build the tallest free standing structure possible. Lots of mathematics, engineering and design involved! #STEM
Real Live Learning!
Real live learning is St. Nicholas’ Parochial! Junior and Senior Infants were out and about today identifying ‘People who help us!’ How lucky are we to learn and explore in such a lively environment! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #ActiveLearning
Autumn Art
What a masterpiece by our Junior & Senior Infants #VisualArts #TheArts
The Great Outdoors
Taking the learning out of the classroom and into the great outdoors today! Beauty on our doorstep! #OutdoorLearning #TheGreatOutdoors #OurLocalCommunity #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Woodquay Park
Oh Beautiful Autumnal Woodquay Park #Waterside #Woodquay #HeartOfTheCity
Rang Gaeilge Amuigh Faoin Aer!
5th and 6th class are making the most of this beautiful weather and going outside to practice their Gaeilge! #IsBreáLinnGaeilge #AmuighFaoinAer #OutdoorLearning #MaithSibh
Past Pupils
Always so great to see our past pupils stopping by for a chat - even if it is at a distance!!! #SchoolCommunity #AlwaysWelcome
Roald Dahl Day
Third and Fourth class celebrated Roald Dahl Day by watching a PowerPoint presentation on the author. They discussed their favourite Roald Dahl characters, stories and moments. They had a class quiz and also wondered what it would feel like to win a golden ticket for...
Míle buíochas Branar
Míle buíochas to Branar for our wonderful Arts Flag! Branar Arts Flag promotes and rewards arts engagement within school settings. Make sure that you take a look into our playground if you are passing our school to see our amazing mural by the pupils of our school and...
Art and Our Local Environment
Some of the senior classes in our school went on a search to find natural resources in our locality that could be used in art class. What fantastic results - maith sibh a pháistí! #ArtistsAtWork #TheArts #Waterside #Woodquay #GreenSpacesInTheCity [foogallery...
Out and About
How lucky are we to have such a wonderful green area right beside our school! First and Second Class took full advantage today, walking through our lovely community of Woodquay, to get to our local green area known as The Plots for a run around!...
How lucky are we!
Thank you Mary @fallenstarstories for this amazing book haul! All classes received lots of new books! (All books were sanitised under bookshop rules.)