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Galway Education Centre Debating Competition

Galway Education Centre Debating Competition

There was huge excitement in 5th and 6th class today as our debating team competed in the first round of the Galway Education Centre Debating Competition. The whole class has worked incredibly hard over the last while researching, working on speeches and practicing!...

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FAI Primary 5s

FAI Primary 5s

👏 These children had a great morning at the FAI Primary 5s in Mervue. Thank you to Emer and all involved in organising the event. Maith sibh a pháistí! #ActiveSchool        

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Visit to St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church

Visit to St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church

3rd and 4th had a fantastic time today at St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, where they were treated to a 'Horrible Histories' tour, followed by treasure hunt around the church. A big Thank You to our tour guide, Hendrik. We had so much fun listening to his wonderful...

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World Book Day 2024🌷

World Book Day 2024🌷

Every class got to go to Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop today ahead of World Book Day next Friday! A big Thank You to Méabh for her choice of books, her inspiration, and her energy! We cannot wait for the next Read Aloud session! Go raibh míle maith agaibh to all in ...

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Dissecting A Squid

Dissecting A Squid

🦑We were delighted to welcome Sibéal and Aoife in this morning from Galway Atlantaquaria as part of our Marine Institute Young Explorers Project. Today the children were learning about squid and even got to dissect their own squid identifying different body...

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Basketball

Basketball

😎It was great to see the sunshine for basketball first thing this morning! What a way to start the day! #ActiveSchool

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Joseph and his Coat of Many Colours!

Joseph and his Coat of Many Colours!

🌸Look at the delight on these faces when Reverend Alistair joined us for assembly this morning! You could have heard a pin drop as he told the story of the wonderful coat he was wearing - the story of Joseph and his coat of many colours! What a lovely way to...

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Clay Pots

Clay Pots

✨Check out some of the coil clay pots that these children have been working on recently! #VisualArt #WorksOfArt

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World War Two

World War Two

5th and 6th class have been learning about the Second World War over the past few weeks. They have been interviewing family members who may have stories from that time, researching, creating timelines and also reading 'Carrie's War'. Obair iontach a pháistí! [gallery...

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Gaelic football coaching with Colm

Gaelic football coaching with Colm

🤸‍♀️⚽This morning was our first morning of gaelic football coaching with Colm from Fr. Griffin’s Éire Óg! What an action-packed way to start the day! We cannot wait for more action again next week! #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay...

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Time To Read

Time To Read

✨As part of the Time to Read programme this week, Second Class went to meet their reading buddies at the library! Everyone was highly entertained with Joan’s read-aloud and then everybody got to do a library scavenger hunt! What a morning! What fantastic fun!...

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Horrible Histories Tour

Horrible Histories Tour

🤩These children had a fantastic time today, taking a horrible histories tour and treasure hunt in St. Nicholas Collegiate Church, the parish church of our school! Thank you so much to Hendrik for being such a highly entertaining and enthusiastic guide – what...

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Basketball Coaching

Basketball Coaching

⛹️‍♀️What a great start to a Monday morning after Midterm break! Lots and lots of action in the playground as Jake put these children through their paces!!! #ActiveSchool #TeamWork #ThrowingAndCatching [gallery link="file"...

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St. Valentine’s Day

St. Valentine’s Day

💖 ”And as many hands build a house, so many hearts make a school!” (Part of our school motto!) Lots of happy hearts in St. Nicholas’ today! We hope you all have a lovely Midterm everyone! #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity   [gallery link="file"...

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Pancake Tuesday

Pancake Tuesday

🥞Lots of pancakes eaten in school today! Lots of happy children!! Thank you to everyone who sent in pancakes and toppings and also to those who helped out in the hall! #SchoolCommunity #HiddenGem [gallery link="file"...

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