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First and Second Class had a great afternoon watching lots of Short Films in the Town Hall Theatre - amongst them were some animations by one of their own classmates!!! – Absolutely wonderful!! We are looking forward to next year’s trip already! [foogallery...

Great work is being carried out for our sixth Green-Schools theme. This maintenance theme enables schools to discover how Green-Schools work has positively influenced people and environments worldwide while revising the previous Litter and Waste theme. [foogallery...

There was great excitement today as Gordon and crew brought the Liam McCarthy Cup, the Irish Press Cup, the Bob O’Keeffe Cup and the U16 All Ireland Camogie Cup to our school. The players who spoke to the pupils are a true inspiration and credit to the sporting world....

1st and 2nd Class will be going to the Town Hall Theatre on November 9th to cheer on one of their classmates who will have a short film featuring in the fleadh. More details to follow!

3rd and 4th Class had a very active day participating in the Leave No Trace Workshop. Check out some of the photos below.

Ophelia didn’t stop us from going to Baboró after all! - A great trip to Tom Chapin in The Black Box Theatre this morning!  

5th and 6th Class really enjoyed their trip to see ‘Me, Sara’ in The Mick Lally Theatre and also the workshop ‘Planning Through Time’. Below are some photos of the events.

An amazing day was had by all at the Aquarium as part of Maths Week. There were groups dissecting squid……groups solving maths puzzles while others were experimenting with the geometry of soap bubbles! Lots and lots of fun was had! A big thank you to all who looked...

3rd – 6th Class will be attending an exhibition as part of the TULCA Festival of Visual Arts on Thursday 9th November. Photos to follow.

3rd and 4th Class will be participating in a Leave No Trace Workshop on Monday October 23rd. The workshop will be integrated with the curriculum and materials are designed to encourage learning beyond the classroom linking into the current 7 themes of the An Taisce...

In conjuction with Maths Week Ireland, 1st – 6th Class will be going to the aquarium in Salthill on Thursday next to participate in some Maths Activities such as Problem Solving and Geometry with Soap Bubbles! We are really looking forward to this trip as not only...

St. Nicholas’ Primary School will be closed tomorrow Monday, 16th October due to the Code Red weather warning.

GOAL Jersey Day was a great success today! A BIG BIG Thank You to all who contributed! Check out the photos below.

Below you can see some First and Second Class pupils concentrating on their artwork inspired by the forest floor at this time of year!  

Park ‘n’ Stride is back in action again this year! We have had lots of interest so far – well done everybody! If you are interested in participating just let the class teacher know and we will get a form and car sticker to you as soon as possible....

Unfortunately The Galway Hurling Team and The Liam McCarthy Cup had to postpone their visit to the Galway City Schools today but they will be coming without a doubt in the very near future! Date to be confirmed……

Brenda who used to teach Mindfulness and Nature Movements at our school is now taking classes on Thursdays in Salthill. We loved our Friday classes with her. - Well worth checking out!