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Our annual Swimming Gala will be taking place in Leisureland tomorrow! Everyone will get to show off the wonderful swimming techniques they have learned throughout the year. The gala will be followed by fun on the slide and in the play area – one of our favourite...

Lettie from Youth Work Ireland Galway has been in our school for the past two days talking to 6th Class about the transition to secondary school - building on the positive sense of moving on and enhancing each pupil’s coping skills. The children found the talk very...

Next Thursday (June 8th), Infants, First & Second are going on a bear hunt with Mary from Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop! Remember to bring your bears to school on the day! Lots of photos to follow!

What beautiful weather we had for the final day of Active Week! Check out the photos below. (And another big thank you to all who gave of their time to help out with everything today – your help and support is always greatly appreciated) ...

As part of the Claddagh Traditional Boat Festival, we were lucky enough to be invited to the Claddagh this morning to board one of the boats and hear lots of interesting stories of the sea from a local boat owner. For many, it was their first time on a boat – a very...

Another wonderful Active Week was had by all in the school again this year! Below are a selection of photos from different events throughout the week. - A big thank you to all who gave of their time to make the week such a success. ...

All eight classes had amazing trips! The junior classes had a great day at the Burren Nature Sanctuary while the senior classes had a fantastic day at Baysports. Take a look at a selection of photos from the day.    

Check out our new look! Lots of new wall signs and window paintings to brighten our school and enhance our wonderful learning environment!!    

Our Internet Safety Day with John proved to be a great success. Everybody gained lots of very useful knowledge on how to stay safe online. A big thank you to all who attended the evening session at St. Nicholas’ School, your support is always greatly appreciated.

Active Week is fast approaching! A very Active Week is in store for all of the Pupils in St. Nicholas’ Primary School, Waterside! On Monday we have Grace coming in for Zumba and Darren for Gaelic Football. On Tuesday we will have Hip Hop with Mel. On Wednesday we will...

The annual trip to Villiers School in Limerick was thoroughly enjoyed again this year despite the heavy showers! Well done to everyone for their team spirit and participation.  

In Infants we looked at Aboriginal paintings. We talked about how they were multi- coloured. We talked about how they were made up of dots. We talked about how they contained many circles. Then we painted our beautiful pictures using these ideas.  

What a way to spend a Friday morning! A great day was had by all at the Seashore Safari on Grattan Beach this morning. Everybody was very busy as they went in search of sea creatures, seaweed, shells and any other items of interest that caught their eyes! Take a look...

Bhí Rang 1 agus 2 ag an trá an tseachtain seo. Bhí ann craic againn ag déanamh rólimirt! Bhí na páistí ag an trá. Bhí said ag súgradh. Tháinig tonn mhór isteach agus bhí gach rud fliuch báite!!! Bhí fearg ar na páistí! Féach ar na bpictiuirí thíos! [foogallery...

Everybody in St. Nicholas’, Waterside is very excited about the arrival of our new school hoodies! A beautiful royal blue is the colour that was chosen! It will have our school crest on the front and the back will be like the above photo! Everybody had the choice of...

Some classes took advantage of the beautiful weather today and had their lunch al fresco! What a happy bunch of children!  

There was a lovely smell around St. Nicholas’ today as some of the 3rd Class girls were baking chocolate chip cookies! The feedback was that they were delicious!! Nice work girls!  

5th and 6th Class were looking at doors, windows and buildings in their locality in art this week. Check back for the finished products!