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Because of our central location and being beside the Town Hall Theatre, 3rd – 6th Class got to go to The Wolf and Peter this afternoon! A thoroughly enjoyable Friday afternoon was had by all!  

Yes – St. Nicholas’ Parochial Primary School, Waterside have featured in the Galway Advertiser again this week for Lá Glas! Great fun was being had by all!

There were lots of beautiful pieces of art being created for Mother’s Day throughout the school. You can see some of the pieces in the photos below.  

The Infants really enjoyed listening to Daniel in Easons reading two great stories in The Galway Shopping Centre. Then they drew and coloured a book cover. Afterwards they bought a book with their World Book Day vouchers. They had a great trip! ...

Féach ar na bpictiúirí thíos. Bhí gach duine gléasta suas in éadaí glasa, oráiste agus bán! Bhí go leor damhsa, ceol agus an-craic againn gan dabht!

Bhí cruinniú iontach againn ar maidin sa Halla. D’inis Rang 1 agus Rang 2 scéal faoi Naomh Pádraig. Leis sin, chas an scoil go léir amhráin agus chas na hardranganna cúpla amhráin ar na féadóige! Maith sibh a pháistí. Bhain gach duine taitneamh as! [foogallery...

Lots of action during Gaelic football yesterday- Well Done 1st and 2nd! Check out some of the photos!  

Rang 1 agus 2 had a great trip to Charlie Byrne’s on Friday. The children chatted with Mary first and then Mary read some fabulous books - amongst them were A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and artist Sam Winston and Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Mary...

Coaching with Darren begins in First and Second Class next Monday afternoon. Lots of excitement and high activity ahead! Check back for photos!  

Lá Glas 2017 is fast approaching! It will take place next Thursday March 16.It is always a really fun day in school with everyone wearing some green, white and orange and speaking gaeilge at every opportunity! Each class will be doing some Irish Dancing with Louise...

Bhí  Tráth na gCeist ag Rang 1 – Rang 6 sa Halla ar maidin! Rinne gach duine sár iarracht agus bhaineamar an taitneamh as an gníomhaíocht. Féach ar na griangrafanna thíos!

On Friday, 5th and 6th Class went to Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop to see the author Nicola Pierce. She spoke about her books, the research involved and the illustrations. We found it very interesting and it gave us a good incite into becoming authors. [foogallery...

  Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge 2017 ar siúl ón 1ú – 17ú Márta. Beidh go leor gníomhaíochtaí ar siúl againn sa scoil chun ‘Coicís na Gaeilge’ a cheiliúradh. Coimead súil mar beidh griangrafanna go leor go luath.  

To celebrate World Book Day, First and Second Class were writing EXTREMELY short stories! Their challenge was to write a story in TEN words! It may have proved a little trickier than they expected – everyone had lots of laughs though! More to follow! [foogallery...

Fifth and Sixth Class have been busy renovating and designing in art this week. Their lesson was based on a story they worked on in English called ‘A Rat and Some Renovations’! Check out the works of art they created!  

First and Second have been exploring different houses and homes throughout the world. They then set about constructing their own! The photos below show Stage One of the building process!! More photos to follow!

Pancake Day in conjunction with our Open Day with MADRA will be a day to be remembered for a long time to come! The day started with Gráinne from MADRA coming in to talk to all classes about all things dog related! Following this there were lots of questions about...

To celebrate World Book Week, First – Sixth Classes will be visiting Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop over the coming week. Check back for photos and details of the trips.