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Marguerite arrived this morning at 9.15. The children spent one whole hour with her as she sat in the centre of the circle and read excerpts from her books; Kapheus Earth, Kapheus Air and Kapheus Water. You could hear a pin drop as everyone listened with pure intrigue...

This morning, Friday February 17th, not only the children came to school....but lots of their dogs too! Have a look at some of the photos below!!  

Pancake Tuesday is fast approaching! We are looking forward to having the parents in to cook up some delicious pancakes for us! This year we are holding our school Open Day on the same day as Pancake Tuesday. All funds raised on the day will be donated to the dog...

World Book Day in Ireland will be on Thursday, March 2nd. The children will be visiting Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop to celebrate during the week March 6th -10th. More details to follow.  

On Wednesday February 22nd, we are very privileged to have the author Marguerite Tonery coming to visit our school. She has written the first three books of the Kapheus series - Kapheus Earth, Kapheus Air and Kapheus Water. These books are epic fantasy adventure...

On Monday the Infants went down to the River Corrib to feed the birds. We saw swans, pigeons and seagulls. We talked about what the big stone columns in the water could be. We learned how there used to be a bridge there and that the train used to go to Clifden on this...

5th and 6th Classes had a very active training session with Darren this afternoon! Check out some of the photos!  

St. Nicholas' and MADRA will be hosting a Fundraising Event/Open Day on Pancake Tuesday, February 28th. There will be Pancakes, Activities and Entertainment on the day, along with a visit from MADRA! We extend a warm welcome to all parents and children to attend from...

This morning at 10 am the whole school braved the elements and gathered in the playground for Operation Transformation 10 @ 10! The children weren’t long warming up as Mel’s energetic Hip Hop had everybody moving and grooving to the music....Taylor Swift....Pharrell...

There was wonderful team spirit in 5th and 6th Class today as they painted the windows of the School Hall. What a fabulous result! Check out the photos of us in action!  

In SPHE at the moment, First and Second Class are working on the area of self-esteem and how important it is to value yourself. They followed the lessons up by making flowers and then putting words together that described themselves, things they enjoy and things they...

Active School Flag This year Operation Transformation has teamed up with Active School Flag, to promote physical activity in primary schools. St. Nicholas’ already have the Active Flag! This was achieved by engaging in Physical Education, Physical Activity and...

3rd , 4th, 5th and 6th Classess have been working on the Write a book Project 2017. They have now completed their books and have submitted them to the GEC. Great work everybody – you should be very proud of yourselves! The Write a book Project enables children to...

The Infant Classroom in St. Nicholas’ also celebrated the Chinese New Year. Check out the photos below!  

Darren was back in St. Nicholas’ again today! See us in action below!  

Music with Meadhbh started today. Check out the photos below as each class played some new tunes on the feadóg stáin! We look forward to next week already! ...

Chinese New Year is on Saturday, January 28th. This is the year of the Rooster. 5th and 6th Class were very creative in their art lesson today! Take a look at the photos!  

From Friday next, we are very lucky to have Meadhbh Ní Eidhin coming to St. Nicholas’ Parochial Primary School to teach music. Táimid ag súil go mór leis!