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Park ‘n’ Stride stickers are now available for the school year 2016/17. Make sure you fill in the form and return it to the school so as to get your car sticker and avail of this great facility.

Dress Up Day will also take place next Thursday 27th October. We have had lots of magnificent costumes over the years such as favourite characters from books and films! The excitement is already building for this years Dress Up Day! Check back to see the photos!...

Our annual Bake Sale will take place next Thursday 27th October at 11.30. This is an opportunity for the whole school community to come and meet each other and especially for new parents to meet with parents already in the school. All are welcome!

We recently designed a poster for the Galway City Council litter awareness campaign. The theme was: Glan Suas Gaillimh/Keep Galway Litter Free. Below are some of our entries.  

As the’ Food on the Edge Festival’ is taking place in the vicinity of our school next week(Mon. – Wed), we would just like to remind you that, in facilitating school drop offs and pick-ups, there will be stewards in place to assist you getting your child to and from...

Yesterday we were delighted to welcome back a past pupil, Danny Huemer-Shields along with Aisling and Mr. Fahy from St. Enda’s Secondary School. They talked about the transition from Primary School to Secondary School. They also talked about the various subject...

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Classes went to the Town Hall Theatre to see Monkeyshine Theatre perform ‘Voyage’. Everyone really enjoyed the show. The performance told the story of a young boy who went on an extraordinary adventure filled with ferocious storms, far off lands,...

Everybody is really enjoying drama on Tuesdays with Paula. We had our fourth class today. Check out some of the photos!  

Today 5th and 6th class went to Supermac’s to make the Papa John’s pizzas! - We had great fun and made delicious pizzas. We were able to eat the pizzas at Papa John’s and we got a soft drink of our choice. We really enjoyed this great day out. ...

Following the great success of Christmas Cards for Schools last year, the process is well under way again! The children’s artwork has been complete and we are now awaiting the return of the sample cards. Photos of the children’s great work to follow!

First and Second Class have been working hard on self-portraits in recent weeks. But these aren’t just ‘straightforward’ self-portraits! They are self-portraits inspired by the American Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein After lots of talk and discussion about how everyone...

Children from 1st – 4th Class are still bringing in very interesting objects from olden times! Check the post below to see the updated photos!

Thanks to the amazing talent of a 6th Class pupil – 5th and 6th Class have won a trip to Papa John’s to participate in a pizza making class........!!! How lucky are they!! Lots of AMAZING photos to follow!  

As you know, the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children is taking place 17th – 23rd October. The following are the shows that each class will be going to: Junior and Senior Infants: ‘I Pack My Bag’ First and Second: ‘Voyage’ Third and Fourth: 'Voyage' Fifth...

As part of Galway Science Festival 14th – 27th November, 3rd – 6th Class will be taking a trip to Brigit’s Garden. They will participate in a workshop called ‘Nature’s Power: Energy in Action’. More details to follow.  

On November 18th, 3rd – 6th classes will take the annual trip to St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam where they will be joining pupils and teachers from Church of Ireland schools in the Dioceses of Tuam, Killala & Achonry. This is always a lovely day out and a great...

Mindfulness started for everyone last Friday morning. Each class had 20 minutes of stretching, movement and relaxation in the hall, whilst Brenda had some very soothing music playing in the background. We look forward to our next session on Friday. Keep checking back...

September 21st was Peace Day. 5th and 6th Class did lots of work on the topic. This involved discussion and debating within the class. The aim of their lesson was to advance active learning in the classroom in the areas of peace and anti-bullying. So far, amongst the...