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Our final visit of this year from Susan is due to take place in the next two weeks. She will be assessing the data that has been gathered over the year as part of the invertebrate project. She will also be checking the lavender plants that were planted and the...

5th and 6th Class carried out experiments to investigate how to use the sun to distil water. We have made predictions as to which of our two solar stills will work best and are now waiting to let the sun do its work!  

In First and Second Class we have been working on Capacity in maths this week. We spent the week estimating and measuring water. It’s not as easy as you might think! We began by ‘guesstimating’ how many ‘spoonfuls’ of water it would take to fill things like an eggcup,...

5th and 6th class were making the most of the fine weather by having their PE lesson outside!

Here are some of the activities we did to celebrate Earth Day 2016. We went on an Earth Day Hunt to Woodquay Park where we had to find and identify different things. We had to sketch a flower, find a fallen leaf, do tree rubbings, smell the air and feel the wind! We...

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22nd. It celebrates the plants, animals, oceans and landscapes that make our planet so special. As we are a Green School and are also participating in the SINC project, we are very eager to show our enthusiasm for...

Just a reminder! Active Week is fast approaching! It will be taking place from May 23rd – 27th. More details to follow.

5th and 6th Class have been learning about The Great Famine and writing diary entries of different people who lived through the famine. Here are some samples:

We have been learning about insects, particularly the ladybird, this week. The photos show us singing our Ladybug Song and creating our Ladybug sun catchers.   The ladybird has three different titles....the ladybug, the ladybird or the lady beetle! Here are some...

Two pupils represented our school at the Write a Book Awards ceremony in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Below are some photos of the amazing work the children in our school produced!  

Welcome back to school everybody! I hope you all had a nice holiday and are ready to work hard and try your best during this final term of our school year. We now look forward to a very busy summer term, filled with lots of different activities. The senior end of the...

5th and 6th class were busy making fabric collages this week! See some of our their below!      

In science this week we are exploring the effects of heating and cooling on some liquids. Here is what we did. Our aim: To see what happens to water and other liquids when they are frozen. What we used: We used an ice cube tray, milk, water, cooking oil, orange juice...

Our Proclamation Day events and Lá Glas events even made the newspaper!

Bhaineamar go léir an-taitneamh as an gceiliúradh speisialta a bhí againn sa scoil inniu. Bhí an-craic againn idir an Céilí Mór sa Halla agus na milkshakes glás a bhí againn i seomra Mrs Walsh!! We had a great Lá Glas again this year! Everyone was dressed brilliantly...

Today was a very memorable day for everybody in St. Nicholas’. We started the celebration by gathering in the Hall, together with parents and neighbours of our school in Waterside, and welcomed the arrival of the Honorary French Consulate to Ireland, Madame Catherine...

Bhí ann craic againn ag Tráth na gCeist 2016 sa halla ar maidin!    

Beckey-Finn from An Taisce gave an environmental talk in school today. The presentation was called Think Before You Flush. We discussed the different uses for water and the importance of disposing of our rubbish properly. We conducted an experiment to find out what...