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🌟We had a lovely visit with Provost Lynda in St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this morning. Songs and stories with lots of actions and important messages – such a lovely way to start a Friday and end the school week. #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity...

💙There are a small number of places still available in our Junior Infant Class for September 2023. Make sure you spread the word! #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity #SmallSchoolBigHeart #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity    

💜These children enjoyed their tie dye art lesson. #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

🥰Look at us visiting our new classrooms this morning!! #NewBeginnings #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

📚Just a sample of the amazing book haul we received this week from the wonderful blogger, book reviewer & children’s book specialist Mary Esther Judy. Thank you so much Mary for giving us the love of literature and all types of books!! #PictureBooks...

⚽Another morning of unreal action at the Plots! Go raibh mile Mary! #GAA #GaillimhAbú #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #ThePlots #GalwayCity

💚These children had the best time at the Plots this morning playing soccer with Emer! Ireland v Gibraltar!!! Thanks a million to Emer – the children were buzzing afterwards!! #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

🥰Look what has arrived!! There was great excitement this morning on seeing the THREE new playground benches!! Thank you to our wonderful school community who contributed so generously to our Jumble Sale last term! We are very grateful. #Waterside #Woodquay...

👏Comhghairdeas Mór to the amazing winners of yesterday evening’s hockey match!! Hard luck to the adults – there’s always next year!!! 😉 A big big Thank You to Sandra who gives so willingly of her time every single Friday after school – hail, rain or...

💖Such heart-warming singing in the hall this morning in preparation for our end of year service. Save the date everyone! June 23rd! #SmallSchoolBigHeart #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity

🛖These children have been doing lots of work on the Irish Famine over the last while. They read 'The Coldest Winter', a novel about a boy and his family during the famine. They researched and created projects, and also constructed a little village and famine...

🐒Zoo Art!!! #Construction #JunkArt #HandsOn #Creativity #Inspirational #SchoolLife #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

☀️Great matches played at the Plots this morning with Mary! The improvement over the past few months is amazing!!! Well done everyone – maith sibh go léir! #GaillimhAbú #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

🛟6th class took part in a workshop at the Spanish Arch this morning, learning how to throw a ring buoy. This was filmed as part of water safety awareness week. Maith sibh a pháistí! #LifeSkill #WaterSafety #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity [foogallery...

🎶We’re all going to THE ZOO tomorrow!!!! 🎶 The excitement around the school is absolutely off the scales! See you all at 8.15am tomorrow! #SchoolLife #WholeSchoolTrip #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity      

😎We were delighted to train with Mary at the Plots today!!! How lucky are we to have such a great green space on our doorstep! #ActiveSchool #GAA #ThePlots #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

😍 If you were looking for us, we were just practicing the 3-legged race for Active Week!!!! Active Week 2023 May 29th - June 2nd! #ActiveSchool #ActiveWeek #ThePlots #GreenSpace #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity    

🚲When your school is in the City Centre, you get the opportunity to participate in lots of activities around the city. This was the view from the bus yesterday as we returned from the Seashore Safari – the City Cycle!! You can’t be in two places at the one...