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These children have been working really hard on projects based on the marine environment. Their finished work is proudly on display beside our Green Schools Noticeboard. Maith sibh a pháistí!
Seachtain Na Gaeilge 2023
💚Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge faoi lán sheoil i Scoil Pharóiste San Niocláis!!! Tá na páistí seo ag déanamh drámaíochta sa seomra folchta! Tá siad ag ní Tafaí (an madra) ach níl Mamaí sásta!!!! #SnaG2023 #IsBreáLinnGaeilge
GAA Coaching
🤸♀️Lots & lots of action again today with Mary! Reaction games, soloing, hand passing drills – keep up the great work everybody! Maith sibh!!!! #ActiveSchool #CityCentre #GAA #GaillimhAbú
8th Green Flag
💚Everyone is working very hard towards our 8th Green Flag for Global Citizenship and Marine Environment. Our Green Schools Committee have been meeting regularly, coming up with some great ideas and reporting back to their classes. We are very much looking...
Céad Míle Fáilte
A big Céad Míle Fáilte to Sarah who came in to talk to the children about her home country, Nigeria. Sarah's grandchildren are pupils in our school and it was lovely to have her tell us about school, food and traditions in Nigeria. Míle buíochas!
Eason Bookshop
📔A big thank you to Norbert and the staff at Eason, Shop Street, Galway for inviting the Senior Classes to the bookshop ahead of World Book Day on Thursday March 2nd and also for the fabulous gifts they awarded to the children for their artwork! #WorldBookDay...
World Book Week
📚Míle buíochas to author & illustrator Alan Nolan & Wexford Education Centre for a fantastic fun & engaging webinar this morning! A great start to World Book Week!!!! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Basketball
🏀Another week off to a great start with basketball coaching from Matt. The senior classes are working so hard and their basketball skills are improving every week. Thank you Matt! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #TheGreatOutdoors
Galway City Centre
💚When your school is in the heart of beautiful Galway City….this is what you can do on a Friday morning!!! #WholeSchool #ShopStreet #Friday #FreshAir #CitySchool #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity
St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church Visit
💙We were delighted to join Provost Lynda and Reverend Alistair in church this morning. What a lovely way to start the day. #Waterside #Woodquay #HeartOfGalwayCity
Time Capsule
It is a full year since letters for our time capsule were written by last year's 5th and 6th class. On 22/2/22 they wrote a letter to their future selves, writing about current happenings in the world and their own lives at the time. They also included some small...
Marine Creatures
🦞Check out how well these marine creatures look after being painted and having the finishing touches added, fantastic work by all! #Imagination #Talent #VisualArts #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Debating
A very high standard of debating on display this morning by 5th and 6th class. 3rd and 4th class came in to watch so not an easy task standing up in front of a bigger audience! Maith sibh a pháistí!
City Tribune
💛Lots of great photos in this week’s City Tribune by Joe O’Shaughnessy of our Pancake Tuesday/Lots of Socks Day event! #SmallSchoolBigHeart
Doughnuts
🍩Busy making doughnuts in this room today!!! Wait until you see the finished products!! #ArtistsAtWork #Clay #Imagination #ActiveLearning #Waterside #Woodquay #HeartOfGalwayCity
Pets
😺Junior and Senior Infants have had lots of fun learning about Pets for their Aistear theme! #LearningThroughPlay #ActiveLearning #Waterside #Woodquay #HeartOfGalwayCity
Seó Faisin
💚 Bhí seó faisin i nGaeilge sa rang seo ar maidin. Maith sibh a pháistí – iontach ar fad!!!!
GAA coaching
☺️We were very lucky to have Mary coaching all classes from Junior Infants to Sixth Class today! We look forward to having her back again next week! #Acti veSchool #GAA #GaillimhAbú #Waterside #Woodquay #HeartOfGalwayCity