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Christmas Markets

Christmas Markets

🎄5th & 6th class went for a lovely walk with their buddies from the infant classroom this morning. They walked through the Christmas markets, watched some Carol singers on Shop Street & saw the big Christmas tree in Woodquay! #ChristmasVibes...

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Festive Fashion Friday

Festive Fashion Friday

💖 What a scene of festive cheer today for Festive Fashion Friday in aid of the Galway Hospice. Thank you so much everybody for your kindness and generosity. Buíochas Mór ó Chroí 💖

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Decorating the Tree

Decorating the Tree

🎄These children did a great job helping to decorate the Christmas tree in St. Nicholas Collegiate Church with decorations they made themselves! #Creativity #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity    

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Project Work

Project Work

⚽Check out some of the World Cup Projects completed by Ms. Grace's class. We will be interested to see whose team wins on Sunday! #ActiveSchool #CrossCurricular #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

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Christmas Art

Christmas Art

🕯️💖These children made candles to display in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church for Christmas. How amazing!

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🎶The Sound of Music🎶

🎶The Sound of Music🎶

💖You could hear the Sound of Music on Shop Street this morning, such was the singing from St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this morning. Only two more sleeps until the children of St. Nicholas’ perform the Story of Christmas. Not to be missed! #Advent...

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Basketball

Basketball

🏀The senior classes are really enjoying their basketball sessions with Matt. Always a great start to the week! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

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Hockey

Hockey

The last hockey session of 2022!! Thank you so much to Sandra for all her excellent coaching! #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

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Swimming

Swimming

🚌🏊‍♀️ Going swimming on Thursdays is exciting….going to swimming on Thursdays on a Double Decker Bus is absolutely beyond exciting!!!!!! #SchoolLife #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

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Snakes!

Snakes!

🫖🐍 Busy working with clay & paint this Thursday morning! #ArtistsAtWork #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

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Sign Language

Sign Language

The senior classes were sad to say goodbye to Martin this morning after our last sign language class for this year. We have really enjoyed having Martin here and have learned so much over the last couple of months, thank you so much Martin.  

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Snowmen

Snowmen

☃️Check out these lovely little snowmen made in Ms. Grace's class this morning! #Creativity #FestiveSeason #ChristmasIsComing

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Wind Turbines

Wind Turbines

A big thank you to Nathan Quinlan from the Engineering Department in University of Galway who came to visit the senior classes this morning. Nathan spoke to the children about engineering highs and lows and about testing of new initiatives. The children then had the...

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Basketball

Basketball

🏀The senior classes started their week with more basketball skills and games with Matt. Thank you Matt for a great start to Monday morning! #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity    

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Active Maths and Science

Active Maths and Science

🔎Will it roll or not? Will it roll with speed or force? Only one way to find out! Active Maths and Science in Infant Classroom today! #ActiveLearning #CrossCurricular #BelieveInScience  

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Engineer Comes to Visit

Engineer Comes to Visit

Martin Cannon spoke to 3rd, 4th and 5th about their houses and homes projects and also about his job as an engineer.  We discussed different problems in the city and how we might solve them. #ProblemSolving #STEM

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