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Check out the concentration in 5th and 6th class this morning as the children were extracting DNA from banana! Thank you so much to Janic from Cell Explorers, University of Galway for a fantastic morning. #BelieveInScience    

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃 The weather does not stop PE here in St. Nicholas’ Parochial School!! Great teamwork from these children this morning!! #ActiveSchool #AllWeather #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity [foogallery...

🎶Have you heard the amazing sound of music around Waterside/Woodquay these mornings! So great to be back singing together in the Halla again! (Don’t forget to mark December 9th at 11am, St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church into your diaries!) #SmallSchoolBigHeart...

These children had great fun this morning taking part in a Mathematics World Cup which included lots of physical activity, mindfulness and plenty of maths too of course! #CrossCurricular #WellBeing    

👏 We are delighted to have Philippe back again teaching French after school! #WeLoveLanguages #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

🥋A very busy weekend for our Taekwondo Champion!!!! Maith thú!!!! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

🔥We were delighted to join Mark the Science Guy this morning for lots of experiments & jokes!! Thank you Mark & thank you to Galway Education Centre for hosting it. #BelieveInScience    

📚Paired reading with our buddies! #WeLoveBooks    

3rd, 4th and 5th took part in a dramatic Climate Show hosted by Scientific Sue. #BelieveInScience  

🛝Creativity & Imagination at its best! #STEM #DreamPlaygrounds  

🎈Today's science for these children was all about balloons and air pressure. It has been a fantastic week of scientific theories, testing and experimenting! Maith sibh a pháistí!  

👏This morning was Sean's last session with 5th & 6th class. Thank you so much to Seán for all the coaching, the children have enjoyed every session and it is fantastic to see how much they have progressed over the last while. #ActiveSchool #HeartOftheCity...

Science week continued today with an experiment showing that carbon dioxide is released when bread soda and vinegar are mixed along with a discussion about how cakes rise during baking!  

🌈Food colouring + water + kitchen towel = rainbows!! #ActiveLearning #HandsOn #DiscoveryLearning #WeBelieveInScience

💙These children have been learning about friction and resistance this week so tested the theory with straws and maltesers! #OhWhatFun #HandsOnLearning #WeBelieveInScience  

💚💛Thank you to Dare to Believe for this morning’s webinar where we heard from Irish Olympic medal winners, Aifric Keogh and Eimear Lambe. Maith sibh a chailíní! #Inspirational #RoleModels  

✏️📝 First & Second Class absolutely loved the Sketchnoting session again yesterday morning with Sarah Bowie and Wexford Education Centre. You could have heard a pin drop!! #VisualLearning #LearningTool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity...

🧪Some serious experimenting with oil, water & food colouring in this classroom today! Lots of scientists in the making! #WeBelieveInScience #ScienceWeek2022 #ActiveLearning