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Debating
👏These children got off to a fantastic start to debating this morning for their first official debate of the school year. They have been busy preparing, researching and practicing during the week and all their hard work was very evident in the high standard of...
Primary Colours
❤️⭐🔷 Experimenting with the primary colours! Some children were even wearing the primary colours! More experimenting to follow!! #HandsOn #DiscoveryLearning #Investigation #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity
Basketball
🏀The senior classes were delighted to welcome Matt back for some more basketball coaching this morning. A very energetic and enjoyable session, thank you Matt! Looking forward to next week already! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #TeamWork #GalwayCity [foogallery...
💖🐻Infant Bears🐻💖
In Aistear the theme has been hibernation, winter and bears. Lots of opportunities for fun and learning! #ActiveLearning #LearningThroughPlay #LotsOfFun
Animal Portraits
💖 Look at these beautiful egg carton animal portraits created by some of the senior classes this week! #TheArts #Creativity #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity
Cell Explorers
Thank you to the team at Cell Explorers who came in to talk to 5th and 6th class today. The children had the opportunity to question scientists about themselves, what they do, how they became a scientist along with science related questions. A thoroughly enjoyable...
Card Games
♠️♥️♦️♣️Card games and maths class – always a win!!! #ActiveLearning #Strategies #WeLoveNumbers #GoFish10 #OddOneOut #Snap
Martin Luther King Day
These children celebrated Martin Luther King Day today. They read and talked about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and watched some of his famous "I have a dream" speech before thinking about their own dreams. #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity
Trip to Tuam
The senior classes were in St. Mary's Cathedral, Tuam today for a Diocesan Schools' Service. They met up with other schools from the diocese. What a lovely day!
Hockey
⛈️🌈Rain doesn’t stop play at St.Nicholas’ Parochial School! Thank you to Sandra! What a great turnout! #ActiveSchool #AllWeather #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity
Disco Friday
🪩On Disco Friday……you dance….and paint Disco Balls!! #ActiveSchool #ArtistsAtWork #FunFunFun
Past Pupil
🎶We were delighted to welcome a past pupil back this morning and listen to him play two pieces of music on the piano for us all, one by Mozart and the other by Chopin! What a way to start a Thursday! You could have heard a pin drop!!! #SmallSchoolBigHeart...
Scones & butter anyone!
💖Wow! Scones & butter anyone!? These children made scones & butter in school today! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #HiddenGem
Italy
🎇3rd, 4th and 5th finished their projects on Italy. They learned a few Italian words and phrases too! #CrossCurricular #Languages #ProjectWork
Active Learning
📋🖊️These children took the opportunity to do a traffic survey between showers today! Active learning at its best!!!! #CrossCurricular #Maths #Data #HeartOfTheCity #BesideTownHallTheatre #HiddenGem
EU National Recovery and Resilience Plan
St. Nicholas’ Parochial School acknowledges receipt of €5,000 Digital Funding in December 2021 from the EU National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The Recovery and Resilience Facility is the largest component of NextGenerationEU which is the European Union’s...
💡💡💡Think.Pair.Share💡💡💡
#Rang1 #Rang2 #Collaboration #LearningStrategy #ProblemSolving #SPHE
Mindful Meditation
Another active day in St. Nicholas' and lots of very happy children back after the Christmas holidays! These children were also doing some mindful meditation after reflecting on 2022 and some goals for 2023!