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Keep track of what's happening at our schoolSTEM Challenge
Fantastic teamwork on display this afternoon as the children were challenged to build a structure to hold a book using a limited number of resources! Check out the intense concentration on their faces! Maith sibh a pháistí! #STEM #WeLoveScience ...
PE at the Plots
😎 Lots of fun at the Plots for PE today! Lots of ‘Landmark’ spotting on the way back to school too! #OurCommunity #ThePlots #GalwayCity
Monday Mornings!
⚡ Ciorcal Cainte, a morning run and art - what a start to a Monday morning! #SchoolLife #LoveOfLanguages #TheGreatOutdoors #OutdoorClassroom #BesideTownHallTheatre #GalwayCity
Swimming is Back!
🏊♀️ There was a great buzz about the school today because swimming is back on!! Lots of very happy children on the bus to ! #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
International Dot Day
📚 Happy International Dot Day Everybody!!! #LoveOfLiteracy #Creativity #ReadAlouds
Autumn has Arrived!
🍁🍂 Autumn has arrived so blackberry season is in full swing!!! #HandsOn #Science #CrossCurricular #FruitTasting #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Roald Dahl Day
📚 These children were celebrating Roald Dahl Day today, learning about Roald Dahl's life, listening to excerpts from 'Revolting Rhymes' and doing some mindfulness colouring. #SchoolLife #History #Literacy #Art #CrossCurricular...
Best Foot Forward: Getting the New Year off to a Great Start
Thank you to Fiona Foreman for a great webinar this morning, 'Best Foot Forward: Getting the New Year off to a Great Start'. The children were reflecting on things that they are grateful for along with thinking of some goals for the new school year. A great start to a...
🌈💛 School Life In Junior and Senior Infants
💛 🌈 Look at the wonderful cooperation with our new friends while making jigsaws and colouring rainbows today. What a lovely way to start the year! #SchoolLife #TeamWork #SharingIsCaring #JuniorInfants #SeniorInfants #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity...
Colour Wheels
🖌🎨 Ms. Grace's class have been working on colour wheels this week and getting very creative with their work! Iontach ar fad a pháistí! #VisualArts #CrossCurricular #DiscoveryLearning #5thClass #6thClass #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity [foogallery...
💛 Back to School 💛
What a wonderful day! So great to see everyone back together again!! #NewBeginnings #SchoolCommunity #HeartOfTheCity #Galway
Galway v Armagh
🏆 Huge congratulations to the Galway Minors and Best of luck to Connor, Seán, Johnny & the Galway team against Armagh tomorrow afternoon! Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh! #GaillimhAbú #RiseOfTheTribes
Summer Holidays
Even though the rain poured down in ‘Waterside’ this morning☂, the sound of music still filled the air! These wonderful children read and sang their hearts out, supported (in the rain) by amazing family and friends. We would like to thank you all so much for...
Summer Service
❤🎵 These wonderful children singing their hearts out ahead of tomorrow’s summer service in the school playground at 11am! #TheSoundOfMusic #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Sewing in 5th & 6th
🧵 5th & 6th class have been working on their sewing over the last few months. Check out some of their beautiful creations! #Talented #Creative #Artistic #CrossCurricular #ActiveLearning
Arctic Talk
🌍 Go raibh míle maith agat to Eavan O' Dochartaigh who came into 5th and 6th class yesterday morning for a very interesting and informative talk about the Arctic. A great start to the week!
Rugby at the Plots
🏉 Thank you to Craig from Connacht Rugby for another great session with the senior classes this morning down at the plots! We look forward to having Craig back again next year!! #ThePlots #HeartOfTheCity #GreenSpaces #ActiveSchool
Go raibh maith agat Seán
👏👏👏 A huge thank you to Galway Captain, Sean Kelly, for a fantastic few months of football training with 5th & 6th class. They have thoroughly enjoyed every single session and it is fantastic to see such their skills develop and improvement...