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Ealaín i Rang 1 agus Rang 2
🦴🩻Bhí cnámharlach á dhéanamh ag na páistí seo ar maidin! (These children were creating their own skeletons this morning!) Halloween is definitely in the air!! #CrossCurricular #ActiveLearning #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity ...
Halloween Preparations
🎃Halloween preparations are well underway in St. Nicholas', these children have been taking some inspiration from artist Jen Stark, learning to draw with author Alan Nolan and creating haunted houses! #TheArts #CrossCurricular #ActiveLearning #Waterside...
Sign Language
You could hear a pin drop in the senior classes during sign language this morning! Thank you Martin for another fantastic session!
The Farm
🎃So many ways to learn using The Farm as our Aistear theme! We enjoyed The Farm Shop, The Pumpkin Patch, The Farmyard, books, magnets, puppets, junk art, stencils and puzzles to learn about crops, vegetables and animals! #ActiveLearning #CrossCurricular...
Baboró Trip in Junior and Senior Infants
💛Junior and Senior Infants really enjoyed their trip to An Taibhdhearc this morning to see Rothar, as part of the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children! #TheArts #CityCentre #HiddenGem
Dress Up Day 2022
💜Dress Up Day is on Friday Everyone!! #Throwback #DressUpDay 2021 #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Front Page of City Tribune!
💫How exciting to see our wonderful school, both on the front page and a full page within this week’s City Tribune!! #SmallSchoolBigHeart #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Hockey
🏑Hockey was full of action with Sandra again this Friday afternoon! 1st – 6th Class – all are welcome!! #ActiveSchool #AmuighFaoinAer #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Baboró Trip 1st & 2nd
First & Second class went next door to the Town Hall Theatre this morning to see The Glasshouse as part of the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. The children loved it and were delighted to be back in the Town Hall Theatre in person again!!
Dance Moves!
😄 These children were talking about Jamaica today during music and great fun was had learning some ska and dancehall dance moves! #SchoolLife #TheArts #ActiveLearning #Waterside #Woodquay #HeartOfGalwayCity
School Hoodies
💙We were delighted to get our fabulous school sweatshirts delivered today – keep us nice & cosy for the winter!!! #SchoolLife #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Baboró Trip 5th & 6th
5th and 6th class thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the Black Box Theatre this morning to watch Chalk About during Baboró International Arts Festival for Children.
Gaelic with Seán
The weather cleared up nicely this morning for 5th and 6th class to do their football training. Thank you Seán for another great session!
Baboró Trip in 3rd & 4th
😄 3rd & 4th class went to see a show called Family Portrait today, which they really enjoyed! #TheArts #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity
Sign Language Classes
We were delighted to welcome Martin back to our school again for sign language classes. The children are looking forward to next week already! Go raibh mile maith agat Martin.
Teachers at work!
First & Second Class created their own material to teach Junior & Senior Infants all about 2D shapes! Oh what fun they all had!! #LoveOfMaths #LoveOfLearning #TeamWork #MathsWeek2022
Trip to University of Galway
💫 The senior classes were invited to a Maths Week Ireland Talk in the University of Galway today. The Magic of Mathematics talk was presented by Fernando Blasco. #IUseMaths #MathsWeek2022
Shape Hunting
🔺⭕♦️Look at the concentration of these children on a 2D shape hunt in their local community!!! There are shapes EVERYWHERE!!! #MathsWeek2022 #OutAndAbout #ActiveLearning #LocalCommunity #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity...