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🌻 It was all about sunflowers in 5th and 6th class today, sunflower seeds planted and beautiful art created. #CrossCurricular #ActiveLearning #PureBeauty

💛 Spring was most definitely in the air at hockey this afternoon! Well done to everyone and a Big Thank You to Sandra! #ActiveSchool #TheGreatOutdoors #BlueSkies #TeamSpirit  

❤ The first paired reading get together of the school year - these photos say it all! ❤ #WeLoveBooks #PairedReading #SharedBooks #PictureBooks #Fact #Fiction #WorldBookDay  

💙A beautiful blue sky this morning for another wonderful basketball session with Pete. A highlight of the week for the senior classes, thank you Pete!  

⭐ We were delighted to have Rev. Alistair visit each class in person this morning! Lots of stories and lots of laughs – a lovely way to start a Friday morning! #SchoolCommunity #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

There was such a buzz around the school today as we celebrated World Book Day 2022. Junior and Senior Infants had a wonderful fun Pyjama Day! There were lots of cosy reading areas, good books, favourite teddies (Disco Thursday!) and some wonderful online stories and...

🏃‍♀️ The children were delighted to have Conor back in school again today! The sun was shining – what a great Wednesday morning of activities! #ReactionGames #TeamWork LotsOfFun #GAA

☘ Bíonn Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ó 1 Márta go dtí Lá Fhéile Pádraig, 17 Márta. Bíonn go leor imeachtaí, spórt agus spraoi againn le linn na tréimhse sin. Decorations were being put up around the school today!! #AnGhaeilge #Snag2022 ❤ #Waterside...

📚 How lucky are we to be able to walk to our local library! - A great big Thank You to Lisa and all the wonderful staff in the Galway City Library who made us feel most welcome on our visits both yesterday and today. We cannot wait to return! #WorldBookDay2022...

🌸 5th and 6th class are taking part in Woodie's Budding Gardeners Initiative. Today they completed February's task which was to plant dahlia bulbs. We are looking forward to seeing them flower in early summertime!! #HandsOn #CrossCurricular #SESE...

🥞💛😍 What a surprise today!!!!! Lá le Pancóga on Monday!!!! Lots of very happy and grateful children!!! ❤ #PancakeTuesday #HappyChildren #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

⭐ Midterm Break in St. Nicholas’ Parochial School! See you all back again next Monday morning. ⭐ #Waterside #Woodquay #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity  

It was all about the Winter Olympics in 5th and 6th class today. They made their own mini Olympic skiers who then competed in our own mini Olympics! The children have also been researching countries that are taking part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, check out...

Palindromes and ambigrams! Lots of fun was had around the school today with 22.02.2022!!! 5th and 6th class celebrated the 22/2/22 by writing letters to their future selves to be put in a time capsule that will be opened on 3/3/33! Nobody wanted to go home today as...

💙 Blue skies again this afternoon for hockey! How amazing are these children! #ActiveSchool #TheGreatOutdoor #TeamSpirit #HailRainOrSnow  

❤The Infants are absolutely amazing for eating their Fruit and Veg Snack every day! They were learning about how we eat different parts of vegetab,les and nothing would stop them having a touch, smell and taste of the raw vegetables! Maith sibh a pháistí! What...

🎖 We were delighted to welcome Conor from Fr. Griffin’s/Éire Óg to our school this morning! Conor is our new Gaelic football coach and will be with us every Wednesday morning for the next few weeks! Go raibh mile maith agaibh Conor agus  - we cannot wait for...

📚 We are delighted to be chosen as one of the schools to receive An Bosca Leabharlainne, a box of original Irish language books specially chosen by Laureate nÓg Áine Ní Ghlinn. An Bosca Leabharlainne is supported by Foras na Gaeilge and the Arts Council of...