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❤ Today was also a very special day in our school as the whole school got to enjoy breaktime together for the first time in a very long time!!! #DiscoFriday #GreatExcitement #SchoolCommunity #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

💙💛 Wow!! Words cannot express how proud we are of our amazing school community! The generosity shown was phenomenal and to top it all off any treats that were left over were donated to the Simon Community. Thank you so much from the bottom of our...

😊 The look of concentration on these faces as you finish up a maths lesson in fractions with……more fractions! #ProblemSolving #WeLoveNumbers #WeLoveMaths #FirstClass #SecondClass #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

Connor was back again this morning! The playground was buzzing from 9am! Such skill & teamwork – getting better & better as the weeks go by! Go raibh míle maith agat Connor! #ActiveSchool #AllWeather #TheGreatOutdoors  

🌻 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...