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🚲 ☀ Check this out! The new East of the Corrib Cycle Bus to Galway city schools via Terryland Forest Park, Headford Rd, Woodquay & the canals! These guys took their maiden voyage yesterday morning and what a great success it was – just one or two...

🌻 3rd & 4th class are delighted to be taking part in the 'Wall of Hope' poetry workshop. They had the pleasure of working with poet Geraldine Mills this morning where they discussed topics such as climate change and their hopes for the future. Their poems...

🎨🖌 5th & 6th class were joined by Alison MacCormaic again this morning for a lesson on ratio and colour mixing. The children then experimented to make colours that they then used to paint their patients. Incredible work once again by our 5th &...

🏐😎 We were delighted to have Galway Footballer Johnny Heaney back coaching today after all these months! It was an added bonus to be at The Plots in the beautiful May morning sunshine! #ThePlots #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #TheGreatOutdoors...

The best of fun!!!! #STEM #Distance #Force #LearningThroughPlay #OutdoorLearning #ActiveLearning

⭐💛 Another fantastic workshop this morning with Alison MacCormaic. 5th and 6th class began with 3 pieces of wire each, then using newspaper, tin foil and Mod Roc they transformed the wire into little model patients. Watch this space to see the model...

❤ What an inspiring, heart-warming, whole school display! Every single pupil from Junior Infants to Sixth Class gave a hand!!! Maith sibh a pháistí! Reach for those stars!!!! 🎶 #Collaboration #TeamWork #SchoolCommunity #ReachForTheStars...

🦢 This is the view that we have first thing on a Monday morning – the beauty of Waterside AND today we had a swan with cygnets! Could the outdoor classroom get any better than this! Absolute beauty on our doorstep! 💙

♥ Our wonderful Junior and Senior Infants learning all about animals, food and life in Africa in Aistear this month! Oh what fun!!! #LearningThroughPlay #ActiveLearning #HandsOnExperience #ChildLedPlay #CrossCurricular ❤ ...

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️👟 Lots and lots of outdoor action in beautiful Woodquay this morning! The Run Around IRELAND Challenge continues too!!!! #ThePlots #TheSpire #TheGiantsCauseway #PhysicalEducation #FitForLife...

🎵🎷🎸 Getting right into the groove for Disco Friday in Woodquay today! 🎸🎷🎵 #HappyDays #BrightSunshine #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

☀💛 Some more measures put in place to keep our school community safer….and a new sign too! (Make sure you pass on the word!) #SchoolCommunity #HiddenGem #HeartOfTheCity #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

😎 Lunchtime fun in the sun!!!! #ActiveSchool #TheGreatOutdoors #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

💻🏗🐱‍🏍Coding, technology, construction…..STEAM at its finest! #WeBelieveInScience #ComputationalThinking #TeamWork

Teaching artist Alison MacCormaic joined 5th and 6th class via Zoom this morning for her first of three workshops. The children were looking at the steps in the design process; drawing for design, doing their own drawings and including a plan, elevation and section of...

Dr. Sarah Gundy joined 5th and 6th class via Zoom this morning for her final workshop. This workshop included the children learning about coccolithophores and coccoliths, and using coccoliths as drug carriers. The children made their own coccolithophores using...

❤ A whole school assembly this morning with Reverend Lynda joining us – what a way to begin the day - always such a lovely occasion. ❤ #SchoolCommunity

👟🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Hundreds of laps have been completed over the Run Around IRELAND Challenge. Some classes are still en route to the Giant’s Causeway and should be there by next Friday (hopefully) whilst other...