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Crann Nollag! #ChristmasTree #LoosePartArt #PineCones #BringingTheOutdoorsIn

Remember to bring a coat & spare shoes/boots & socks tomorrow to celebrate ‘Raise a Flag for The Daily Mile’!! #GalwayWeather #FreshAir #AmuighFaoinAer #TheGreatOutdoors #MorningRun #HowManyLapsInAMile!    

We’ve been having lots of fun in Waterside After School. We made Ooblek which is a non-newtonian liquid. It can be both a solid and a liquid depending on how you treat it! All the children of all ages really enjoyed this very messy activity. We made buildings out of...

We received a letter from GOAL this morning thanking us for participating in GOAL Jersey Day and for the money raised. Go raibh maith agaibh go léir.  

Get your Christmas Jumpers ready for the week ahead everybody!! Christmas Jumper Day takes place next Friday, December 11th. All proceeds will go towards much needed funds for sick children in CHI at Temple Street and Crumlin.

A huge thank you to Garda Evan from Millstreet Garda Station who joined 5th and 6th class via Zoom this morning. He talked about cyberbullying, what it is and what to do if you are at the receiving end of it. He also gave the children some tips about how best to stay...

❤ 3rd and 4th class were busy sewing reindeer decorations this week! How beautiful! #Creativity #Festivities #ChristmasIsComing

Wow! What a wonderful surprise to get in the post this morning!! Thank you Athletics Ireland & The Daily Mile! We cannot wait to celebrate on December 10th!!!

You might think it usual to see Shepherds, Wise People, Angels, reindeers AND a baby in Woodquay yesterday….but they were! It really is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in St. Nicholas’!! #TheGreatOutdoors #ChristmasFestivities #TheStoryOfChristmas...

More heartwarming hearts from Ms Dowzard’s Class – inspired by the Amazing Adam King last Friday night!!

Playing battleships during maths today!!! #LearningIsFun #WeLoveMaths #CrossCurricular #PairWork #TeamWork #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #HeartOfTheCity  

Well done to all who entered this year’s 66th Texaco Children's Art Competition. This year over 25,000 entries were entered into the competition and the organisers have commented on the exceptional standard of art received! We were delighted to see a Certificate of...

Junior & Senior Infants were so inspired by amazing Adam’s idea on the Late Late Toy Show that they made their own hugs to send to their grannies & grandads for Christmas. Some will go to England, Poland, Argentina, Romania, The Netherlands and France!!! How...

The playground was a hive of activity on a lovely sunny December 1st in Woodquay today!! #TheGreatOutdoors #ChristmasIsComing #ExcitementIsBuilding #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #HeartOfTheCity #BesideTownHallTheatre

November Aistear in Junior and Senior Infants: Doctors and hospitals, growing and changing. #LearningThroughPlay #CrossCurricular #LearningIsFun

💡🧑‍🎨3rd and 4th class linked Science and Art this week. They painted a picture and added a light to it by making simple circuits. #CrossCurricular #WeBelieveInScience #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

“…..and then there was….LIGHT!!!” These children had great fun making simple circuits in science this week! #OpenCircuit #ClosedCircuit #PowerSource #Conductor #LIGHT  

Míle buíochas to Galway Footballer Johnny Heaney for coming in on Wednesday mornings…hail, rain or snow!! Listen to the craic these children are having as they do a reaction, quick-thinking drill together! #TeamWork #3InARow #ProblemSolving #OutdoorActivities...