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Some of the senior classes in our school went on a search to find natural resources in our locality that could be used in art class. What fantastic results - maith sibh a pháistí! #ArtistsAtWork #TheArts #Waterside #Woodquay #GreenSpacesInTheCity [foogallery...

How lucky are we to have such a wonderful green area right beside our school! First and Second Class took full advantage today, walking through our lovely  community of Woodquay, to get to our local green area known as The Plots for a run around!...

Thank you Mary @fallenstarstories for this amazing book haul! All classes received lots of new books! (All books were sanitised under bookshop rules.)

Today, September 8th is International Literacy Day - an opportunity to celebrate and commemorate the importance of literacy in our daily lives. As part of the celebration we had DEAR time this morning....Drop Everything And Read.....you could hear a pin drop!!...

What a fabulous photo of some of our pupils (and beautiful mural) on the front page of the Galway City Tribune!! Thank you Joe!

Our first week back in school & I’m sure you’ll agree these photos say it all! A big Thank You to everybody for all your support in ensuring our safe return and following our new safety measures. Happy Friday Everybody! #GreatToBeBack #HappyFaces #HappyChildren...

The first of the permits for online registrations for Park and Stride arrived in school today and will be sent home tomorrow. This is a fantastic initiative by Galway City Council and well worth participating in. Check out the following link for online registrations...

Here is just a snapshot of St. Nicholas’ today! It was so great to see everybody back in school again!! See you all bright and early tomorrow morning at the new time of 8.30 am for 3rd – 6th Class (and siblings) and 8.40 am for Infants – 2nd! #GreatToBeBack...

Please click on the link below to read the note: Back to School September 1st  

Click below to view Back to school advice for parents

Free parking is available in over 20 carparks in Galway City to those who participate in 'Park and Stride' on the school run. This involves leaving the car about 10 minutes’ walk from the school & making the last leg of the journey on foot. Full details:...

Waterside After School will be open from 12 noon on September 1st. For further information contact Aoife: watersideafterschool@gmail.com

Please click on the link below to see our return to school plan: St. Nicholas' Parochial Return to School Plan

Below you will find a copy of Minister Foley's letter to parents and the Department of Education and Skills response plan for the safe reopening of schools. We are currently finalising our school plan and we will be in contact with you again shortly in advance of the...

The Webwise parents booklet covers key online safety topics for parents of both young children, and teens. Click on the following link to download: Digital-Version-April-19 (1) #InternetSafety      

Watch the Explorers ‘SEA How to Draw’ classes, where you can follow some of our favourite cartoonists create fun characters, marine animals, research vessels, surfers, divers and lots more online. EXPLORERS SEA - How to Draw with Dr John Joyce Fun Cartoon Faces - The...

Can you spot some of our 6th Class pupils in this photo!?? Also some of our present pupils but LOTS of our past pupils too! Always great to see you coming back to visit! #SchoolCommunity #AlwaysWelcome #PastAndPresent #NewBeginnings If you have any school photos from...

As another school year draws to a close, we would like to say a big Thank You to everyone who supported and helped us out during this very unusual school year. We would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe summer holiday and we cannot wait to see everyone back...