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There are so many children cycling to school that we need another bicycle rack outside St. Nicholas’ Parochial School! Amazing to see! Well done everybody! #GreenSchool #ActiveSchool #SafeCycling

An impromptu burst of song after break time today – what amazing children!!! #Autumn #HarvestTime #TheSoundOfMusic #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #HiddenGem https://www.facebook.com/cityschoolwaterside/videos/336448937464430  

What a way to start the day! Galway footballer Johnny Heaney was back again today keeping the children on their toes and putting them through their paces!!! #GaillimhAbú

We were delighted to have our school hoodies arrive today! Well wear a pháistí!! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

Active learning at its best again today as the Best Brownies EVER were baked! (They were so good the smell wafted throughout the school and even onto the streets of Waterside & Woodquay!!!!) #ActiveLearning #CrossCurricular #HiveOfActivity ...

These children were busy 2D shape hunting around our local community this morning! They discovered that there are shapes ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE!!!! #PhotographicEvidence #ActiveLearning #HandsOnMaths #Waterside #Woodquay #TownHallTheatre #GalwayCity [foogallery...

A delighted bunch of children today after a surprise delivery of new soccer balls to the school!! #VeryGrateful #ActiveSchool #WeLoveSport #TeamWork #DreamWork

We are so proud and delighted to have a MAKE.PLACE.MAKE prize winner in our school!! Maith thú – iontach ar fad!! #buildings #landscapes #events #dreams #playspace #artists #architects #creativity

The excitement was unreal in school as coaching with Galway footballer Johnny Heaney started back outdoors today! (All coaching with Johnny will be outdoors this year.) #GaillimhAbú #ActiveSchool #Gaelic Football #LeftFootRightFoot #HandPassing #Soloing #CitySchool...

Bhí an-spórt ag Rang 1 agus Rang 2 an tseachtain seo caite nuair a ‘thug siad cuairt ar an ospidéal’!!! (First and Second Class had great fun last week ‘at the hospital’!!) #IsBreáLinnGaeilge #Drámaíocht #Doctor #Trampoline #ArmInASling ...

Check out some of our fabulous artists in 5th and 6th class getting creative with their colour wheels this morning!

It has been a day of unbelievable physical activity in St. Nicholas’ today as we celebrated European School Sports Day 2020! The pictures say it all!!! #ESSD #ESSD2020 #IPPEA #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #ThePlots #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #AmuighFaoinAer...

This morning 5th and 6th class took part in a virtual Waste Workshop which was funded by Galway City Council and brought to us via Zoom from the Rediscovery Centre in Dublin. They discussed topics such as waste and litter management, tips and suggestions on how to...

Look what arrived in the post today, our 7th Green Flag! We were awarded our Green Flag for all our work on the theme of Global Citizenship and Energy along with continuing to work on all the previous themes. Maith sibh a pháistí!

Great to catch up with some of our cyclists as they parked up this Thursday morning! #KidsOnBikes #SafeToSchool #BikeWeek

No better way to end last week than with PE in the sun! #ThePlots #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #VeryActiveSchool #AmuighFaoinAer  

Third and Fourth class took part in a STEM Challenge this morning.  Using spaghetti and marshmallows we tried to build the tallest free standing structure possible. Lots of mathematics, engineering and design involved! #STEM  

Real live learning is St. Nicholas’ Parochial! Junior and Senior Infants were out and about today identifying ‘People who help us!’ How lucky are we to learn and explore in such a lively environment! #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity #ActiveLearning