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And to complete DAY 4 of Active Week, we were very lucky to have Galway Footballer Johnny Heaney & our Chinese teacher and Champion Skipper Cathy Kong coaching the Senior Classes in gaelic football and skipping! What a day! Thank you so much to all involved who...

DAY 4 of Active Week also saw the amazing dancer Erris Burke come to St. Nicholas’, where each class got to do a dance routine with her! We are truly privileged! Thank you to Erris & also our amazing dance and drama teacher Paula!! ...

DAY 4 of ASW 2019 kicked off with a Scoot to School! Despite the weather, so many eager scooters joined us on our journey! You must agree that we have to be THE most Active School.....on the Planet! Maith sibh a pháistí!! #ActiveSchoolWeek2019 #NeverMindTheWeather...

What better way to start the day than with a yoga session! Thank you so much Fiona & Mary Jo – we loved it! (And don’t forget it’s Scoot to School Day tomorrow!)

We are so proud of our First Class pupil who went LIVE on Galway Bay FM this morning with the legendary Mr. Ollie Turner, JUST before we got on the bus to go on our school tour! Thank you for the fabulous backpack and the trip to Westport House!!! #RiseNSmile...

Day Two of Active Week....and look at the Junior & Senior Classes on tour! What an amazing day everybody had! #ActiveSchool #LoveOfTheOutdoors #TeamSports #ActiveWeek2019

What an action packed day we had in St. Nicholas’ today for Day 1 of Active Week 2019!! The photos tell it all don’t you agree!!? A big Thank You to Mel & Henry for giving so generously of their time! #VeryGrateful #ActionPacked #TheGreatOutdoors #TeamPlayers...

There is a real buzz around the School ahead of Active Week 2019! Soccer, Gaelic, Yoga, Dance, School Tours, Sports Day....it’s all kicking off on Monday next, May 27th!!! #Throwback #ActiveWeek2018

We were delighted and privileged to welcome Mr. Mark Duley, Organist and Choir Master at St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church and Composer Elaine Agnew, to St. Nicholas’ Parochial School this morning. Our school is one of three Primary Schools in...

As part of our Active Week, many of the children will be Scooting to School on Thursday May 30th! There is lots of excitement in the lead up to this fun activity! More details to follow!

One of our favourite trips of the year....our school tours! On May 28th, our Junior Classes will be going to Loughwell  Farm Park and our Senior Classes will be going to Baysports in Athlone. More details and photos to follow.

Active Week 2019 is fast approaching! There is a great line up of activities again this year, from Gaelic football to Soccer; Yoga to Dance, and lots in-between! Keep an eye on our website, facebook, instagram and twitter for updates!

Who needs a professional photographer when we have a pupil who produces a masterpiece like this! #TeamPhoto

Our Teddy Bears just love this time of year because...they get to go to the Green at NUIG, they get to ‘Walk A Mile With A Smile’ AND go to the playground on the way home! Oh what fun our Junior Classes had today!      ...

Our Senior Classes also had a very active and fun day in Limerick today! A big Thank You to Villiers School for hosting another fantastic event – the children are already planning for 2020!

Kevin from Inland Fisheries Ireland is coming in to visit the Senior Classes on June 12th. The children will be going on a field trip with him to see some of the insects and fish they’ve been learning about in class. It promises to be a hands-on and informative trip....

Third and Fourth Class were busy baking again this week! There were cookies and scones for everybody at ‘am sosa’! What a lucky school we are!

We are so proud of our Taekwon-Do pupil who got TWO medals over the weekend! and even demonstrated some of her moved to the classes! #SoProud #ActiveSchool #WeekendWinner