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Seachtain na Gaeilge is indeed in full swing in St. Nicholas’! The pictures below show all the activities that have been taking place so far this week! – Milkshakes agus dath glas orthu! Bratacha na hÉireann (Irish Flags) déanta le glóthach glas, oráiste agus uachtar...

Today it was the turn of our Senior Classes to pay a visit to Easons on Shop Street for some more #WorldBookWeek activities. The joy of being in a city centre school - we have everything on our doorstep! #HiddenGem #GalwayCity #GalwaySchool [foogallery...

Next Thursday March 21st, to continue our Seachtain Na Gaeilge celebrations, our whole school are going next door to the Town Hall Theatre to see Branar’s Woolly’s Quest, a bilingual show that weaves together storytelling, music, song and puppetry! We cannot wait!!

Great fun all round at Tráth na gCeist sa Halla this afternoon!! Maith sibh a pháistí!!! #SeachtainNaGaeilge #SNaG2019 #GaeilgeBeo #LáGlas #PíosaCraic #LoveOfIrish #TeamWork

It’s World Book Day every day in St. Nicholas’! We took our final trip to Eason’s Bookshop this morning to celebrate World Book Day/Week/Fortnight 2019!! The lovely Emma read us lots of funny stories such as The Wonky Donkey and I say Ooh You say Aah! [foogallery...

First and Second Class have been working very hard on their projects this term. So far we have travelled ‘virtually’ to Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Canada, Poland and Romania! We have learned so much about these countries and have identified so many similarities and...

World Book Week celebrations continue again this week as each class will take a final trip, this time to Easons on Shop Street for some more book related activities! Photos to follow.

To celebrate the end of World Book Week, Junior and Senior Infants made some lovely bookmarks with their wonderful buddies from 5th & 6th! #BuddyArt #Friendships #WorldBookDay

Our ‘Hidden Gem’ made the Front Page of the City Tribune this week!! Some great photos of Flipping Pancakes! Thank you to all who contributed so kindly and gave of their time on the day. Your help and support is always greatly appreciated.

#TeamTalk #TeamWork #Soloing #HandPassing #Steps #ReactionGames #FridayMorningCoachingWithJohnny  #GalwayFootball #SoMuchFun  

We received this note from Team Hope to thank our school for participating in the Christmas Shoebox Appeal. A Big Thank You to everyone for helping to spread so much joy and happiness to all 259,079 children! Special thanks to our teams of volunteers around the...

Third and Fourth Class visited Dubray Bookshop today and were enthralled to hear the fabulous Galway author Marguerite Tonery read excerpts from her book Kapheus Fire!

Beimid ag ceiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge 2019 an tseachtain seo chugainn! Beidh alán imeachtaí difriúla  ar siúl againn i rith na seachtaine mar shámpla Tráth na gCeist (Rang 1 – Rang 6), Gaelic Football le Johnny, Céile Mór le Louise agus Ceol le Meadhbh. Ar an...

We were so lucky to have Blogger and Book Reviewer, Mary Esther Judy, visit us today, as part of World Book Week! As you can see from the photos, the children were glued to her every word! Thank you so much Mary - You will hopefully visit us before too long again with...

5th and 6th Class were delighted with their trip to Charlie Byrne’s this morning where Michaela provided more entertaining stories and tales! A Big Big Thank You for your great hospitality! We are looking forward to next year already!

5th and 6th Class Maths today involved problem solving based on....PANCAKES!! After all their hard work, they got to eat some! #CrossCurricular #Integration #LoveOfMaths

Another fabulous Pancake Day in St. Nicholas’! Thank you so much to all who helped out in the cooking and serving!

We were delighted to welcome some members of the Fr. Griffins/Éire Óg GAA Club to St. Nicholas’ today, along with Cups from 3 recent victories! What talented role models they are and great ambassadors for their club. The club will be holding a Registration day for...