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St. Nicholas’ pupils take pride of place on the front page of the City Tribune this week and also on Page 42 within! What beautiful photos of a very special Carol Service last Friday – Maith Sibh a Pháistí! #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity [foogallery...

How skilled were these children today who followed the recipe to a T and ended up with ‘Santa Hats’ for their lunch! They were also thoughtful enough to leave the extra one for Santa himself but then they changed their minds and gave it to Ms Walsh instead!!...

We are delighted to get the word that Infants, First and Second Class will be going to the Teddy Bear Hospital on January 18th 2019! More details to follow!

The excitement is now building for our next big event! On December 20th, all classes will be going to the IMC to see the movie ‘The Grinch’! This will be followed by a party in our school, and then...............a visit from......Santa and Mrs Claus!!! ......Oh What...

For all those who were lucky enough to attend our Nativity and Carol Service today, I am sure you will agree that the children were absolutely amazing! The singing, the acting, the narrators and the speakers were an absolute credit to our school. The Carol Service...

Only one more sleep until St. Nicholas’ Parochial School annual Nativity Play takes place! Final preparations were underway today – take a look at the photos below!  

First and Second Class were very busy this afternoon putting some finishing touches to their Masterpieces, for display in St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, ahead of our Carol Service next Friday December 7th!

The Galway book fairy was out and about last week for #minibookfairies week, leaving a copy of Brian and the Giant by Chris Judge & Mark Wickham right outside our school in Waterside, Galway City!!! Oh my goodness, how lucky are we!! #LoveOfBooks #WeLoveReading...

On Friday last, our senior classes were treated to a visit at the Town Hall Theatre where they had a fantastic opportunity to explore the stage and backstage area and find out what goes on behind the scenes! Thanks so much to our drama teacher Paula McGurrell for...

Cathy and the pupils in the Chinese Class were busy yesterday, making cards and decorations for Christmas! Check out their great work below.  

Our annual Christmas Carol Service is fast approaching! The children are working really hard ahead of this very special event. The Service will take place in St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on December 7th at 11am. It is always a very special event for the children,...

We were delighted to welcome Asher and Katya from Bricks 4 Kids to our school today as part of Science Week! Children from Infants - 2nd got the chance to construct their very own helicopter out of LEGO®, even adding a moving propeller! It was so lovely to see them...

It was so great to see so many eager and interested children listening to and engaging with wildlife expert Carole Reynolds from the National Parks and Wildlife Service this morning in St. Nicholas’! #hibernation #woodlice #bats #wildlife #LoveOfLearning [foogallery...

We were delighted to have Steve Brickenden, Youth Officer for the Diocese, visit our school this morning and chat to us in advance of the Senior School Trip to Tuam on Friday. Steve showed the children a time capsule! They are going to write notes to put in it, bury...

What a way to start Science Week but with a visit from ‘Xperimental – A Blast of Air’ and Professor Egghead! As you can see from the photos we had a very entertaining afternoon watching and assisting in many air related experiments! #GalwayScience #BelieveInScience...

This day week Bricks 4 Kidz will be visiting our school…..and we cannot wait! What a way to spend a Friday morning than learning through play……play that involves LEGO®! Bricks 4 Kidz in Ireland provides a comprehensive suite of STEM based programmes through LEGO® to...

On Friday next, our Senior Classes will be taking their annual trip to Tuam to meet with the other schools in the Diocese. This is always a great day out and a great opportunity for our pupils to mix with other children from other counties.

How does air pressure work? Can you blow up the world’s biggest balloon using lots of air pressure! ……balls floating in the air, driving a hovercraft and flying an aeroplane…..an air machine that will blow you away with giant smoke rings! This is some of what is in...