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The assessment for our Sixth Green Flag (Global Citizenship - Litter and Waste) took place today. The Environment Awareness Officer, Fiona, was so impressed with the awareness and depth of knowledge our pupils have on all things environment related, including...

School football will be starting on Tuesday March 6th for 6 weeks for 3rd and 4th Class. The children will learn and improve their basic skills and rules from a FAI Qualified Coach. The emphasis will be on taking part and having fun through football. We are really...

One of our favourite weeks of the year is fast approaching and because of our great location we have been invited by Eason, Dubray and Charlie Byrne’s to celebrate. Third and Fourth Class will visit Dubray bookshop on Tuesday next to meet the author Nigel Quinlan,...

What an amazing day was had in school today! The buzz in the school hall was electric as our families from all around the world set up their fabulous food stalls, many dressed in their native clothing , displaying various artefacts and emblems from their native...

Earlier in the year we designed posters for the Galway City Council litter awareness campaign. The theme was: Glan Suas Gaillimh/Keep Galway Litter Free. One of our pupils’ posters was chosen for this year’s calendar. She received her prize of a One4all voucher in the...

International Day in St. Nicholas’, Waterside is fast approaching! The photos below of the children’s projects are just a taste of the countries that will be displaying their traditional foods, clothing, items of interest and song & dance on the day! This...

Another beautiful photograph of St. Nicholas’ Primary School reaches the newspaper! This photo was published in the City Tribune following our Open Day on Pancake Tuesday last - in conjunction with COPE, Waterside House, Galway. Thank you again for all the generous...

A big thank you to all who helped out & supported our hugely successful Open Day & fundraiser for COPE today – your help & generosity is always greatly appreciated. Check out the photos of the days events below!  

St. Nicholas' is the place to be tomorrow for our annual Open Day. Pancakes, face painting, hip hop and more  – a day not to be missed!!! Photos of the days activities to follow!  

Some of our Senior Pupils topping up our beautiful window art ahead of our Open Day next Tuesday 13th of February! #springtime #frostymornings

  Safer Internet Day (SID) 2018 is happening today. This is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. It is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise. The Theme for Safer Internet Day 2018...

Some pictures of last year's super Open Day at St. Nicholas', Waterside! Put next Tuesday, February 13th in your diary! All proceeds will be going to COPE. All are welcome!!

This month's Aistear theme was Clothes and Materials! Junior and Senior Infants participated in lots of fun activities over the last few weeks. Our Role Play area was transformed into a Clothes Shop and we had lots of fun pretending to be customers and shop keepers!...

Junior and Senior Infants really enjoyed their trip to the theatre this morning to see ‘uoo, mee, weee!’ As part of Wide Eyes – A European Celebration of Performing Arts For The Very Young, Baboró are hosting this once-off gathering of shows from all over Europe - a...

3rd and 4th Class went to the launch of ‘Plastic Free Week’ in the Hotel Meyrick this morning. NUI Galway, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology and schools across Galway City are participating in the initiative, which aims to reduce the use of single-use, disposable...

On Tuesday 13th February, Pancake Tuesday, we are holding a fundraising event in aid of COPE House, Waterside, Galway. Some of the parents will cook pancakes on this day, and we are asking the children to bring in €3 for their pancakes. All proceeds will go to COPE...

Everyone had a great coaching session this morning with Will from Connacht Rugby! What a great start to the week and to a Monday morning!  

We are delighted that rugby coaching with Connacht Rugby will be starting in our school from Monday next and running for the month of February. More details to follow.