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What a lovely morning for maths outdoors! These children took their data collecting to another level this morning – they were tallying the different types of vehicles that passed through Woodquay! #ActiveLearning #TheGreatOutdoors #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity...

Always so delighted to welcome our past pupils back for a visit!! #CéadMíleFáilte #SchoolCommunity #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity      

Basketball Monday! Lots and lots of energy on the playground this morning! Maith sibh a pháistí!! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

The children in 5th and 6th had a great time acting out news reports based on our class novel. We have some budding news reporters in our midst! #ActiveLearning

❤️A visit from Reverend Alistair to our school on St. Valentine’s Day brought lots of smiles and happy vibes! Always and ever a great start to our Fridays! #SchoolCommunity #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalway

Today is also Safer Internet Day. All classes discussed the benefits of the internet but also about how important it is to stay safe online! Lots more talk and discussion planned again tomorrow throughout the school! #PrepareProtectThrive #SID2025 [gallery link="file"...

It was a very busy day in St. Nicholas’ Parochial School today! We had a visit from Diane from the RSA. Diane chatted to the children about the importance of road safety. Check-in with the children this evening to hear about what they learned! #SchoolCommunity...

❄️We loved our Polar Regions theme in Junior and Senior Infants this January! #LearningThroughPlay

Jake was back today to start a new season of basketball coaching. We are really looking forward to improving and learning more new skills and strategies over the coming weeks. What a way to start the day! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #HiddenGem #GalwayCity [gallery...

3rd and 4th class used an interactive app today to explore fractions. Great to see technology bringing maths to life in a fun way! #MathsInAction #FractionsMadeFun

3rd and 4th explored monoprinting in Art today. They experimented with lots of different patterns and colours to create unique, one-of-a-kind prints!

Celebrating Lunar New Year in 5th and 6th!

We are beyond excited and delighted to have our new Interactive Panels installed this week! We are so grateful to everyone who organised and contributed to their purchase. This would not have been possible without you all!! Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir from the...

Beautiful morning sun for running relays in PE this morning!! #ActiveSchool #TheGreatOutdoors #CitySchool #Galway      

☃️Drámaíocht bunaithe ar an scéal An Fear Sneachta Bocht! Bhí an-craic againn!! #AnGhaeilge #CLIL #CrossCurricular

We needed to make some bears for our Goldilocks play time and there’s quite a lot of ways to mix brown. We tried them all! #VisualArts #LearningThroughPlay

We were delighted to welcome Sibéal to our school today. Sibéal presented 5th & 6th class with the Explorers Ocean Champion Award! What an incredible experience the children had whilst working on the project last year. Go raibh míle maith agaibh to all who were...

PLEASE NOTE: Following advice from the Gardaí, Met Eireann and the Board of Management, school will start tomorrow and Thursday at 11am to allow everyone to get to school safely.