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St. Nicholas’ Parochial School Christmas Raffle

St. Nicholas’ Parochial School Christmas Raffle

⭐PLEASE SHARE⭐ St. Nicholas' Parochial School Christmas Raffle will take place on December 19th! There are lots of great prizes to be won! All fundraising will go towards the purchase of new interactive whiteboards for the school. To achieve this goal, we would love...

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Live Crib

Live Crib

The joys of being a City Centre School! Today we got to take the short trip over the new bridge to visit the live crib at Galway Cathedral! #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity  

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Maths Eyes

Maths Eyes

Maths Eyes were out and about in Woodquay this morning looking for all the 2D shapes that were to be had…..and there were lots! #ActiveLearning #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

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‘Bookmas Tree!’

‘Bookmas Tree!’

Meet our ‘Bookmas Tree’! We unwrap a surprise winter themed book each day until the holidays!! #WeLoveBooks #WeLovePictureBooks #WeLoveReadAlouds #WeLoveToRead

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Nativity and Carol Service 2024

Nativity and Carol Service 2024

What amazing children. What an amazing congregation. What an amazing day. This is just a snapshot of a truly special Nativity and Carol Service in St. Nicholas' Collegiate church on Friday. #SchoolCommunity #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalway [gallery link="file"...

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Thank You Ben

Thank You Ben

⚽A great 6 weeks of coaching with Ben!! Thank you so much to Ben & Emer for giving us the opportunity to participate in the programme! #ActiveSchool #CityCentre #GirlsInSport    

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Nativity and Carol Service

Nativity and Carol Service

The countdown has begun! These children sang their hearts out in St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church this morning! Only four more days until our annual Nativity and Carol Service - an occasion not to be missed! 11am on Friday December 6th – see you all there!

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Soccer with Ben

Soccer with Ben

⚽These wonderful girls gave it their all this morning despite the cold and fog! Ben definitely put them through their paces! Last session next week – what a great initiative! #GirlsInSport #ActiveSchool #HiddenGem #GalwayCity [gallery link="file"...

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Christmas Number One in the Making!!

Christmas Number One in the Making!!

Christmas Time is Coming Soon by Niall Teague Musical Magic took place in the School Hall today, as Niall and his incredible team put some final touches on what can only be described as an unbelievable performance by these AMAZING children! Stay tuned everyone!...

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All About Science Workshop

All About Science Workshop

⭐We were delighted to have the ‘All about Science’ workshop with Jane McLoughlin in our school today! The children really enjoyed the hands-on experience - investigating helicopters and windmills and talking about the wonders of regeneration! Go raibh míle maith agat...

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Active Break Challenge 2024

Active Break Challenge 2024

What a great week taking part in Week One of the Active Break Challenge!! ✏️Pencil Jumps yesterday and today for Pupil Choice, Pupil Voice, these children choose…..Funky Fruits!! A very Bizzy Bizzy classroom!!! #ActiceSchool #BizzyBreaks #MovementBreaks...

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Dr. Paul

Dr. Paul

What a great morning we had with Dr Paul in the Infant Classroom. It was wonderful. A big thank you to Dr Paul for making our learning come alive! #ActiveLearning #LearningThroughPlay #SchoolCommunity

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Soccer with Ben

Soccer with Ben

⚽Just watch these girls go!!!! Thank you to Ben for another great session! #ActiveSchool #GirlsInSport #AllWeather  

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Building Bridges

Building Bridges

The children in 5th & 6th class are budding engineers! They took the time to design a bridge that could sustain weight. They then made their bridge using lollipop sticks and evaluated their designs! #STEM #STE #ActiveLearning #HandsOn #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity...

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Niall Teague

Niall Teague

We were delighted to have Niall join us today to work on something really special that will be coming your way real soon!! #TheSoundOfMusic  

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STEM

STEM

️After an inspiring trip to the University this week, 3rd and 4th put their knowledge and skills to the test by designing, making, and testing their own bridges. Future engineers in the making! #STEM #ScienceWeek2024 ...

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