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💖Another fantastic Friday morning Assembly. Thank you to Provost Linda for visiting! #SmallSchoolBigHeart #HiddenGem  

🪙Our whole school community were so honoured and privileged to welcome the Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Eddie Hoare to the launch of the Read Together Programme at our school this morning. Thank you so much to all who came along. As the Mayor said, the...

Lots of excitement in 3rd and 4th today as they watched their colouring pages come to life! After creating their pictures, they scanned them using the Quiver Colouring App and watched as their images transformed into 3D. #Quiver3DColouring   [gallery link="file"...

❄️5th and 6th class have been researching winter and Christmas traditions around the world and presenting their work to the class. Obair iontach a pháistí, maith sibh! #CrossCurricular #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity [gallery link="file"...

⚽🛼Caitheamh Aimsire (pastimes) agus Spórt an téama atá ag na páistí sin faoi láthair! Féach orthu amuigh sa chlós inniu!!! An-craic ar fad!! #ActiveSchool #TheGreatOutdoors #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity ...

💖What an amazing array of photos in the City Tribune today, taken by the legend Joe O’Shaughnessy!!!! Keep safe over the holiday season everyone and see you all on January 8th 2024! #HiddenGem #Waterside #Woodquay...

💖Another day like no other in the life of St. Nicholas’ Parochial School! 🤩 A trip to the cinema, a special message to each class from Daidí na Nollag 🎅🏻 and a bronntanas...

🎄How amazing are these Christmas centrepieces we made today?!! Ms. Lynch kindly demonstrated how to make them and the children got straight to work. I think we can all agree they did a fantastic job.🎄#Visual Arts #Creativity #TeamWork  

⭐5th and 6th class took part in the Concern Primary Debating Competition this morning. They have been working so hard on their debates over the past few months and debated their points brilliantly. Unfortunately they were...

🎁We were delighted to unwrap these fantastic boxes of books that arrived to our school this morning from Galway author Marguerite Tonery. Go raibh míle maith agat Marguerite! We are so grateful!!! #WeLoveBooks  ...

3rd and 4th had lots of fun today completing a Christmas themed quiz on Kahoot! #DigitalLearning #AnNollaig #ChristmasQuiz #Kahoot  

🌟Thank you so much to Brother Adrian and Brother Ronan for inviting us to The Abbey to see the amazing cribs with moving parts! Go raibh míle maith agaibh agus Nollaig Shona Daoibh go Léir, from all in St. Nicholas’ Parochial School! [gallery link="file"...

Nach bhfuil said go haláinn!!!!  

💖There are no words to describe how amazing these children were at telling the story of Christmas in St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church this morning. Thank you to everybody, from the bottom of our hearts, for being there. Your support for the school is so greatly...

🎄We were delighted to join Wexford artist Nadia Corridan this morning for a fun drawing class where we created our very own Christmas Card Drawings of Snoopy Putting Up a Christmas Tree! More photos to follow!!!

💙When we pass our school sign – we just have to take a photo! Our school is now taking enrolments for September 2024. Please spread the word about this hidden gem in the heart of Galway City! #SmallSchoolBigHeart

❤️🎄❄️These wonderful children were simply amazing during rehearsal today! Oh have they a treat in store for you on Friday morning, December 15th in St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. Céad míle fáilte romhaibh go léir! Everyone is most...

After learning about the history of aviation 5th and 6th class decided to make papier-mache hot air balloons. There were lots of creative ideas for making the baskets including origami, weaving and crochet! Don't they look great hanging in our classroom?! [gallery...