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International Day tomorrow! All Welcome!! #Throwback #SchoolOfAThousandWelcomes #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity

Happy World Book Day everyone! There was a lot of book related activities going on in our school today! Junior and Senior Infants went to Dubray Books! First and Second Class loved the read aloud called ‘After the Fall’ by Dan Santat! The Senior Classes went to...

These children really enjoyed their trip to Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop today, ahead of World Book Day tomorrow! They got to listen to the amazing author and illustrator Taylor Dolan – they even got to bring one of her books back to school! Thank you so much to Taylor...

⚽Hand passing was the skill of the day today with Oisín! There wasn’t a minute to lose – these children absolutely mastered it! Bring on next week! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #GAA

Happy Pancake Tuesday! A big thank you to everyone who helped out in the hall this morning and also for the generous donations! MADRA are delighted with the amount our school raised!  Maith sibh gach duine! #HiddenGem #GalwayCity [gallery link="file"...

What a great morning for basketball coaching with Jake! A great start to the day and the week!! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #HiddenGem  

The senior classes started Spanish lessons this morning. Thank you so much Bernie for a fantastic first class, we're looking forward to next week already! #LanguagesConnect #Waterside #Woodquay #GalwayCity  

We had a very exciting visitor in Junior and Seniors Infants today when Kasia came to show us what she does in her job as a vet! She showed us how she would perform an operation on a dog who has eaten things he shouldn’t, like toys and clothes! We had great fun...

Fabric and fibre in this room today! How creative are these absolute masterpieces!! #VisualArts #Creativity #Imagination #EggCartons #HiddenGem #GalwayCity

We were delighted to welcome Oisín from Fr. Griffin’s/Éire Óg to our school this morning! Oisín will be with us every Wednesday, coaching all classes, for the next few weeks! #ActiveSchool #AllWeather #HiddeGem #GalwayCity [gallery link="file"...

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