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3rd and 4th had a fantastic time today at St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, where they were treated to a 'Horrible Histories' tour, followed by treasure hunt around the church. A big Thank You to our tour guide, Hendrik. We had so much fun listening to his wonderful...

Every class got to go to Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop today ahead of World Book Day next Friday! A big Thank You to Méabh for her choice of books, her inspiration, and her energy! We cannot wait for the next Read Aloud session! Go raibh míle maith agaibh to all in ...

🦑We were delighted to welcome Sibéal and Aoife in this morning from Galway Atlantaquaria as part of our Marine Institute Young Explorers Project. Today the children were learning about squid and even got to dissect their own squid identifying different body...

😎It was great to see the sunshine for basketball first thing this morning! What a way to start the day! #ActiveSchool

🌸Look at the delight on these faces when Reverend Alistair joined us for assembly this morning! You could have heard a pin drop as he told the story of the wonderful coat he was wearing - the story of Joseph and his coat of many colours! What a lovely way to...

✨Check out some of the coil clay pots that these children have been working on recently! #VisualArt #WorksOfArt

5th and 6th class have been learning about the Second World War over the past few weeks. They have been interviewing family members who may have stories from that time, researching, creating timelines and also reading 'Carrie's War'. Obair iontach a pháistí! [gallery...

🤩Oh the places you can go when your primary school is in the city centre – like the library on a sunny Wednesday morning for example!!! #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity #TimeToRead #AnPost  

🤸‍♀️⚽This morning was our first morning of gaelic football coaching with Colm from Fr. Griffin’s Éire Óg! What an action-packed way to start the day! We cannot wait for more action again next week! #ActiveSchool #Waterside #Woodquay...

✨As part of the Time to Read programme this week, Second Class went to meet their reading buddies at the library! Everyone was highly entertained with Joan’s read-aloud and then everybody got to do a library scavenger hunt! What a morning! What fantastic fun!...

🤩These children had a fantastic time today, taking a horrible histories tour and treasure hunt in St. Nicholas Collegiate Church, the parish church of our school! Thank you so much to Hendrik for being such a highly entertaining and enthusiastic guide – what...

⛹️‍♀️What a great start to a Monday morning after Midterm break! Lots and lots of action in the playground as Jake put these children through their paces!!! #ActiveSchool #TeamWork #ThrowingAndCatching [gallery link="file"...

💖 ”And as many hands build a house, so many hearts make a school!” (Part of our school motto!) Lots of happy hearts in St. Nicholas’ today! We hope you all have a lovely Midterm everyone! #HiddenGem #HeartOfGalwayCity   [gallery link="file"...

🥞Lots of pancakes eaten in school today! Lots of happy children!! Thank you to everyone who sent in pancakes and toppings and also to those who helped out in the hall! #SchoolCommunity #HiddenGem [gallery link="file"...

We were delighted to have Jake back this morning! Even the showers of rain didn’t stop the enthusiasm!! #ActiveSchool #CitySchool #TeamWork  

🥰Open Day was a great success! Thank you so much to everyone who gave so generously of their time to make teas & coffees & to chat with the new pupils and parents. Thank you also to everyone who took the time to write such heartwarming words about our...

💖1st – 6th Class really enjoyed ‘You’re One in a Minion’ Valentine’s card-making webinar with the wonderful artist Nadia Corridan in conjunction with Wexford Education Centre! How lucky are we to be able to join a live webinar with the click of a button!...

Sibéal from Galway Atlantaquaria came in to speak to the senior classes this morning all about the different ocean layers and the various marine life that live there. This was part of the Marine Institute Explorers Program that we are taking part in. Thank you so much...