Even before the Christmas tree went up, Ms. Brogan’s 1st class decorated the reception area of the school with an amazing Advent display…it definitely has put us all in the Christmas spirit!
Adam in Mr. Smyth’s 5th Class competed last week in the National Cross Country races last week in Santry. Boys and girls from all over the country took part and Adam managed to win a medal, finishing 5th in Dublin and 28th in all of Ireland. Well done Adam, you have a bright future ahead.
James in Ms. Dunne’s 2nd class has been busy making stopmotion videos in his spare time. This is his latest creation. Stopmotions involve taking photos of every little movement and then piecing them together to make a movie. It could take over 100 pictures to make a 30 second clip. We can’t wait to see what James’s next masterpiece will …
The boys in 5th class have been taking part in the Marathon Kids programme for the last 8 weeks. Each day, the boys would run between 800 and 1000 metres with the goal of reaching the marathon milestone. On Wednesday, both classes travelled to Tallaght Athletics Club to complete the final mile. Thanks to South Dublin Co Co for organising …
Best of luck to the TSS senior men’s team who play Cuala in the county final tomorrow in O’ Toole Park at 2.30. TSS have always supported St Pius X, providing our excellent coach Kevin as well as gear for our school teams to train with. The boys in 5th and 6th class showed their support today with a blue …
Dylan in Mr.Curtins class recently came 1st in the All Ireland Taekwondo Championship for the Age 9-11 category. It was held in the University of Limerick on Sunday 13th November. Well done Dylan 👏👏👏🥇
Ms. Crosbie’s class took part in science week last week by learning about plants and bulbs, before planting some of their own flowers for the school garden! We look forward to Spring to see the results. The boys also did some experiments to investigate how water can travel through different materials. The boys chose gummy bears for their experiment and …
The boys in Mr. Geraghty’s 6th class have been working together to create radial symmetry mosaics. They have been learning about 2D shapes in math’s and decided to use their knowledge to create some totally radical art. Mr Geraghty is delighted with the outcomes but is thankful he doesn’t have to say ‘radial symmetry mosaics’ again. Try say it 10 …
Last week as part of Science week, we had a virtual visit from past pupil Lorcan Kelleher who currently works in Aeronautics in Italy. Lorcan gave the boys in 5th and 6th class an insight into his job of designing rockets and his colleague, Federico gave us the history and science behind space travel. The boys were intrigued and had …
