Christmas began this week in St. Pius X with a number of classes starting to work on their Christmas art displays. The boys in the junior end are busy learning their lines for their plays which will be recorded and sent to parents before the holidays. Our staff have been busy decorating around the place to give us the festive …
As you may have been told at home, the boys in all classes have been taking part in the second phase of the Food Dude programme. This week, each boy has received a portion of fruit and vegetables to try along with their lunch. The boys in Ms. O Neill’s, Ms. Stewart’s and Ms. Gallagher’s junior infants have been absolutely …
This year Mr. Réamonn will be setting the boys from 3rd to 6th class a Monthly Enrichment Challenge. In November, he set the boys a Mathletes challenge called ‘Seven Slices’. The response from the boys was excellent with an amazing 165 entries of which 147 were correct! However, each month there can only be three winners and these boys will …
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 👏👏👏🥇
