In cooperation with our local community volunteer, Bernie Anderson, St. Pius X BNS is doing a used toy donation drive for charity this year. What is involved? We are asking families to have a look for any toys/teddies that are no longer being used or have been grown out of. We ask that the toys are in good order and …
Boys in Mr. Deery’s 4th class got stuck into some Lego Education to kickstart their 2024 Science Week. All boys got the chance to build some cool robots and even used some cool coding skills to put their Bots to the test in a race at the end. Definitely some future scientists!
Our student Council met for the second time last week on a sunny November day to discuss the prevalent issues of the day in our school. With the support of Mr. Reamonn and Ms. Hunt, the 20 person strong committee discussed ways to improve life for the student body of St. Pius X BNS. They also began to plan some …
Some sad news reached us over the weekend that Gráinne Duignan, a former staff member had passed away. Gráinne worked in St. Pius X BNS for over 45 years and retired in 2014. In her long service to our community, Ms. Duignan taught generations of Pius families and is always remembered fondly by past pupils. She was also the school’s …
Junior infants put their science hats on early ahead of science week next week. The boys learned about different materials and whether they were magnetic or not. Thank you to the 6th class buddies who came to help.
Garda Brendan returned to St. Pius X BNS for the latest installment of crime scene investigating with our 5th classes. As part of our science week festivities, the boys looked at the science behind solving crimes, looking at the importance of fingerprints and DNA in crime solving. Thanks again to our community Garda, Brendan, for coming in and doing the …
The boys in Mr. Curtin’s 6th class paid a visit to Ms. Stewart on Friday to see their buddies. With the St. Pius X BNS Science week starting on Monday, the boys took the opportunity to get an early start on the week of experiments with some interesting constructions using match sticks and marshmallows. Strangely enough a lot of marshmallows …
Christian in Ms. Herity’s class was declared world champion over the mid term in the Banzai – Cup for Karate. Even though, Christian is only in 3rd class he has a number of European and now world championships won. Well done Christian
Congratulations to our very first basketball team on their first win against St. Colmcille’s Knocklyon! Their hard work in training before school paid off, we wish them all the best for their future games. We were also lucky enough to court a second team who were narrowly defeated on the same date. Both teams showed great skill and determination. We’re …
