Our class designed and launched our very own rockets. We began by decorating the card and rolling it up around a pipe. Then we chose a top for our rockets. After that we embellished them with glitter, stickers and streamers. Next we put together the launcher which consists of L-shaped piping with a two litre [...]
On 28th and 29th September 2015, Declan Holmes (Science Ireland) paid his annual visit to St. Pius X G.N.S. Each year, through his show and workshops, Declan has encouraged the girls to embrace Science, to always question, always wonder and to help them to realise that Science is worth exploring! There was great excitement as [...]
St. Pius X GNS was delighted to welcome Denis Bastik, Dublin All-Ireland winning player, to the school with the Sam Maguire cup on Friday. We were honoured to be the first school in Dublin to receive a visit since Dublin won the All-Ireland football final. All of the children were very excited, dressed in their [...]
There was lots of preparation in the run up to Science Week 2015 in St. Pius X G.N.S. In the lead up to Science Week, the 5th and 6th class girls worked on various scientific concepts: Light, Magnetism and Electricity, Materials and Change, Design and Construction, Heat and Forces. They taught the girls in the [...]