On Friday 20th November a number of classes in St. Pius X G.N.S. participated virtually in the Discover Science and Maths Awards ceremony 2020. Being one of many schools across the country to receive an award, we waited excitedly to see our school`s name flash up on the big screen! We cheered loudly when it [...]
For challenge 1 of the Intel Mini Scientist 2020, we (the two 5th classes) had to build a working bionic hand…..and we did! Under the excellent guidance of Phil “The Scientist guy” from the RTÉ hub, we learned all about human limbs and how our joints work. From there Phil guided us through the steps [...]
On Friday 16th October 2020, we excitedly headed off for a Tree Trail in Bushy Park. We were all set with our clip boards and Tree Trail packs and looked forward to the task ahead! Our mission was to find the 15 trees that were outlined in the pack. The plinths with the information about [...]