Category Archives: Active School Physical Activity


Golf lessons are back in full swing!


5th and 6th class girls have recently begun golf lessons in The Grange Golf Club with the pro Michael. They have been busy practicing their long and short game and have already come on in leaps and bounds in a short space of time!

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Leinster Schools Swimming Competitions


Well done to Sophia, Emma, Grace & Aisling, our St Pius Girls relay team who took park in the Leinster Schools Competitions  on Sunday 15th Janaury in the National Aquatic Centre. Grace qualified for breast stroke & back stroke for the all Ireland school competition on the 26th March and Aisling also qualified for the [...]

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5th class girls go on an Autumn Tree Trail in Bushy Park!


On Wednesday 5th October 2022, 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 [...]

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Hockey


We were delighted when Emma Kilbride from Our Lady's Hockey Club dropped in on Friday and presented both the boys and girls schools with lots of super hockey equipment. The girls cannot wait to put it to use!!

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Santry


Good luck  to our track and field athletes who are taking part in Santry Stadium on Tuesday 31st May.

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Castle Schools’ Cup 2022


Congratulations to our school's golf team who came runners up in the annual Castle Schools’ Cup on Monday 30th May. Well done girls!

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Fittest Challenge!


After its great success last year, the St. Pius X Parents’ Association brought back the Fittest Class Activity Challenge. All the children did brilliantly and were so enthusiastic in clocking up all those steps!  We are delighted to announce that the winners of the Fittest Class Challenge were Ms Sheehan's 3rd class and Ms Hughes' [...]

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Our Active Schools Noticboard 


Here on our Active Schools noticeboard we put up all our photos of our activities throughout the year ! Here you can see us having great fun doing our Santa Dash ,our sports day,  Active Week and our infants learning the PAWS swimming programme ! Keep an eye out throughout the year for all our [...]

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