Annual celebrations
Congratulations to the girls from second class who received their First Holy Communion on May 21st. The ceremony was lovely and the girls did a lot of preparation for their special day.
The girls in 2nd and 5th classes had a fantastic opportunity over the last few weeks to avail of the expertise of engineer Eamonn McDonagh in preparation for Engineering Week 2016. Eamonn visited the classes a few weeks ago to discuss engineering with the girls. He gave a PowerPoint presentation and explained all the different […]
Our annual grandparents’ day was held on February 5th this year. It is a part of Catholic schools’ week and is now a much loved tradition in the girls’ school. The grandparents tell the children about school and life in the old days. There is always a wonderful exchange of stories and memories. We have […]
This morning at 10:30 am the whole school community assembled in the PE hall to be presented with Our National Flag. Firstly two representatives from the Defence Forces were welcomed and greeted by the student Council at the school reception. Oghlaigh na hEireann then marched through a Guard of Honour, formed by the 5th classes, [...]
Maths Week 2015 got off to a great start with our Maths quiz for pupils from 3rd to 6th class. Lots of other Maths activities also took place in school during that week... More to follow!
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 [...]
Bhí Seachtain na Gaeilge againn ar 9ú - 13ú Márta 2015. Rinne na páistí an-iarracht an Ghaeilge a labhairt ar scoil agus sa bhaile freisin. Bhain said alán úsáid as na frásaí cainte a d'fhoghlaim said sa rang Gaeilge i rith na bliana.. Bhí lá na Gaeilge againn ar an Aoine. Ghleas gach duine in [...]
We had a visit from award winning Irish author Benji Bennett on world book day. Benji has written a series of beautiful children’s books. He entertained the girls with his stories and some music and of course the girls had lots of interesting questions for him. We also had a fun quiz for the girls [...]
Our Golden Jubilee celebrations kicked off on Friday 13th February. Firstly, His Grace, Bishop Eamonn Walsh unveiled a commemorative stone in the school yard. This was followed by a mass in St. Pius X Church at 11:30am. Our school choirs wowed our school community past and present. The celebrations ended with a reception in the [...]
Grandparents’ Day has become a much-anticipated annual event and once again on 30th January children and grandparents gathered to celebrate Catholic Schools Week in prayer and song. Grandparents' Day 2015