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Another term over!
Hoopathon / Skipathon
A fun and active week was organised by the PA
during the week of February 10th – 14th 2014. Each
class participated in skipping, hula-hooping and
basketball hooping activities. We raised a total of
€1,583. A big thank you to Ms.Goddard and all the
children who were involved.
Great fun was had by all.
See the website for photos
of the events!
Wine Tasting Evening
A chilled glass of Prosecco
welcomed the participants to a wine
tasting evening on 4th April. A
number of wines from around the
world were presented on the night
with spot prizes for guessing the
origins and grape types! €375 was
raised on the night. Many thanks to
Paul Breen from Londis, KCR for
educating us on the wines presented.
If you have a big event coming up
don’t forget to give Paul a shout for
your wine orders.
Portionwise Initiative
As part of Terenure 2030, a group of parents in Terenure launched a “Get wise about portion
size” initiative to address the increasing trend towards childhood obesity. The goal of the
campaign was to promote healthier eating for our children by educating them on portion sizes
and wise food choices. The Portionwise campaign is community-based with children at the heart
of it, six junior schools in Terenure participated in Portionwise. To see more about Portionwise,
media coverage and on-going articles just visit Portionwise.net
End of Year Concert
The annual end of year concert took place on Saturday 29th of March in the School Hall, which is a
platform for the children to showcase the skills and talents they have gained while attending the
Thursday & Saturday classes run by the PA. This years’ show enjoyed a performance of the ‘The
Gruffalo' performed by our Junior & Senior Infants from the Speech & Drama class. The Irish Youth
club yet again surprised us all with the fantastic 'Cup Song' & a 'One-D Interview' as Gaeilge! Guitar
beginners & improvers proved that they will never be short of a song to sing/perform judging by the
repertoire of songs they played for us. The Ballet, hip hop and Irish dancers had us all on the edge of
our seats with energetic performances. The Karate kids demonstrated some moves that represented
the art of the discipline itself. While Arts & Crafts, Lego, Baking & Knitting do not participate in the
show, the teachers had taken pictures of their creations during the year which were mounted and
displayed around the hall. The Arts & Crafts class also designed the sign for the show which was a
colourful stage background. Likewise Chess, German & Spanish are classes that cannot be
represented in the show but we would like to acknowledge their work throughout the year.
The parents, friends and families of all the children were treated to a fantastic display of wonderful
performances for 2 hours with a raffle at the end. We would like to thank Setanta books for donating
books for the raffle & Cadbury's for donating the Easter Eggs. On a day like this, we could not put it
all together without the generous help of all the parents who volunteer their time and commitment. A
sincere thank you to all the parents involved. It is a daunting task for most children but being included
in a show such as this and performing in front of a crowd is great for their confidence and selfesteem. Well done to all the children who took part. The Parents’ Association would like to take this
opportunity to thank all the teachers involved in the Thursday & Saturday classes.
Irish Club & Swimming Classes
Please note that the Irish Club continues to 29th May 2014, whilst the swimming classes continue until June
(last date to be confirmed). Please ensure that you check the classes calendars on the website for changes
to dates etc.
PA Communications
We are continuing to collate email addresses for future communications, just so you don’t miss
out on any please go to our website and complete the instructions under
“Joining the Mailing List”
ST. PIUS X SUMMER PROJECT
The summer project has been running for over 30 years and accommodates all children in St. Pius boys &
girls school. We are currently looking for new committee members to help plan and run the project.
This year it will commence on Monday 30th June and run until Friday 11th July inc. The activities range
from swimming, baking, sports, bingo, arts & crafts, quiz and many other activities. We also run a family
day to Clara Lara each year, which is hugely popular.
If you feel you have time to help out with planning or available to supervise some of the activities during the
2 weeks your help would be very much appreciated.
As we are working with children each volunteer will be required to have Garda Clearance, forms can be
provided by a member of the committee.
For further information please contact : Kathryn Tracey 086 3845579 (mum of Gordon & Conor)
or Therese Ryan 086 2528166 (mum of Vicky & Gillian). Check out their website: stpiussummerproject.com
First Holy Communion Reception,
Saturday 17th May 2014 – this is a
reception held in the school hall for the
communicants and their families.
All donations of cakes accepted!
Cake Sale, 29th May 2014
full details to follow early May!
Save the date for the next Parent Talk
on Thursday 5th June 2014 delivered by
Prof. Donal O'Shea, on "Healthy Living
in Terenure, Our Action against
Obesity" (continuing from
the Portionwise Initiative) & Janis
Morrissey from the Irish Heart
Foundation on "Heart-healthy Eating
for Children and Young People".
Heather Cup
We are again delighted to host this annual event
which will be held from 12th to 23rd of May. The
Heather Cup is a soccer league in which teams
(girls & boys from 3rd to 6th classes) from St. Pius
X, Bishop Galvin’s NS and Terenure College Junior
School participate. Team forms are in the School
now, to be returned by 30th of April.
Best of luck to all the St. Pius X teams!
Happy Easter
from the Parents’ Association
– enjoy the break.
Thank you for your
ongoing support.
Please don’t forget to visit the PA website for additional details on events both past & present! Please feel free to email us at
[email protected] if you have any comments or feedback.