Another term over!

1. April 2014 Newsletter 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. Fund Raising & Other Events Another term over! 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 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! 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 self-esteem.  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.

2. 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 Upcoming events 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! 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 PortionwiseInitiative) & Janis Morrissey from the Irish Heart Foundation on "Heart-healthy Eating for Children and Young People". 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 piusxparents@gmail.com if you have any comments or feedback.