Piercestown N.S. was a sea of maroon and white to welcome the Camogie County Champions on Monday 8th October after their heroic victory over Oulart The Ballagh. The children were treated to some words of wisdom from team captain, Katie O’Connor, player of the match, Ciara O’Connor and club stalwarts Lauren Carthy and Noleen Lambert. The greatest cheer of all was reserved for Maura O’Connor who announced that there would be no homework for anyone that day. A huge well done to the girls!
Maths Week took place from 15th to 19th October and what an exciting week it was! We had our Monster Maths Quiz on Monday to kick off the week, followed by other exciting events such as Tables Bee Champion and Countdown Competition. One of the children’s favourite activities by far was IZAK9, (click here for video demonstration) an engaging maths resource that challenges pupils to work together on problem solving activities. Other fun events held include ‘Guess how many jelly beans in the jar’ and ‘Guess the weight of the pumpkin!’ Our ‘Problem of the day’ was also very popular and the 5th and 6th class problems were quite a challenge for children and adults alike! The week finished on Friday with a prize giving ceremony during which our competition winners chose from prizes such as chess and draughts sets, dominoes and playing cards to encourage them to continue learning and having fun.
All of the above took place within the context of Mathsweek Ireland, a week-long nationwide celebration of mathematics with in excess of 250,000 pupils, parents and 
teachers participating from all parts of the country as well as welcome visitors from abroad. Log on to http://www.mathsweek.ie and scroll down to find Scoil Naisiunta Baile an Phiarsaigh pinned to the interactive map of Ireland. Here’s some photos of the children in action during Maths Week!
A big welcome back to everyone – another busy year ahead! The Green Schools Committee will have their first meeting of the year at the end of September to recap on the work done last year and to plan ahead for the coming months. The pupils on the committee will partake in a series of surveys and questionnaires with the pupils from Junior Infants to 6th class. They will also raise awareness on current energy and water conservation in Piercestown N.S., and how we can help spread this awareness at home and in our local community. The committee will also lead us in raising awareness towards recycling and waste disposal in the school community.
We look forward to sharing our ideas, news and events here on our blog and on our newly revamped Green Schools notice board in school!!!
Junior Infants and their teacher, Ms. Taylor and SNA, Lena, have had a wonderful September filled with lots of fun and new things to learn. The children have settled in well and made lots of new friends. Here’s some pictures of them in “big school”!!!
School re-opens for all pupils on Thursday 30th August 2018 at 9:20am. We look forward to seeing you all again. We welcome especially all our new pupils who are joining us for the first time. We hope everyone had a lovely Summer and we look forward to working together throughout the school year 2018 -2019.
Have a look at this video made by some of the children on the Active School Committee. It shows some of the events enjoyed during Active Week. Well done girls!
2nd class had a brilliant day out in Wells House on their school tour this year! They enjoyed a tour of the house, archery in the woods and saw some amazing birds of prey in the falconry. They had great fun in the playground and enjoyed their picnic lunch in the sunshine.
Three picnic benches have been placed at the back of the school to provide seating for pupils who want to finish their sandwich, fruit, etc. outside. This move is in response to one of the suggestions returned in the parent poll on lunches carried out earlier this year and is part of our overall Health Promoting School initiative.
With Active Week almost upon us, the excitement is mounting in anticipation of the many different activities organised for the week. Kicking off on Monday 11th June with Walk a Mile with a Smile, the week will go on to feature old favourites such as Funky Feet Day, Welly Throwing and Penalty Shoot Out and some new events like Cricket, Hip Hop and Kick Boxing. The week will end with our Fun Sports Day, with Bouncy Castles, Stretch ‘n’ Grow, novelty races and more. The event will culminate with a flag-raising ceremony at 2pm on the Friday when Jack O’Connor we will raise our first ever Active Flag, awarded in recognition of all that the whole school community have achieved over the past four years in promoting activity in Piercestown NS. Mayor of Wexford, Jim Moore, will also attend the ceremony and raise our Blue Star Flag, recently awarded in acknowledgement of 6th class study of Europe.
We invite you to join us at the following times:
Please see your child’s timetable for details of other events. There is something for everyone during Active Week so …
Walk, Run, Jump or Skip, Come on Piercestown, Let’s Get Fit!
Junior Infants had great fun on their school tour to Blackwater Open Farm – petting the animals, riding on the go carts, playing in the playground and much more! Keep an eye on the noticeboard outside their classroom for more photos…
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