Pastoral Care 

• Wellbeing Quote from the Student Diary
• Year 9 Aquatics
• Year 10 Cultural Games
• House Vice-Captains and Duties
• Bully Zero eSafety Webinar
• Communication from National Mental Health Commission

Wellbeing Quote from the Student Diary

“I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, the successes and the failures. I divide the world into the learners and the non-learners.” 

Benjamin Barber

Year 9 Aquatics

Last Wednesday Year 9 undertook their first aquatics PDHPE session with one group learning water polo at Macquarie Uni Pool with Mr Cogan, one group taking on the wild surf safety session at Manly Beach, and the final group surfing the big swell at Collaroy. By all reports a good time of growth mindset learning was achieved by all.  

Year 10 Cultural Games

On Tuesday this week Year 10 continued their rotation of Cultural Games at Oxford Falls participating in Fencing, Wheelchair Basketball, Marngrook (First Nations AFL). We were further blessed, in the spirit of Edmund Rice, by the visit of Ms Sarah Jane Cody of the Gaelic Athletic Association who came to coach us in Gaelic Football: Ms Cody will be back at our next session and in the future The Association has offered to coach us in Hurling!

To test out my Gaelic: “Le gach dea-ghui”

House Vice Captains and Duties

Our Year 8-10 cohorts are currently in the process of selecting House Vice Captains who will support their Houses and House Captains in leadership of all things House Cup as well as represent the school at the upcoming Open Day, ANZAC Day, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans Commemorations. Year 7 House Vice Captains have already been elected in preparation for the Year 7 Pastoral Care Camp in Week 7.

Bully Zero eSafey Webinar Thursday 4 March 

Parents and members of the wider St Pius X College community are warmly invited to register for this webinar which is a component of our ongoing commitment to safeguarding our students and community with regard to their online behaviours and profile.

In 2019 we hosted a presentation from Greg Gebhart of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant.

Last Year The Carly Ryan Foundation presented to our Years 5, 6, and 8 Students.

This Friday 24 February Bully Zero will present on the topic of eSafety interactions to Year 6 (Recess and Period 3) and Year 7 in Period 4.

Following is the Zoom link for the upcoming parent program:  You are invited to a Zoom webinar. 

When: 4 March, 2021 7:00 pm Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney 

Topic: St Pius X College - "It Takes a Village" (LP)

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-w8g5M14TTCQeEqRUALcUA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Education Program Officer| BULLY ZERO™

Communication from the National Mental Health Commission

The Mental Health and Wellbeing of our wider community continues to be a priority topic across society and Catholic Schools NSW draws our attention to the following Health initiative:

#MakingTime is an initiative led by the National Mental Health Commission in collaboration with people experiencing mental illness or mental ill health, families, carers, mental health professionals and sector organisations.

Following the difficult year Australians have had, we had conversations with people experiencing mental illness and those who care for them about their challenges and what has helped them through. We also spoke about the summer period and how they are feeling about it. What we heard was that everyone’s experience over the past year has been different, and so too is what helps them get through, but what they make time for matters and can positively impact their mental wellbeing.

We have created #MakingTime as an easy way for those living with mental ill health and those who care for them, to share their daily experiences and the benefits of making time. #MakingTime encourages Australians to make time for what helps them in difficult moments and to share what they are #MakingTime for with the rest of Australia.

Everyone is welcome to get involved. What are you #MakingTime for this summer?

St Pius X College acknowledges our First Nations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and particularly the Cammeraygal people, 

whose interconnection with this land sustained and 

fulfilled them mentally, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually, 

over thousands of years. 

May we learn from their wisdom.

Fide et Labore

Mr Sean Brannan - Assistant Principal, Pastoral Care and Wellbeing