Junior School News
- From the Acting Junior School Curriculum Coordinator
- Junior School Sport
- Junior School Chess
From the Acting Junior School Curriculum Coordinator
GRANDPARENT’S DAY LITURGY / WALKATHON (Oxford Falls)
Each year, Junior School students and staff participate in a walkathon, raising money for our two partner schools, St Joseph’s Walgett and St Mary’s Bowraville as well as for our World Vision child, Gloria, from Zambia.
Following is the link for walkathon donations:
We are encouraging parents/carers to share the link above for donations to the walkathon. All donations will be received through this link as boys will not be going door-to-door to request donations or bringing in cash as in the past.
This year, we invite grandparents to join us for Grandparent's Day and the walkathon on Thursday 10 August at Oxford Falls starting with a special liturgy at 10:45 am.
Please share this invitation with Grandparents and for catering purposes, please RSVP using this link:
Please note: RSVPs need to be in by the end of this week (Friday 4 August), thank you.
FATHER AND SON SPORTS DAY & LITURGY (Oxford Falls)
This year, dads are warmly invited to join us for a special Father’s Day liturgy at 9:45 am in the Christian Brothers Centre at Oxford Falls before putting on the sports gear for a fun day of sport with their son. For catering and planning purposes, please ensure that you RSVP by Friday 18 August.
MERIT AWARDS
Congratulations to last week’s Merit Award winners:
TEACHING AND LEARNING
It has been a busy start to Term 3 and all the students in the Junior School are busy engaging in meaningful and authentic learning.
SCIENCE
6 Blue had another fantastic Science lesson last Friday. Students simulated an avalanche by tilting a tray with a variety of materials such as sand, flour, washing powder and sugar. Groups independently decided how they wanted to layer the materials, and how they might like to change their layers to replicate it a second or third time. The class discovered that the reactions which represented an avalanche most accurately were those with a solid base layer (perhaps with compacted damp sand) followed by a layer of lighter materials. Well done 6 Blue!
DRAMA
Last week, 6 Gold engaged in a captivating Drama lesson outside in the Junior School playground. Improvisation activities saw the students enthusiastically portraying various characters. It was a wonderful opportunity for our young actors to showcase their talents and embrace the joy of storytelling through drama.
DA VINCI DECATHLON
Last Thursday, students from St Pius X College competed in the Junior School da Vinci Decathlon at Knox Grammar School. Well done to all the students for their efforts and hard work. I would like to extend a congratulations to the Year 6 team who placed first for Mathematics. We are all very proud of those students involved.
We thank Mr Damo, Mrs Gunns, and Mr Cummins for their time in supporting the boys to prepare for the competition.
AUSTRALIAN PRIMARY PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION (APPA) CONFERENCE
This week, Mrs Greenwood has been in Hobart with several hundred other Primary Principals and Heads of Junior Schools at the APPA conference. Keynote speakers have included artic explorer James Castrission and media identity and psychologist, Michael Carr-Gregg. We look forward to Mrs Greenwood sharing all she has learnt over the past three days.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
- Thursday 10 August | Grandparent's Day Liturgy & walkathon: RSVP essential
- Friday 11 August | Year 6 Chinatown Excursion
- Saturday 12 August | P&F Trivia Night
- Friday 25 August | Book Week Parade
- Monday 28 August | St Pius X Feast Day holiday (Pupil- and Staff-free day)
- Thursday 31 August | Father's Day Liturgy and Sports Day at Oxford Falls
Thank you for your continued support of the Junior School.
Mr Antonio Morris - Acting Junior School Curriculum Coordinator
MATHS DROP-IN AND HOMEWORK HELP FOR YEARS 5 - 6
FRIDAYS 8:00 am – 8:40 am
Drop-in to 5 Gold for help with difficult mathematics concepts or general homework. This is an ideal place where students can come and feel comfortable to ask questions. Students are encouraged to bring along specific queries, tasks, assessments, homework, general revision and problems to work on, with Mrs Fileman on hand, ready to help.
Mrs Amanda Fileman - Mathematics Teacher
Junior School Sport
Thursday Sport: Our final Winter Sport training session for Australian Rules Football, Football and Rugby will occur this Thursday.
Please see the invitation in the Acting Junior School Curriculum Coordinator's article above for our upcoming Father & Son Sports Day. Please use the link above to RSVP to the day as this will help us plan activities, as well as arrange catering.
CIS Softball Trials:
On Wednesday 2 August, Dominik Playle (5 Red) trialled for the CIS Primary Softball Team. Dominik is a keen sportsman, who has amassed a spectacular CV in Softball in a limited space of time. He has represented the Broken Bay Diocese Softball team in 2022, and amongst other accomplishments has been voted MVP for 2022 and 2023 in Manly Warringah District Baseball. We wish Dominik the best of luck, with an update on his progress next week.
Round 9 Results
Australian Rules Football:
Football:
Athletics - Training:
Training continues this week for all athletes, taking place on Monday, Wednesdays (not Wednesday 2nd August), and Thursday afternoons at Rotary Athletics Field, Mowbray Rd West, Lane Cove. After school dismissal, the college will transport the students to the venue by chartered bus, and the sessions will run until 4:55 pm where the bus will return the students to Chatswood. If you wish to collect your son from the venue, please be there no later than 4:50 pm.
Athletics - 1500m Event:
Anyone wishing to join the athletics squad in the 1500m event can attend training where a time trial will be held. Please consider the following minimum standards used for qualifying:
10’s: 5m37s
11’s: 5m22s
12’s: 5m14s
Upcoming Invitational Carnivals: Further details will be distributed next week including those who are required to attend.
- Barker Invitational @ Barker – Saturday 12 August (from 7:45 am. Concludes at 11:30 am)
- Shore Invitational @ Narrabeen – Thursday 17 August (3:30 pm – 7:00 pm) – No field events
- Riverview Invitational @ Riverview – Friday 25 August (9:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Round 10 Fixtures – Saturday, 5 August
Thank you
With this being our last round of Winter Sport, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in whatever capacity; coach, supporter, driver, consoler, player, official, and volunteer. Personally, I am incredibly grateful to you all and I am so impressed by the way all players conduct themselves, win, lose or draw. I hope, like me, you will reminisce with delight at the memories our young men have created throughout the Winter Season. Best of luck to all at the weekend.
Mr Ben Ryan - Junior School Sports Coordinator
Junior Rugby:
Junior Rugby was back in full swing this week with a great training session at Oxford Falls on Thursday. The Prep Firsts had a shaky start but kicked into gear and put on a great display of rugby across the field. The boys finished with a dominant win over Redfield College. The 11As faced a very strong Scots squad. Upon reflection, some boys said that a positive aspect that could be taken away from a tough game is that it gives them an opportunity to learn from other players which would help them develop their own game. The Rugby 7s teams are commended for their efforts in their games. Despite being short two players, the boys dug deep and played well against equal opposition.
Mr Antonio Morris - Junior School Rugby Convenor
SPX Football Supporters Club
The Annual SPX Football Supporters Club Social Event
What a fantastic evening.
Thank you to Mr Ronchetti, Mr Stearn, Mr Lacey, Mr Yue, Mr Ryan and all those from the whole football community who came together and celebrated the 2023 football season, whilst fundraising for the future football program for our boys.
A special thank you to next year’s Football Club President, Mr Matt Zanello and our Treasurer, Mr Geoff Linders for organising the event.
Congratulations to all of our raffle winners.
Here is the link to the photographs from the evening.
Link to photos from Annual Football Club Event
SPX Football Supporters' Club Committee
Junior Chess
Friday 4 August will be our last chess game.
Chess practice has now finished.
Congratulations to all those boys who gave their time on Tuesday mornings and Friday afternoons. We hope they enjoyed playing and learnt about chess.
Chess this Friday will be away:
Teams A, B and C do not have a game, they have finished for the year.
Team D will play away on Friday at Mosman Prep.
Team E will not be playing this week as Northbridge Public School is unable to host the game.
Team F will be at St Aloysius College.
We would like to thank all those parents who helped with driving and supervising the games.
Mrs Roslynne Hunt - Junior Chess Convenor