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THE HOME RUN

Our softball team had a very exciting game against Grammar at Edgecliff last Saturday.  The highlight would have to be a monstrous ‘homerun’ hit by Jose Monk. It was a very enjoyable game to watch.

ALL HALLOWS EVE

Yesterday was All Hallow’s Eve which is the day before all Hallows Day, otherwise known as All Saints Day.  It is commonly referred to as Halloween.  The boys were very excited and the Library had a great supply of books and decorations.  Well done to our scary librarian, Mrs Martin, for taking the opportunity to encourage a love of books and reading.  The boys enjoyed the fun and I know many were excited about it.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please note that tomorrow 2nd November during Periods 1 and 2 Year 5 will be involved in an Orientation Day for the new Year 6 boys in 2018. The current Year 5 boys will then go off to sport as per the normal timetable.

Next Tuesday 7th November the current Year 6 boys will be involved in a Year 7 Orientation Day which will involve testing and information talks about Year 7.  As the testing is done by an external group it is important that the boys arrive at school on time.  If your son is sick, there is a catch-up day.   The Year 7 orientation should be a good conversation starter for Tuesday evening.

Mr T Long - Head of Junior School

Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiad 2017

Congratulations to the Year 5 and Year 6 students who participated in the 2017 Olympiad. The team produced some fantastic individual results.

Year 5:   Cooper Anderson for Highest Individual Score and Top 10%

                 Fergus Fung: Top 20%

                 Christopher Harris: Top 25%

                 Samuel Hollinger: Top 25%

                 Aiden Tubman: Special Achievement Award

Year 6:   Ned Turner for Highest Individual Score and Top 10%

                 Jack Lonergan: Top 10%

                 Andrew Bradford: Top 10%

                 Angus Miller: Top 10%

                 Lucas Hamill: Top 20%

                 Luke Sarkissian: Top 20%

                 Darcy Keenlyside: Top 20%

                 Cameron Pfeiffer: Top 20%

                 Joshua Bewley: Top 25%

                 Matthew Moore: Top 25%

                 Jesse Reed: Top 25%

                 Ethan Chow: Special Achievement Award

A Special Mention and congratulations to the entire Year 6 Maths Class 1 on being awarded an Overall Class Certificate of High Achievement for achieving a score in the top 25% in Division J of Australian Schools.  Well done to all the boys who participated in the Competition you can certainly be proud of your mathematical abilities.

Junior School Sport

Thursday Sport:  We continue our summer training for Basketball, Cricket, Softball and Tennis.

Term 4 Swim Program:  All students will take part in this program. It runs as per the schedule above in lieu of regular Thursday Sport. Year 5 attend Macquarie Uni Aquatic Centre for a pool based program and Year 6 attend Dee Why Beach for a surf skills program. Students are required to return the respective form issued last term – Macquarie Uni Grading Form (Year 5) and SEA Australia Waiver (Year 6 boys). All details, including a detailed information letter, can be found under Junior Swimming on the College website.

Basketball:  

Mr G Virgona - Junior School Sportsmaster

Softball Report Round 9

On Saturday we suffered our first defeat for the season. It was a strange match as our SPX team looked strong and played a tight game.  However the final result did not reflect this. Thomas Wilkins and Patrick Hall were our catchers and kept the team focused on where the opposition was heading. Jose Monk made a magnificent home run. Andrew Bradford was able to score two runs home. In the first innings Grammar were lucky and had 8 runners home. In comparison only two St Pius X College players touched home plate.

The second innings was quick and both teams were able to stop any runners getting home. In the third innings we started confidently, then were out for two. It was in the fourth innings that the slippery ball and wet grass really tested our skills. Also our lapse in concentration let us down as we hesitated to throw the ball decisively to get a runner out.

Jhon Evans and Marcus Steen continued throughout the game to pitch well. Will Mathie and Michael Whitehead were ready, defending their bases. Eliot Sanders was at short stop and doing his best at getting to the ball and sending it to first base. Luca Van Vuuren, Max Lenton and Rowan Roomie were in the outfield, calling the fielders in as the ball was pitched.

Although we didn’t win it was a glorious day to be up early and watching a fantastic game of softball.  Thank you to Mr Evans for keeping score.

Ms J Williams - Softball Convenor

NSTA Tennis:  Please see the Senior School Sports page.

Mrs S Iwatani - NSTA Convenor