Pastoral Care
- Athletics Carnivals
- Rugby State Championships
- Year 7 Study Skills Evening - tonight
- Year 8 Ski-trip
- Push-up Challenge
- GPs in Schools - Year 10
- Online webinars on teen mental health
Athletics Carnivals
Congratulations on the participation and involvement at both the Senior and Junior Athletics Carnivals on Tuesday and Wednesday. They were both wonderful days all round, with cold but beautiful weather. Congratulations to Treacy House who were the Senior Carnival winners.
Rugby State Championships
The Rugby State Championships took place over the long weekend and Pius had numerous students involved in the tournament. Congratulations to all who took part. I wish all involved in all this weekend’s fixtures the best of luck, especially the rugby teams travelling to Stannies.
Year 7 study skills evening - tonight!
You are still able to RSVP to tonight's Study Skills Evening. Please use the link below to advise your attendance.
This is an important evening for our Year 7 students as they commence their high school years and we are looking forward to seeing our Year 7 students, along with a parent, attending. A letter has been sent out to Year 7 parents, and parents are asked to rsvp via the link in the letter (or below).
Year 8 families who missed out last year, or who would like a refresher on this informative evening, are welcome to attend. These Year 8 families can also rsvp via the following link:
Year 8 Ski Trip
Just a reminder to the Year 8 Parents and carers to complete the permission form for the upcoming ski trip. Please see below for more details or contact Mr Kovacic:
Depart: Monday 29 July, meet at Chatswood at 7:00 am for a 7:30 am departure
Return: Friday 2 August, approx. 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm in Chatswood
Accommodation: The Adventist Alpine Village (AAV) in Jindabyne
Attending: Year 8 students and 12 staff members
Key activity: 3 days skiing at Perisher Blue Resort
Purpose: Build new connections, develop friendships, overcome adversity, build resilience, work in a team, learn or develop a skill, develop independence, and have fun.
Parent Permission Form to complete by 14 June:
https://spxchatswood.formstack.com/forms/year_8_ski_trip_2024
Push-up Challenge
The push-up challenge continues at the college this week.
How it works at SPX: In 2024, the challenge is to complete 3,249 push-ups in 24 days, from 5 - 28 June (or 1,625 if you're aiming for the half-target). This represents the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022.
Participants can do either all push-ups or substitute with squats or sit-ups.
Each day of the challenge is a different push-up target which corresponds to an important Mental Health Fact. Read and share the daily facts to improve mental health awareness, start important conversations and help smash the stigma around mental illness.
It is not about raising money but donations are welcome.
How to log push-ups: download the app to log push-ups or online.
How to join for parents and carers:
https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/join/spxparentsandcarers
So, start prepping those shoulders by getting a few push ups in before 5 June and join the challenge with your son!
Mr Jack Kovacic - Year 7 Pastoral Leader
GPs in Schools - Year 10 students
On Tuesday 25 June local Northern Sydney General Practitioners and Nurses will be facilitating a GPs in Schools workshop for Year 10 students.
GPs in Schools is a 2.5-hour workshop that is delivered by Sydney North Primary Health Network who are funded and guided by the Australian Department of Health. The GPs in Schools program has been running for 28 years in over 50 Northern Sydney high schools.
The evidence-informed program brings registered General Practitioners and Nurses into their local schools to build confidence and health literacy in areas such as access to free healthcare, specific youth health issues, confidentiality, Medicare, bulk billing, and their healthcare rights.
GPs in Schools includes:
• What is health?
• How to use the Australian healthcare system
• Health services available, where they are, how to use them, and what they cost
• Student anonymous health questions
GPs in Schools empowers students to ask questions that matter to them in a safe environment, in their school with their self-selected friendship groups of approximately 15 students per GP or Nurse. Utilising a peer-centred health promotion model that allows students to ask questions anonymously invests in students to take an active and informed role in their healthcare as they transition to adulthood.
A permission slip will be distributed to each Year 10 student. Please ensure this is signed and returned ASAP.
Online webinars
Adolescence is a period of massive physical, emotional, social and cognitive change that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. Parents and carers play a crucial role in supporting young people to navigate this life stage. There is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about teen mental health with online webinars from the Black Dog Institute on 17 and 27 June. These are free and valuable sources of information.
Please click on the following link for more information.
Mr Martin Gillogly - Assistant Principal, Pastoral Care