From the Principal
- Prayer
- St Pius X College celebrates Chinese New Year
- Opening Mass and Academic Awards Ceremony
- Premier's Reading Challenge Medallists
- Junior School Parent/Teacher Interviews
- Return to Saturday Sports
- Learning Hub Update
- 2022 Open Day
- Enrolments for Years 5, 6 & 7 2024
- Invitation to P&F Commencement Mass and Social
- Information for Parents and Students on School Travel Passes
Prayer
At Assembly on Monday Mr Di Sano's Year 8 Religious Education class read this prayer taken from 1 Corinthians 13 for St Valentine's Day. We know that as well as celebrating love with all the commercial aspects of the day, we also need to celebrate love with sacrifice, honesty, openness and commitment.
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too pleased with ourselves, or when our dreams have come true but we have dreamed too little and not challenged ourselves enough.
Disturb us, Lord, when we long for more and more despite everything we own
or, we fall in love with our possessions,
and forget about the people we should love instead.
Disturb us, Lord when, we don’t share what we do not need or
give to others what could serve them better than us.
Disturb us, Lord when, even though we know we should,
we fail to respond to someone’s call for help,
or look the other way and shift uncomfortably in our seats
hoping no-one will notice we failed to answer that call.
Disturb us, Lord, to dare to be more bold, to venture more widely to push back the horizons of our hopes; to aspire to inspire in this new school year ahead pursuing our dreams with opportunity and hope
Amen
Blessed Edmund Rice … Pray for Us
St Pius X … Pray for Us
Live Jesus in our hearts …. Forever
'The Year of the Tiger' St Pius X College celebrates Chinese New Year
The College Assembly this week was simply brilliant with the celebration of the Chinese New Year led by our Senior students and Year 5. I share with you some of the singing of our Senior students and the Year 5 boys as well.
The message was one of peace and harmony. The students are very impressive in their mastery of the Chinese language and also for getting involved. Congratulations to Mrs Manga and Mrs Lee who prepared the students.
Opening Mass and Academic Awards Ceremony
Next Tuesday the College will hold two major events at Oxford Falls. Our Opening College Mass and Academic Awards Ceremony will be held with all students attending the Mass, commencing at 10.00 am. We will be acknowledging our 85th Anniversary at the Mass, with old boy, Bishop Peter Ingham celebrating Mass. Students in Years 8 to 12 will then attend the Academic Awards Ceremony, commencing at 12.00 pm, and will return to the College at 2.00 pm.
Students in Years 5 and 6 will return to the College after the Mass. Year 7 will attend their usual Tuesday afternoon of PDHPE, and Mr Stollery has advised Year 7 parents and students of their requirements for the day.
Parents and carers are very welcome to join both the Mass and Awards Ceremony online and the links are below.
Premier's Reading Challenge Medallists
Congratulations to Cameron Masters, Harry Feehan, Jonathan Hartry, Liam Boswell, Samuel Cummins and Samuel Hollinger who were awarded the prestigious Premier's Reading Challenge Medal at Assembly on Monday. This is the highest award in the PRC and recognises the outstanding commitment to reading by completing the Challenge every year from Year 3 to Year 9 (2015 - 2021). What makes this achievement even more remarkable is that state-wide, less than 1% of students who start the challenge complete it.
Junior School Parent Teacher Meetings
Next Monday and Tuesday the Junior School teachers are holding online 'Tell us about your son' Parent Teacher Meetings. These meetings will go for 10 minutes. Details of how to make an appointment will be emailed to parents from Mrs Greenwood later this week.
Monday 21 February appointments: 8.00 am – 8.30 am and 3.10 pm – 6.30 pm
Tuesday 22 February appointments: 8.00 am – 8.30 am and 3.10 pm – 4:30 pm
What a Great Return to Competition Sport!
I was excited to be at Oxford Falls on Saturday for our first full competition round of the year.
The Junior School was buzzing as many of the students competed for the first time at Oxford Falls. They did a great job.
The Senior School, our ISA Cricket and Basketball teams played with outstanding spirit and determination. Our First XI Cricket won convincingly against St Gregory’s College and the First V Basketball were my team of Week with a narrow loss to St Augustine’s. Our boys kept challenging and showed a huge improvement in all aspects of their game. It is going to be a great season!
Learning Hub Update - Time Lapse Video
The Learning Hub is taking shape and work is going according to plan. We're pleased to show you today a time-lapse video of the past few months' work on the site.
2022 Open Day - Saturday 19 March
We are very excited to announce that we are holding an OPEN DAY on Saturday, 19 March. The Chatswood campus will be open from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm. The Treacy Centre at Oxford Falls will be open from 8.00 am to 12.00 pm. Tour bookings essential – please see the link below. The Principal, Mr John Couani, will make an address at 11.00 am and 1.00 pm at the Chatwood Campus.
Bookings are open for Open Day Tours using the following link
Enrolments for Years 5, 6 & 7 2024
Enrolment application forms will be available from next Monday, 21 March. Please see the College website for details. Lodgement closing date for 2024 is Friday, 8 April 2022.
Invitation to P&F Commencement Mass and Social
All families are welcome to join us for the P&F Commencement Mass and Social on Saturday 26 February at 5.30 pm. More information can be found on the P&F News page of this Woodchatta including the Trybooking link to advise your attendance.
Mr John Couani - Principal
Information for Parents and Students on School Travel Passes
Students who need a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply or update their details as soon as possible.
In the Opal network, students should travel with a Child/Youth Opal card until they receive their valid School Opal card.
New Student Opal Cards (including new Term Bus Passes) will be sent to the student's nominated postal address within two weeks of their application being approved.
Terms of Use
Students using Opal cards must tap on and tap off in line with the Opal Terms of Use. All students are required to comply with the Student Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of school children and other passengers. It is important that parents ensure that their child is aware of this. Failure to comply with the code of conduct can result in a suspension from travel.
The Student Code of Conduct includes polite, respectful behaviour, quiet conversation, wearing of masks and giving up seats to all other fare-paying passengers.
Mr Mark Casey - Deputy Principal