Junior School News & Sport

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• Boxercise Morning for Fathers, Grandfathers & Carers​ THIS THURSDAY & FRIDAY AT 7.30AM
• Junior School Sport 

Junior School News

'Small Steps’ Presentation for Parents

Thank you to the 30 plus parents who attended the Small Steps presentation which I found to be very useful.  The presenter was very entertaining and interesting and the message I took home from it is 'early intervention is the best'.  Thank you to Ms Joe McCarthy and Mr Sean Brannan who also attended the event.

Walkathon

The boys were amazing - they ran and ran and ran.  They were putting themselves out for those less fortunate and they seemed to enjoy it! 

Many of the boys had set themselves a goal and reached that goal so they were proud of their efforts.  Well done boys.  A special mention to Caleb Hanrahan for running with his arm in a sling and Jacob Magner who did 18 laps.

Now the other half of the process begins and that is to bring in your donations.

Grandfather, Father & Son Sporting Afternoon

Gentlemen keep stretching! Get the ice packs in the fridge! Yes it's time for the Grandfather, Father and Son sporting afternoon.

• When: Thursday 31st August
• Where: Oxford Falls Playing Fields – Dreadnought Road, Oxford Falls
• Time: Sport from 11.45am – 1.15pm

Every boy will be involved in sport even if their dad/grandad can’t be there.  There will be two sessions of sport, 11.45am to 12.30pm and 12.3 pm to 1.15pm.  Participants can either play two different sports or stay on the one activity (except for tennis, where numbers may dictate one session only).  If you haven’t replied but can suddenly make it, please turn up.   Mr Virgona has planned the weather so all is in readiness!

Thank you to the mums and grandmothers who offered to help with the BBQ - I will email a note out today.

P&F Father's Day Breakfast - Friday 1st September

A St Pius X College tradition, the Father's Day breakfast is always well attended and a lot of fun for all boys and dads.   The P&F asks for a $7 contribution per family to cover the costs of bacon and egg rolls, muffins, juice and coffee.  Please click here to book.

Year 5 Family Day  - Saturday 23rd September

Family fun day for Year 5 families is  planned for Saturday 23rd September from 2:00pm at Beauchamp Park  (Nicholson Street Chatswood).   BYO drinks and food. The class representatives will be providing pizzas for afternoon tea around 3:30pm.  Feel free to bring along soccer/rugby/AFL/ balls, cricket bats etc.  (Class Mums - Cathryn Berecry, Dominique D'Allesandro, Anja Lineen, Rachel Mensforth)

Collect Woolworths Earn & Learn for St Joseph's Primary School Walgett

The St Pius X College Social Justice group is collecting “Woolworths Earn & Learn” stickers to assist our partner school, St Joseph’s Primary School Walgett. This small, remote, mostly indigenous school we visit each year with our Year 10 immersion students will benefit greatly from our efforts as a larger Sydney school. 

We encourage all parents who shop at Woolworths to collect and donate the stickers.  There will be a collection box in the foyer and students will be going around home rooms each morning to collect the stickers.  START COLLECTING and ask your Son to drop them in!

Football/AFL Presentation Evening

Thank you to all the parents for attending the Football and AFL Presentation Night.  It was a packed house and the boys appreciated being acknowledged for their efforts in representing the College.  Thank you to Mr Cummins and Mrs Cummins for their organisation of the event and Jayden Milat, Mr Virgona and Mr Couani who also attended and assisted in making it a successful night.

IPSHA Athletics Carnival

Well done to all the boys on their efforts at the IPSHA Carnival. For a small team we had a great deal of success.  The following boys will be going to the CIS carnival in the IPSHA team:

• The senior relay team:  Ryan Jom, Zac Flynn, William Slocombe and Joel Austin to the CIS
• James Griffith for discus
• Aaron Lau for shotput
• PJ Marren and Zac Flynn in the 200 m

Congratulations boys!

Oliver Phommavanh Writing Workshop

Oliver Phommavanh is the author of Thai-riffic and there are places available for his writing workshop which will be held on the second Wednesday of the holidays, 4th October, at Castle Hill Library. The cost is $14 for a one hour session.

I have included this poster for any boys who may be interested in taking part.

Bookings essential via www.thehills.nsw.gov.au

Mr T Long - Head of Junior School

Learning Enrichment

Write On Competition 2017 (Years 5-6)

Congratulations to all the boys for their entries in the Write On Competition.  Jack Lonergan (6 Gold) was selected to represent Stage 3 from the College with his writing entitled ‘The Shooting’ and an excerpt from his story is below. Good luck Jack.

"As the Chinese president’s Rolls Royce rounded the corner the buzzing and cheering grew louder. The streets were lined with tourists and residents who had been highly anxious to catch a glance of the new president. The previous president had died under suspicious circumstances and he did not have any living relatives who could replace him. However, as soon as the residents caught a glimpse of his face their anxiety turned into dread………… "

Junior Debating News

We hosted Round 6 of the IPSHA competition against Wahroonga Preparatory School and the debate was on the topic “Australia should ban advertising aimed at children.” Well done to both our teams on their efforts and teamwork.

We travel to Masada College at St Ives on Friday 8th September for the next round.

Mrs B Spanyik - Learning Enrichment Teacher

Boxercise Mornings for Fathers, Grandfathers & Carers this Thursday and Friday at 7.30am

Junior School Sport

Thursday Sport: on at Oxford Falls. Our regular sport is put on hold as the Father & Son Day is taking place.

Father and Son Sports Day:  On Thursday 31st August we will hold our annual Father and Son Sports Day at Oxford Falls. We look forward to welcoming dads, grand-dads and male relations to this fantastic wider school community event. Arrival is 11.30am for 11.45am start time. A BBQ lunch will follow at 1.15pm. Students require normal PE clothes and will be active irrespective of their father’s participation. Thanks in advance to the mums who have volunteered to assist with feeding such a large, ravenous horde.

Athletics: Congratulations to the entire team who performed admirably at the IPSHA Carnival on Monday. Zach Flynn ran superbly to place 3rd in the U12 200m (27.51) and gain individual selection for the IPSHA team He is joined by PJ Marren who was 4th fastest in the Junior 200m in a time of 29.93. Aaron Lau goes through in the U12 Shot Put after placing 5th with an 8.72m throw and James Griffith progresses in the Junior Discus, placing 2nd with 24.36m. Ryan Jom matched his PB, placing 4th in the U12 High Jump (1.40m) and securing a place in the team.

The Senior Relay Team (Ryan Jom, Zachary Flynn, Will Slocombe and Joel Austin) qualified 5th fastest in 56.11 and will look to better their time at the CIS event. Our Junior team was just 0.14 sec off qualification for their relay. Well done to all and good luck to the 7 athletes who will represent IPSHA on 13th September.

Winter Sport/Co-curricular Photos: Our Winter Sport/Co-curricular photos took place today. Hard-copy order forms were given to students and are due back to the School Office by the end of this term . A PDF form is also attached below should you require it.

Football/AFL Presentation Evening: thanks to all who attended this recognition evening. Congratulations to all players and award recipients, especially those who won the two major awards:

• Junior Football Player of the Year – Luca Damianakis
• Junior AFL Player of the Year – Declan Fitzgerald.

Mr G Virgona - Junior School Sportsmaster