Junior School News & Sport
Congratulations to our debaters on their first debate in Round 4 of the IPSHA competition last Friday
- Junior School News
- IPSHA Junior Debating News
- Junior School Chess Club
- Learning Enrichment Notices
- Highlights from the Junior Resource Centre
- Junior School Sport
Junior School News
PRAYER/REFLECTION:
Remember: 40 km/h School Zones still apply next week!
Please be safe on the roads over the holiday break.
Remember you are carrying precious cargo - your children and yourself.
DANCE FINALE INVITATION – BLUE FIDES
Parents are most welcome to attend the dance finale on Thursday 28 June. The dance finale will commence at 12.45 pm in the Christian Brothers Centre gym at Oxford Falls and is a highly enjoyable experience. At the conclusion of the Dance finale we will have a presentation of Blue Fide Awards which are for significant effort leading to improvement. A larger, more comprehensive Academic Awards ceremony will be held with subject awards towards the end of the school year. After the Blue Fide award presentation we will have afternoon tea.
AN INVITATION TO AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Year 5 have been studying light and reflection in Science which fits in well with the Vivid Festival. Year 6 have been studying famous Australians. You are invited to attend this experience and see what your son and his friends have been doing - see the invitation below. It will also enable Year 5 parents to see what their sons will be doing in Year 6 History.
GIFTED AND TALENTED EVENING
Please find below a flyer advertising an evening (6:30-7:30pm on Monday 3rd September) at Knox Grammar Prep School organised by The Northside Gifted and Talented Network for parents and teachers of Gifted Students Who Are Not Thriving At School. Cost: $10 per person.
Register via this link: https://www.trybooking.com/WIBN
REPORTS: Reports will be published on the portal by the end of Thursday. Please ensure you know how to access the portal - instructions are below.
INTERVIEW DAY - MONDAY 23rd JULY: The link to book an interview with your son's homeroom teacher has been sent. You can also book an interview time with Mr Long and Mrs Spanyik. Booking details can also be found below.
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION AT ST MARK’S DRUMMOYNE: Parents who reside in the parish of St Mark’s Drummoyne are welcome to enrol their children who are in years 6 & 7 & above for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Enrolment letters are available from the Church foyer or the Parish website. http://www.stmarksdrummoyne.org.au/sacraments/confirmation. Enrolments close 29th June 2018. Preparation sessions commence at the start of the third term, all dates can be found on our website. The Confirmation celebration Masses are Saturday 6pm Mass 1st September 2018 & Sunday 9am Mass 2nd September 2018. For further information, contact the Parish Office on 9181 1795 or email: pa@stmarksdrummoyne.org.au
P&F NEWS & EVENTS
Full details of all events, including those for Years 5 & 6 and the Trivia Night, can be found on the P&F Page of this Newsletter.
UPCOMING EVENTS/ACTIVITIES
- Thursday 28th June: Dance finale at Oxford Falls 12.45 pm followed by a Blue Fide Award presentation and afternoon tea. Parents welcome!
- Friday 29th June: No Junior Maths Drop-In
- Friday 29th June: Festival of Light and Famous Australians 1.30 pm till 3 pm (see invitation above)
- Monday 23rd July: Parent/Teacher/Student meetings. Boys attend in school uniform. Bookings open at 9am as per instructions above.
- Tuesday 24th July: Classes resume for Term 3.
JUNIOR SCHOOL - SPECIFIC IMPORTANT DATES FOR TERM 3
Thanking you for your support.
Mr T Long - Head of Junior School
IPSHA Junior Debating News
Congratulations to our debaters on their efforts on their first debate in Round 4 of the IPSHA competition last Friday where we travelled to St Luke’s Dee Why. The boys won the Negative and were defeated by the Affirmative.
Both teams were very well prepared, presented very convincing, well researched arguments and showed great teamwork. So pleasing to see the boys increasing in confidence in their rebuttal skills. Well done on your efforts boys, on both debates and the commitment to debating training sessions throughout the term. For our next debate we travel to Masada College at St Ives on Friday 8th August for Round 5.
Mrs Spanyik - Learning Enrichment Teacher
Learning Enrichment Notices
Compass Club congratulations: I would like to congratulate the students who have attended Compass Club this term. It takes enormous commitment to take on extra academic challenges. Students have submitted some impressive work this term and are commended for their efforts. Compass Club begins again Week 1, Term 3.
Australian Gifted Support Camp: A two-day weekend camp is coming up in August from the Morisset
Gifted & Talented Camp. The theme of the camp is based on Space with a series of workshops. The camp is on 10-12th August. Further information can be found at:
Students needing further information about courses or competitions are welcome to contact me.
Mrs Spanyik - Learning Enrichment Teacher
Highlights from the Junior Resource Centre
Happy Holiday reading! Students have been encouraged to borrow books to help with holiday reading, and with the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Remember that your local library is another great place to visit.
Position Vacant – Library Monitor – Semester 2, 2018
A big thankyou to all the boys who have expressed an interest in becoming a library monitor for Semester 2, 2018. Applications are still open so express your interest in this exciting position in person or by letter to the JRC. Applications close Friday 29th June 2018. Looking forward to reading them in the holidays!
Mrs Martin’s Book Trail – Favourite Junior Fiction Reads!
I am reading a lot of junior fiction this week and over the holidays, books for ages 8-12. There is a great choice for that age group and these are my favourites. Come in and ask!
Mrs E Martin
Junior School Chess Club
The Junior School Chess Club has had some great results this term. Tuesday 26th June was the last chess training session for the year. Many thanks to all the boys (and parents) who braved the early morning start and the cold weather. Team A will be playing at HOME this week, and have two more rounds in Term 3.
Mrs E Martin - Junior School Chess Convener
Junior School Sport
Thursday Sport: Our final session for the term where we present our Dance Performance and award our Blue recipients (see details below). No winter training.
Looking ahead to our Term 3 Sport schedule:
Athletics Carnival: Rain impacted our ability to run all events at Homebush, however we have now completed High Jump. Congratulations to the all-rounders below who excelled in their respective age groups. They will be joined by others in the soon to be announced Athletics Squad to compete in Term 3. In the overall standings, it was the boys from Rice who rose as clear winners in the House Championship. Barron fought valiantly for 2nd place with Treacy beating Purton onto the podium.
AGE CHAMPIONS:
Dance: Our Dance program culminates this week with our Final Performance. Parents are warmly invited to attend from 12.45pm Afternoon Tea will be served from 1.30pm.
Rugby: We now break for the mid-year holidays and a well-deserved rest for players and parents alike.
Holiday Rugby Clinics: Rugby Appeal, headed by Nick McCamley, 2015 St Pius 1XV, will be holding holiday clinics over the North Shore of Sydney in the holiday breaks this coming winter. Our Team of coaching staff will provide players with the opportunity to train with the very best. Days will be jam packed with activities, drills, fitness, games and much more. Guest appearances from Shute Shield players, Waratahs and Wallabies will definitely give your player the opportunity to rub shoulders with the best. BBQ lunches are provided at a small cost, clothing giveaways and rugby balls presented to the best and fairest. Sign your player up now to give them the best opportunity to succeed in our beautiful game! Register at: http://www.cricketappeal.com.au/rugby-appeal/
Ph: 0400224207 E: Rugbyappeal1@gmail.com W: http://www.cricketappeal.com.au/rugby-appeal/
Mr G Virgona - Junior School Sportsmaster
Football:
Mr P Cummins - Junior Football Convenor
AFL:
Right from the start the St Pius boys were ready to play. And play they did, dominating the whole game through excellent team play. Fred Shelton used his enormous talent to bamboozle the opposition and then set up his team mates for plenty of goal scoring opportunities. Alec Sweeney relished the opportunity of having a break from the ruck and backs to take some excellent marks and score some goals of his own. Strong kicking and tackling by Matt Hunt were also a feature of a game. It was also great to see all players try to put into play the defensive skills practised at training with Sam Hollinger consistently demonstrating shepherding, blocking and spoiling. However when he was moved to the forwards he lamented that the ball stopped coming there. I think that says something about his contribution to our defensive end.
Player Points: 3 - Fred Shelton; 2 - Alec Sweeney; 1 – Matthew Hunt
Next game: After the holidays on Saturday, 28th July v. Knox - 8:00am at Acron Oval, St Ives.
Have a great break boys, and I look forward to our games after the holidays.
Ms D Cummins - Junior AFL Convenor