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TERM 2 – WINTER UNIFORM:  Boys return to school in Term 2 wearing full winter uniform so please organise your son’s winter uniform and sporting uniform. If your son was here last year, now is a good time to check that last year’s uniform still fits.  

Please see information on the College Winter Uniform requirements in the Deputy Principal's section of this newsletter.

EASTER

Please remember we are entering the holiest time of the church's year.  Holy Week commences this Sunday and the Easter weekend is the middle weekend of the holidays. It commences with Good Friday where most churches have a Stations of the Cross service at 10am and another service at 3pm.  Easter Sunday is three days later and we celebrate Jesus’ rising with a symbol of new life which is an egg, usually made out of chocolate.  I would like to encourage you to take your son to church at this time and then enjoy a chocolate egg.

JUNIOR SCHOOL MOTHERS’ AND GRANDMOTHERS’ DAY MASS

In this week's Junior School Newsletter I will place an invitation to the Junior School Mothers' and Grandmothers' Day Mass, followed by a late morning tea.  We will also have a Mothers' Day stall where all proceeds go to the women from the shanty town of Candel in Peru who make the items on sale .  Save the date:  Mass at 10.30 am on Friday 12th May followed by morning tea.

CAMPS

Last week Year 5 and Year 6 went away to their respective camps.  Both groups of boys had a wonderful time. Year 5 went to Milson Island and Year 6 went to camp Womboroo in the Southern Highlands.  This was the first time Year 6 have done this camp and the boys really enjoyed themselves even though Thursday’s weather was somewhat challenging.  I will have recounts from my sub-editors in the Junior School Newsletter which will go out later this week. 

I had planned to go to the Year 5 camp but one of the teachers became ill so I was needed at the Year 6 camp instead.  I will let the pictures below tell some of the story.  There will be more photos in the Junior School Newsletter.

Year 6 Camp Photos:

Year 5 Camp

Written by Max Forbes and Patrick Frost

On Wednesday 28th March Year 5 left for a two-night camp at Milson Island. Our journey started on the coach ride to Kangaroo Point and included a ferry ride to complete the trip to Milson Island. We stayed in comfortable cabins and got to know our peers across the three Year 5 classes much better. We did various activities including fencing, the giant swing, archery, kayaking, damper cooking and most importantly … meal duty! We learnt many important skills and lessons like working as a team and making good choices. The food at camp was also delicious with a decent variety on offer over the three days. Surprisingly most people enjoyed meal duty which involved both setting up and cleaning up the dining hall each meal. On Thursday night we stayed up to watch the Brisbane Broncos narrowly getting beaten by the Canterbury Bulldogs. It certainly was an enjoyable night and everyone got a good night sleep after the long day. We enjoyed the freedom at camp and can’t wait to go on our next one!

CROSS COUNTRY

Last Saturday a select group of boys competed at the IPSHA Cross Country Trials at The Kings school.  Just to be selected is a good accomplishment as last Saturday they had to race against approximately 200 boys who are the best runners from many different schools in their age group. The first 15 boys go through to the next round for the CIS team and those placed 16 to 18 are the reserves.  A special congratulations to Ryan Jom who came 15th and Zac Flynn who came 17th in the Under 12s.  A wonderful achievement!

RSL AND SCHOOLS REMEMBER ANZAC COMMEMORATION SERVICE

Today a group of Junior School Leaders attended an ANZAC service in Hyde Park. It was a beautiful and memorable service involving many different schools, politicians and members of the Military.  Our Year 5 Class Captains were wreath bearers and two of our Year 6 Class Captains, along with a Year 12 student, laid the wreath from our College.  The boys were a credit to themselves, their families and their school.  Well done.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Term 1 concludes for students this Thursday 6th April at the usual time.
• Tamworth and Armidale Football and Rugby Tours leave this Thursday 7th April – boys involved need to be at school by 7.40am.
• Easter celebrations take place on the middle weekend of the holidays.
• Term 2 commences for students on Wednesday 26th April. Boys return to school in FULL WINTER UNIFORM.

LEARN TO CODE

Holiday Courses at Chatswood Public School:  Learn to code, have fun, be creative, enjoy using logic and problem solving to build your very own App!   Please see the flyer below for details.

Mr T Long - Head of Junior School

Junior School Sport

Thursday Sport:  Normal Sport, with Winter Trials resuming for AFL, Football (Soccer) and Rugby (see below). Please have a full change of clothes to train in.  

And for Term 2:

Cross-Country: Congratulations to all competitors who represented St Pius X College at the IPSHA event last Saturday. Despite their zombie-like appearance after camp, the boys ran very well in the muddy conditions, placing admirably in the near 200-strong competitor fields. The 12’s age group did particularly well and we congratulate Ryan Jom (6 Gold) who placed 15th and thus qualified for the IPSHA team to race at the CIS carnival in Term 2. We wish Ryan the best of luck.

Rugby: Round 1 commences on Saturday 29th April. All relevant information, including an information letter, season draw and Code of Conduct document have been placed on the College website. Please ensure your son is kitted out in the correct SPX gear for the season commencement next term.

Rugby Tour: Good luck and safe travels to our touring U12 team who head to Armidale for a Tournament in the holidays. I’m sure they will do the College proud.

Football (Soccer): Round 1 commences on Saturday 29th April. All relevant information, including an information letter, season draw and Code of Conduct document have been placed on the College website. Please ensure your son is kitted out in the correct SPX gear for the season commencement next term.

Football Tour: Good luck and safe travels to our touring U12 team who head to Tamworth for a Tournament in the holidays. I’m sure they will do the College proud.

Mr G Virgona - Junior School Sportsmaster