Parent & Student Matters
- Father's Day Liturgy and Breakfast Invitation
- Year 8 Chinese Yum Cha Experience
- Bonne fête de Bastille
- Science Week
- Last Call for Film Festival Entries
- Textbooks for Year 12 2023
Father's Day Liturgy and Breakfast Invitation
Year 8 Chinese Yum Cha Experience
Did you know that ‘Yum cha' is the Cantonese way of saying, “take tea”? While a very familiar word, not all our students have had the opportunity to experience the Chinese way of stopping for a light refreshment and taking tea during the early part of the day.
Throughout this term, the Year 8 Elective Chinese elective classes have been working on a unit of work called, “Let’s Go to Yum cha!”. Students learn about Chinese food and the etiquette associated with dining in traditional Chinese communities. To develop the students’ cultural understanding and appreciation, in Week 5 the Sarto Centre was transformed into a Chinese restaurant, complete with dining tables, Chinese tea and even 2 servers to take orders from the students. Each Year 8 Chinese class had the opportunity to try a variety of popular Chinese dishes, listen to Chinese music and practice their Chinese, ordering their preferred dishes in the language. It was a great opportunity to role-model a real-life experience for the students.
Congratulations to all the Year 8 Chinese classes who participated in the ‘Yum-cha’ activity. Their behaviour was exemplary, making it a positive and valuable learning experience for everyone involved. It was wonderful to see the students building their confidence speaking Mandarin and applying classroom practise into real life situations. Everyone enjoyed the variety of foods, with many of our students experiencing something new for the first time. Please enjoy the photos from the day.
Special thanks to the Maintenance Team for assisting with setting up of the tables and chairs; and to Mrs Kara Manga and Mr Mario Phaesie from our Language Department for assisting me with food delivery and service.
Mrs Leanne Lee - Language Teacher
‘Bonne fête de la Bastille’
On Monday 22 August we celebrated a belated “Fête de la Bastille” at St Pius X College. The whole school community had the opportunity to feel the ambiance of the day with a warm welcome of an accordionist playing some musette in the school lobby as well as some various Bastille decorations across the school. It was then followed by some quick snapshots with the Bastille photo frame accompanied with some French themed props “à la française”. The day was introduced with a “French-themed Assembly” where students studying French from Year 8 to Year 12, spoke in French and English recounting the story behind “La Fête Nationale" (Bastille Day), the relationship between France and Australia, the John Monash Centre in France, and the introduction of the French CLUB. We also had the pleasure of having “The French Counter” for the whole day presenting the Crêpes making workshop to the Year 8 followed by the students ordering their Crêpes in French. It was a “fantastique” day to celebrate and showcasing the French culture at St Pius X.
À Bientôt
Monsieur Mario Phaësie - Language Teacher
SPX SCIENCE WEEK- Glass: More than meets the Eye
The SPX Science Department thoroughly enjoyed hosting SPX Science Week last Monday 22 - Wednesday 24 August each lunchtime. The theme this year was Glass: More than meets the Eye… and the activities this year included: using glass in optics, bending glass experiments and a Kahoot. Special thanks goes to the Science staff and Year 11 Science Club Leaders and friends for supervising and the Junior School students for participating in many of the activities. Congratulations to the Lucky Door Prize and Kahoot winners... we hope you enjoy your scientific prizes.
Mrs Joanne Schuster - Science Coordinator
Last Call for Film Festival Entries
Luca van Vuuren from the Film Festival Committee spoke at this week's Assembly to let all the boys know that Friday is the last date for submissions for the Lights Camera Pius! Film Festival. There are many generous prizes to be won. We welcome entries from students at every age level. Entries should be submitted on a USB stick to the submission box in the Student Office. The festival will be screened on Friday 9 September in the Gym at lunchtime. It has been a couple of years since we have been able to have a full festival so it is we are looking forward to this year’s Lights Camera Pius! with great excitement.
Ms Frances Doyle - Visual Arts Coordinator
Textbooks for Year 12 2023
As we draw to the conclusion of Year 11, it is time to consider textbook requirements for Year 12. You can choose to purchase textbooks from any source.
Please see the two attached documents for further information. Please note this is for Year 12 2023 students.
Mr Alex Damo - Assistant Principal, Teaching and Learning