Parent & Student Matters
- Winter Sports Photos
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Adventurous Journeys
- From the Diverse Learning Department
- Lights, Camera, Pius!
Winter Sports Photos
The Winter Sports photos have been rescheduled for Term 4 2021.
Monday October 25 – Any photos involving Year 12 will be taken from 11.15 am – 12.45 pm. These photos will include Captains of Sport (Year 12 only), Captain and Vice Captains of the College, 1st – 4th XV Rugby, 1st – 3rd Football, 1st Tennis and Athletics.
A detailed run sheet will be provided in the Woodchatta next week. Some junior students may be involved if they are in one of these teams.
Tuesday November 16 – All other Winter Sports photos relating to Year 5 – 10 during Period 1 – 2.
The Year/Individual photos taken in Term 2 will be processed and issued in the new year (2022).
Ms Leisa Proc - General Coordinator
Duke of Edinburgh Award Adventurous Journeys
If you are looking for a provider of Adventurous Journeys, Southbound Adventures offer journeys for those completing the Duke of Edinburgh Award that are external to those provided by St Pius X College. They are taking bookings for 2022 and also have some places available in the upcoming summer holidays for Bronze, Silver and Gold journeys (Canoe) and Bronze and Silver (Hike) journeys.
Please use the link below to access more information.
Mrs Kara Manga - Duke of Edinburgh Convenor
From the Diverse Learning Department
Volunteers - expressions of interest for examination support Years 7-10
Thank you to those who have contacted Diverse Learning to assist with examination support.
Later this term exams are scheduled, commencing 8 November. For this to occur the College requires volunteers to assist. These volunteers are essential volunteers and are therefore permitted into the school. It is a requirement, however, that these volunteers provide:
- COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate and
- Working with Children Check
If you would like to assist a student to access the exam paper by reading or assist a student to respond to the questions by writing, it would be greatly appreciated if you could contact our Diverse Learning Team. agunns@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au
National Dyslexia Awareness Month
For those that have an interest in Dyslexia there is an inaugural conference presented by DearDyslexic later in the month. The link and brief outline is below.
2021 Conference ‘Living successfully with dyslexia in Australia; Surviving and Thriving in a Non-Dyslexic World’
Virtual Conference: DearDyslexic, Friday 29 October 2021, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, $55.
https://www.deardyslexic.com/event/2021-conference-living-successfully-with-dyslexia-in-australia-surviving-and-thriving-in-a-non-dyslexic-world
Theme 1: Dyslexia the strengths that get you through
Theme 2: Dyslexia from an Academic perspective
Theme 3: Advocacy: the agent for change
Theme 4: Disability in Australia Laws and Policies
Mrs Annabel Gunns - Diverse Learning Coordinator
Lights, Camera, Pius!
The fifth annual St Pius X Film Festival is taking place this term. Once again it is a virtual festival. All young filmmakers are invited to submit their entries. Films should be no longer than 3 minutes and must have been made this year and can be about any theme; have been made as class projects; any genre such as comedy, documentary, horror, sci-fi, action, romance, animation etc - it must be General (G) Rated. There are prizes and awards on offer! This calls for imagination and inventiveness. Films could be COVID-themed. It is great to see films made by students from all years.
Ms Frances Doyle and Ms Annie Bryant - Art Teachers