Parent & Student Matters 

• End of Year Reports for Years 7 - 10
• Textbooks for 2022
• St Pius X College and The Willoughby Community Men's Shed
• Lights, Camera, Pius! Film Festival Winners
• Year 9 Man and Technology Paintings

End of Year Reports for Years 5 - 10

End of Year Reports for Years 7 - 10 will be available on the College Portal from the afternoon of Monday 6 December.  Reports for Years 5 & 6 will be available this afternoon.

Please see the attached document for further information on accessing your son's report.

Textbooks for 2022

Information regarding purchasing textbooks for students who will be in Years 7 - 11 in 2022 is now available through the attached document. Parents have four options for purchasing textbooks - through Campion Education, the Sustainable School Shop, T's Textbook or Second Hand Books.  If you have any questions regarding textbooks, please contact Mr Alex Damo at adamo@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au.

Mr Alex Damo - Assistant Principal, Teaching and Learning

St Pius X College and Willoughby Community Men's Shed

On Monday 29 November, Oliver Aylmer and Logan Nicey of the current Year 12 Industrial Technology Class along with Mr Mendez visited the Willoughby Community Men’s Shed where we were greeted by manager Mr David Bornstein.

The purpose of the visit was to present The Men’s Shed with a plaque of appreciation which was constructed by the HSC Class of 2021. Over the past few years The Willoughby Community Men’s Shed has provided guidance, assistance, and support to our students in the form of sharing resources, time, and making specialised equipment available to help give our students' Major Projects that touch of professionalism in their final presentation. The gentleman there are always willing to impart of their knowledge and skills to our boys. 

We look forward to strengthening this bond within our community over the coming year and future by continuing to work together so our students' Major Projects may be taken to the next level.

A big thank you to all involved with this important community resource, especially Mr Neville Warner, who helped organise our visit, and Mr David Bornstein who welcomed us and gave us a tour on the day.

The Men's Shed is truly a special place that helps men of all ages tackle the issue of mental health by using craftsmanship and a workshop environment to bring men together to share their stories and create great interest projects at the same time.

Mr Fernando Mendez - TAS Teacher

Lights, Camera, Pius! Film Festival

We have had another great year of films made by students in the College, many of them during lockdown. The boys are to be commended for overcoming difficult obstacles. Some of the films featured family members this year and well done to the sisters and mothers who gave their time to be in films. Judging was tough and there was quite some deliberation but the winners were decided.

The winners were announced at Assembly on Monday morning.  Please use the link below to watch the announcement, including some bloopers at the end!

Years 5-8          First Prize        Jake Swan                 I’m So Glad   Year 6

                            Runner Up      Matthew Sissons    The Light    Year 8

Years 9-11        First Prize      Zavier Domenici       Body Rush         Year 10

                            Runner Up    Josh Squires               The Interrogation     Year 11

And two special prizes were awarded

The Hitchock Award                      Michael Krizan                 Year 9

The Artistic Film Award                Caleb Hanrahan               Year 10

Many thanks to our judges this year: Mr Mark Anderson and Miss Felicity van Riet.

There were many participants who spent long hours making films:

Aiden Kiem Year 7                            Kevo Tatarian Year 11

Oscar Kwiatowski  Year 5               Jonas Satterwaithe  Year 5

Angus Gibson Year 7                      Marcus Cheung Year 7

Nicholas Kwan Year 7                     Yuri Kim Year 8

Daniel Staal Year 9                           Robert Oner Year 8

Farid Chammaa Year 6

Thank you to our Film Festival Committee who were tireless in organising posters, judges, visiting homeroom to encourage the show, speaking at assemblies and year meetings.

Daniel Staal Year 9                             Max Spurr Year 9

Zavier Domenici Year 10                  Ben Cutbill Year 10

Robert Sapuppo Year 10                  Laurence Kisten Year 10 

Luca van Vuuren Year 10                 James Hanna Year 11

Tristan Williams Year 11                  Jake Baynie Year 11

Braith Boccanfuso Year 11

And thank you to Cultural Prefect William Ramsbottom for lending your support to the Festival.

If you would like to view the winners' videos again:

Ms Frances Doyle and Ms Annie Bryant - Visual Art Teachers

Year 9 Man and Technology Paintings

This term Year 9 artists have been researching the art of the ‘Futurists’ and their celebration of the machine, speed and technology.

The students have tried to capture some of these themes in their paintings. They have done an excellent job with their compositions, ideas and colour schemes. 

Well done to all students for such enthusiastic work this term.

Ms Donna Janes - Visual Arts Teacher

Read, Listen & Watch these holidays

There are no limits on how many books students can borrow these holidays and students are borrowing-up big in library lessons. There has been a rush on the Sci-Fi classic Dune by Frank Herbert with the movie opening in cinema’s tomorrow.

If students are caught short these holidays, fear not, there’s the College’s ebook and audiobook collection at the ready. And with over 3000 ebooks and 900 audiobooks; there is plenty of choice. Audiobooks are perfect for a holiday car trip as the whole family can share the enjoyment of listening to a great book. 

This e-collection easy to access:

1. Download ePlatform free from your favourite app store. 
2. Find Your Library by entering “St Pius X College”
3. Enter your school computer username and the password
4. Borrow and listen

Students can also enjoy a good story that’s been adapted to film. ClickviewOnline has over 250 Books to Movies to stream. Again, it’s easy to access. Student can log in using their school email.

My picks these holidays include:Books to Movies, with Harrison Ford in The Call of the Wild (2020)Audiobooks, Tom Mitchell’s hilarious The time I got Kidnapped Ebooks, Marie V. Synder’s sci-fi fantasy Navigating the Stars

Wishing everyone many happy adventures in storyland these holidays.

Ms Karen Keighery - Library and Information Services Coordinator