Parent & Student Matters
- Winter Sports Photos
- Science Week at SPX
- Science Club Cancelled this week
- Splinters, Splashes, Sounds and Stage
- Calling all young filmmakers
- Photography Competition
- Helping Learner Drivers become Safer Drivers
Winter Sports Photos
The Winter Sports photos are being taken on Wednesday 31 August during Periods 1 – 4. Full sport uniform will be required for Rugby, Football and Tennis. All other photos will be taken in full school uniform including Blazers. Sports involved are Boxercise, Robotics, Athletics, Rugby, Football, Tennis, Debating and Chess.
There will be a few photos from Term 1 and 2 that need to re-taken due to too many students away with illness. A list of photos will be outlined in the next Woodchatta.
Ms Leisa Proc - General Coordinator
Science Week at SPX
Glass: More than meets the Eye
The SPX Science Department warmly invites all students to come and join us to celebrate SPX Science Week (Monday 22 August - Wednesday 24 August). The theme this year for Science Week is Glass: More than meets the Eye… and there will be activities for students related to this theme each lunchtime, as per the schedule below.
There will be raffle tickets handed out to all attendees and lucky door prizes drawn each day.
A small gift will also be given out to the first 20 students each day.
| Day | Room/s | Time | Activity |
| Mon 22 August | S3 & S4 | 1.00 pm - 1.25 pm | USING GLASS IN OPTICS Glass has so many amazing uses. Come and explore the many different ways we use glass in optics.
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| Tue 23 August | S3 & S4 | 1.00 pm - 1.25 pm | EXPERIMENTING WITH GLASS Come and join us for some experiments where you can heat and bend glass or make glass disappear!
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| Wed 24 August | S3 only | 1.00 pm - 1.25 pm | GLASS- KAHOOT How much do you know about glass? Come along and test your knowledge…
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Science Club Cancelled this Thursday
There will be no Science Club this Thursday due to Science Week happening in Week 6. Instead, could all Year 11 Science Club Leaders please attend a brief meeting at 1.00 pm in S2 this Thursday with Mr ten Seldam.
Ms Joanne Schuster - Science Coordinator
Splinters Splashes Sounds and Stage
The annual exhibition of Year 12 practical works in Visual Arts, Drama, Music and Technology will is happening next week on Thursday evening from 6.00 pm until 8.00 pm. You are very welcome to join us and support the amazing work of our talented young creatives.
Calling all young filmmakers…
All students (and staff!) are invited to submit a short film to the 7th annual Lights, Camera, Pius! Film Festival. Just remember to keep it PG rated and under three minutes long. Very short films are welcome. Showcase your filmmaking talents – there are generous prizes to be won!
Photography competition
What a great opportunity to win some prizes and practice your photography skills. Read up on the “Need a Lift” competition (attached) for young people in Northern Sydney to celebrate positive mental health. Entries close on 11 September.
Ms Frances Doyle - Visual Arts Coordinator
Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers
Lane Cove Council are offering an online workshop for parents and supervisors of learner drivers on Thursday 25 August from 6.00 pm - 7.15 pm. Please see the attached for further information.