St Pius X Catholic Parish Primary School Unanderra eNewsletter

SCHOOL NEWS

Friday 25^th June (Staff Spirituality Day, with a focus on our Vision and Mission)

Uniform Updates

Thank you for presenting your children so well in their Winter Uniform. Please ensure ties are worn. (There is plenty of stock at our uniform shop) .

NAPLAN

I would like to congratulate all students from Year Three and Year Five for their successful completion of NAPLAN. Every student attempted all tests and feedback from teachers has been that they tried their best. Test sessions ran smoothly and students were calm and composed. Results will be shared with parents later in the year, generally around August-September. Thank you for having students prepared and ready.

Mr Whittle

NAPLAN Coordinator

ACE Awards

ACE Awards are coming to St Pius X!

We are excited to announce that starting this year St Pius X will be presenting a brand-new award.

The ‘ACE’ award stands for Academic, Citizenship and/or Endeavour and has been designed to acknowledge those students who always try their best and go out of their way to be kind to others.

Teachers will select just two students each Semester from their class to receive this award.

This award will not be a part of the current school award system and stand alone.

This award will be handed out at an assembly towards the end of Terms two and four each year.

The first of these assemblies will occur at 2.30pm Thursday 24^th June, parents of award winners will be notified prior to the event.

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Sport News

Congratulations to Harper M for competing in the Mackillip team at the NSWPSSA hockey championships last week. Harper played fantastic and her team placed 6th overall.

Athletics Carnival

The SPX athletics carnival will be held on Thursday 17th June. Please see the Compass event for details and respond online. Your child will bring home an event nomination form. Please return this to their class teacher ASAP.

Compulsory_School_Attendance_May_2021.pdf

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Tween and teen girls' friendships can be complex, intense and filled with unpredictable ups and downs. Even though we might wish they could “just get on with it”, most girls need adults to help them problem solve daily challenges. In this webinar Michelle Mitchell and Linda Stade will address the most common of all girl challenges – relational aggression, and how it surfaces in the playground. They will discuss frenemies, exclusion, gossip, the silent treatment, belittling and conditional friendship. Together they hope to help you dial down the drama and replace it with a framework of empowerment.

This presentation will provide you with the following how-to information:

How to identify relational aggression - what it looks and feels like for our tween and teen girls, and the way it surfaces in the playground.
How to bring down the emotion and encourage girls to solve friendship problems by offering a framework of empowerment.
How to navigate the ups and downs of friendships with your daughter, without taking over.
How to approach schools with troublesome friendship issues.
How to help girls navigate cliques and the pecking order.
How to support girls as they transition between friendships or friendship groups.
How to model and explain the role of forgiveness and empathy in relationships.
How to help girls deliberately dial down the drama and reduce conflict in relationships.

Who is this webinar for?

This one-hour presentation will be directed to parents of girls 8 - 16 years old.

Good news: You are welcome to watch it with your tween or teen. We believe it will be super helpful for them too!

How do I access the webinar?

Once you register, you will automatically receive an email containing a link to register for the live webinar. You will also receive a reminder email a week before, 2 days and 2 hours before.

Remember, if you can't join us live, you can watch the replay, anytime.
You will also have a chance to submit questions on registration, and if time permits we will also take questions live.

How much is this webinar?

AU$25