The vision of St Pius X Catholic Parish Primary School is to be a faith-filled, contemporary learning community that is inclusive and respectful of all. We foster the education and growth of the whole person through academic excellence, genuine relationships, authentically living the Gospel and incorporating the traditions of our past and the value of their contributions to our future.

2022 TERM DATES FOR STUDENTS

BELL TIMES

Morning: 
Supervision begins at 8:20am each morning.

School Commences: 8.50a.m.

Afternoon: 
2.45 Kindergarten and siblings through Cummins St Administration Gate.

3.00p.m Stage One and siblings through Cummins St Administration Gate

3.10p.m Stage Two and Three through Hargreaves St Crossing gate.

Other Important Dates 

Tuesday 1^st March Shrove (Pancake) Tuesday. Note to follow

School Review and Improvement

It is the responsibility of all educators and support staff to continually strive for improvement of self and improvement in the communities in which they work, for the ultimate benefit of our students, 2022 will see the staff at St Pius X focus on a number of priorities including:

    1.providing a range of faith and spiritual experiences so that the faith                         development of our staff, students and the wider community is nourished.

2. a coordinated enrolment program so that the school will continue to benefit from an upward trend in enrolments.

3. a strategic focus on the pedagogy of teaching numeracy in Years 3-6 and early literacy strategies in Kindergarten to Year Two. As part of this there will be a continued focus on explicit Modelled, Guided and Independent teaching experiences for children.

4. Kindergarten engaging in the pilot play program 'Pedagogy in the Early Years”, so that deep and engaging learning, along with student voice is achieved. 

Forms to be returned

Each year we kindly ask that a number of  forms are completed at the start of the year. These forms have been sent home as a hard copy.

The forms include:

 * 2022 Student Information form

 * CEDoW Use of Student Image Form

 * CEDoW Responsibly use of Technology from

Please return these forms as soon as they are complete. Attached to this newsletter is a copy of the Diocese of Wollongong Social Media Policy that outlines the expectation of staff, children and parents regarding Social Media within the context of school.

Literacy Interventions

In 2022 there will be two explicit Literacy Intervention programs being implemented to support the students at St Pius X Unanderra. The two programs are Mini Lit and Macq Lit and these lessons will be taught on Mondays through to Thursdays during the daily Literacy block.

Mini Lit: Mini Lit is a Tier 2 small group, structured reading intervention program for students in Year 1 and 2 who have made limited progress with their reading and who require intensive support to develop decoding skills. The program provides explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, systematic synthetic phonics for reading and spelling, letter formation and connected text reading. The lessons will be taught by Mrs Jan Poder, Mrs Louise Burke and Mrs Belinda Panto.

Macq Lit: Macq Lit is an explicit and systematic Tier 2 reading intervention program for students in Years 3 to 6, who are experiencing difficulties with their reading. Students work in small groups and participate in explicit and systematic reading intervention lessons that focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Mrs Cathy Zamroz and Mrs Dianne Moran will teach Macq Lit lessons.

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