A very warm welcome back to the new 2024 school year. It has been my privilege to welcome back students, parents and staff to St Pius X.  A special welcome to all new members of our community; the new students and families in Years 1-6, the new Kindergarten students and the new members of staff, Mr Nik Sajdovski, Mr Rodney Green and Ms Maria Shea.

We look forward to Fr. Duane celebrating a special Mass on Sunday 18^th February at 8.00a.m. At this Mass the students are invited to come along and have their backpacks blessed for the new school year. All members of our community are welcome to this special occasion.

I would like to thank the parents for ensuring the children were presented so well in their uniforms. This certainly speaks volumes and it is lovely to see the outward respect that the children have for the school. The new bucket hat looks wonderful and I have received positive feedback from the students and parents.

Our 2024 Kindergarten students commenced their formal schooling yesterday. We were all very excited to welcome our new students to St Pius and I know that the kindergarten families are also very excited to join our beautiful community.  It was wonderful to join the kindergarten parents in the staffroom yesterday for a cup of tea and a chat.

I look forward to meeting parents and carers at the upcoming St Pius events this term. A hard copy and electronic calendar will be sent home tomorrow for your reference.