It has been a wonderful privilege to meet with new and existing families as part of the Kindergarten 2025 interview process. Parents are speaking about the sense of welcome that they feel at St Pius X and the importance of faith and academic excellence for their child. Our enrolments are healthy and demonstrate the strong reputation that St Pius X has in the community.

Nurturing the faith of our children and ensuring academic excellence for all students is our core work. The staff work extremely hard to ensure that the children are engaged, feeling connected and are achieving personal excellence. I encourage you to attend Semester One Parent Teacher Interviews that are scheduled later in the term. These interviews are an important way to connect with your child’s teacher and collectively set learning goals for the Semester ahead. Children are encouraged to be a part of this interview process. Further details on booking times will be sent closer to the end of term.

Our Parents and Friends Meeting is now scheduled for Wednesday 5th June at 7.00pm. At this meeting I will present our revised Vision Statement and seek parental feedback. Our vision speaks of who we are and informs all aspects of school life. The vison has had staff, student and Parish voice and I look forward to parental input on the draft below.

With faith as our guide, we nurture hearts and empower minds.

 Finally, every year the Catholic Church marks the anniversary of Pope Francis' landmark encyclical Laudato Si'. From the 19^th – 26^th of May we celebrate what is means to care for our common home. In 2023, Pope Francis released a 'sequel' to his famous letter called Laudate Deum which reminds us of the urgent need to act. As part of the call to action the children participated in a variety of activities focussed on our environment and I am thankful to Mrs Carlie Staples and Mrs Shay Lindner who so capably lead many environmental initiatives at St Pius X, including our highly successful Gardening Club.