St Pius X Catholic Parish Primary School Unanderra eNewsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

As educators our staff value the important role of parents as integral members of the school community and partners in your child’s education.

This partnership was evident at our community welcome BBQ last Friday afternoon. Thank you to the two hundred plus parents that joined the staff and myself for an afternoon of fun and games. A special thank you to the Parents and Friends Executive who so capably led the BBQ and catering. Also, to Mrs Samantha Walker and her husband Alex, games extraordinares!

I look forward to welcoming our mothers, grandmothers and specal female role models to our breakfast this Friday morning. We have over one hundred and eighty RSVP’s and are looking forward to a morning of fun and laughter. The breakfast will commence at 8am in the School Hall, with an alfresco dining option too! Don’t forget to bring your gold coins for our raffle.

As restrictions begin to ease, I look forward to further opportunities where we can engage parents including the:

St Pius X Annual Athletics Carnival

Date: Thursday 23^rd June

Location: Beaton Park Running Track

Who: Kindergarten to Year Six

Transport to and from the venue will be by bus and parents are warmly welcome to attend. Further details to follow.

Grade Assemblies

Each grade will present an Assembly item on the below dates. Parents and Friends of these students are warmly invited to attend. Principal Award recipients will also receive their awards at these assemblies. The audience will be limited to selected grades.

Friday 6th May: Kindergarten

Friday 20^th May: Year Five

Friday 3^rd June: Year Three

Friday 17^th June: Year Five

Friday 29^th July: Year Two

Friday 2^nd September: Year One

Friday 28^th October: Year Four

Where: School Hall

Time: 2.10pm

Federal Election BBQ

When: Saturday 21^st May 2022

What: The St Pius X Parish Hall will be a polling venue for this event. The P and F will host a BBQ on the day and more details will follow. We will be calling for volunteers to assist.

Semester One Parent Teacher interviews

Date: Week commencing 28^th June

Who: Kindergarten to Year Six

Where: Classrooms

A booking system will be made available through COMPASS closer to the date.

In addition to this student work books for English and Religion will be sent home in Weeks 5 and 10 for parents to view and celebrate the work of their child(ren).

A Grade Newsletter has also been distributed to all parents this week.

With the above in mind, I will leave you with the words of Pope Francis

“We must renew the commitment to constructive collaboration for the benefits of children and young people”

It certainly takes a village to raise a child, and the children at St Pius X certainly benefit from adults working together in respectful partnerships.

Yours Sincerely,

Pauline Chrostowski - Principal

The following students will receive awards for Week 3 and Week 4

Merit Awards

Week 1

Week 2

KB: Joelle C, Harrison K, Luca M, Naite M

KR: Evie G, Conor H, Stefan S

1B: Mali R, Levi L

1R: Valentina M, Lola G

2B: Jonas C, Beau W

2R: Sonny L, Audrey K

3B: Harry T, Eli B, Dylan

3R: Sophie C, Ezekiel B, Claudia D

4B: David C, Rome G, Marlee M

5B: Victoria N, Rocco S

5R: Georgia C, Georgia F

6B: Eva B, Zac P

6R: Alexis S, Ike M

KB: Isabella D, Jacob G, Sage L

KR: Luca J, Archer M, Finnley O

1B:

1R: William J, Jack S

2B: Emma N, Hamish R

2R: Zia P, Matthew H

3B: Zamelia B, Savannah H

3R: Rafael S, Scarlett T, Oliver B

4B: Natalie C, Charlotte M, Liam M

5B: William S, Samantha C

5R: Leon A, Izabel B

6B: Charlotte D, Jason C

6R: Jake H, Armani A

When you have 5 Merit Awards, you qualify for a PRINCIPAL AWARD

Principal's Award

Georgie D - 1B

Scarlette D - 1B

Levi L - 1B

Rio M - 1B

Claire N - 1R

Brohdy O - 1R

Emma N - 2B

Dylan L - 3B x 2

Sophie C - 3R

Victoria N - 5B

Zahli K - 5B

William s - 5B

Eva B - 6B

Ronan S - 6R

When you have 3 Principal's Awards, you will qualify for a Mackillop Award

Mackillop Award

Dylan L - 3B

Eva B - 6B

When you have 2 Mackillop Awards, You qualify for a School Medallion

School Medallion

Eva B - 6B

Medallions will be presented later in year by Mrs Chrostowski.

Congratulations to all of these students.

Staffing News

Mrs Joanne Stewart (Year Two Red) teacher will take a period of sick leave this term. Mrs Stewart is recuperating from a recent surgery and we wish her a quick recovery. Welcome to Mrs Kim Norrie who will take Year Two Red for the duration of Term Two.

As a result of increased enrolments an additional staffing allocation has led to the following changes for the remainder of the year :

Miss Steffane Ceccato will provide Mrs Christine Nunes with Leadership Release in Year Five Blue on a Thursday and Friday.
Mr Hales will return to his role as STEAM teacher Kindergarten to Year Six

Also, a warm welcome to Mrs Yvonne Newton and Mrs Jodie Maloney, who will work across Kindergarten to Year Six in Term Two as School Support Officers.

Uniform Reminders

Thank you for presenting the children so well in their uniforms. A gentle reminder that all children are required to be in full winter unfirm on Monday 9^th May. We kindly ask your cooperation with the following:

No anklet socks, socks must be visible
Students are required to wear their hair in a neat and tidy manner.
Long hair below collar length is to be tied back.
Extreme haircuts and coloured hair are not permitted. The emphasis is on evenly cut hair.
No coloured hair decorations – girls may wear headbands, ribbons, scrunchies in royal blue or red and uniform material only.

Kindergarten Interviews 2023

Next week Kindergarten interviews for students coming to St Pius X in 2023 commence. This is a time of great privilege as we begin forming our relationship with families for the first time and welcoming siblings into the school. Enrolment interviews will continue throughout May with offers of placement being sent home towards the end of the term. Please spread the word about our wonderful school!

Premier's Reading Challenge

Each year the Premier of New South Wales invites students from Kindergarten to Year 10 to participate in the Premier's Reading Challenge.

The Premier's Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.

The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is open to all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 10, in government, independent, Catholic and home schools.

The Premier's Reading Challenge closes on Friday 19th August.

More information can be found at the following web address;

https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

and reading logs can be downloaded using this link

Download Personal Reading Log

Students are able to borrow books listed in the Challenge from our school library or from SORA (online app but only for students in Year 3 and above)

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact either Mrs Jan Poder or myself.

Clare Suartama

Middle Leader St Pius X Primary School Unanderra

Disability Expo 2022

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Children's Liturgy - Immaculate Conception Parish, Unanderra

Children's Liturgy has made a triumphant return to the 8 am Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish, Unanderra. All families are warmly invited to attend parish mass on a Sunday and all children are invited to participate in Children's Liturgy. We hope to see as many families there as possible.

Reminder - Confirmation Parent Information Night

Requirements: Children must be in Year 6 or above, must have been Baptised in a Catholic Church. We will require a copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate.

Parents are required to attend a Parent Information Night including faith formation and practical information about the Sacrament/s - highlighting the dates of lessons, retreat days and sacramental ceremonies for the preparation and celebration of the Sacrament. Parents can attend the Parent Information Night at either West Wollongong or Unanderra, regardless of where your child will receive the Sacraments. It is essential for one parent/guardian to attend the Parent Information Night if you wish for your child to receive that Sacrament this year. At least ONE parent is required to attend, no children need to be present for the Parent Information Nights. Please bring your child’s Baptisimal Certificate (and/ or photocopy) with you on the night. There is also a small donation of $10 for Confirmation to cover the costs associated with the Sacrament. This can be donated electronically, on the tap device at the door as you enter the Church on the night.

Parent Information Night Details

St Therese West Wollongong – Tuesday 17^th May 7pm

OR

Immaculate Conception Unanderra – Wednesday 18^th May 7pm

Mother's Day Stall

Please remember that Mother's Day gifts will be available for purchase in the hall on Friday 6th May. All gifts will be $5 each. There is a purchase limit of 2 per student. Many thanks to the P&F and helpers for organising and wrapping all of the gifts. Students will attend the hall with the class throughout the day.

Mother's Day Event Thanks

What a resounding response we had for our Mother's Day Breakfast event!

We are looking forward to welcoming our lovely Mums, Nannas, Aunties and special friends to our school for a wonderful morning together.

A VERY BIG THANK YOU goes to Lea Taylor (Mum of Jack and Harry Taylor) who generously donated over 20 gift boxes retailing $75 each from her tanning business in support of the event. We are so very grateful for the support!

Thanks also goes to Mrs Ingold (Grandmother of Bronte and Cael Chinnock) for donating a beautiful furnishings prize; Carima Couttas (Grandmother of Scarlette De Santis) for donating a RRP $150 Nutrimetics pack and Lauren Alexopolous (Mum of Gabriel and Chrisitan) for a generous donation of a floral bouquet as part of the raffle prizes for the event.

Please do not forget that there will be tickets available to purchase on the day for the raffle which will be drawn during the event.

NAPLAN ONLINE 2022:

Next week our Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).

NAPLAN is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.

Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

Our students will be participating in NAPLAN Online on the following dates:

NAPLAN Test	Year 3	Year 5
Writing Test	Tuesday 10 May	Tuesday 10 May
Reading Test	Wednesday 11 May	Wednesday 11 May
Conventions of Language Test	Thursday 12 May	Thursday 12 May
Numeracy Test	Friday 13 May	Friday 13 May

Canteen menu Term 2

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Dear Parishioners,

Please find attached this week’s bulletin.

God Bless,

Fr Duane Fernandez
Parish Priest
Immaculate Conception and St Therese Parishes

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