The St Pius X election day “Sausage Sizzle” has become a firm favourite in the school calendar. This day is a wonderful way to showcase our fantastic school and sense of community. I wish to thank Jane Brejniak (Parents and Friends President) for her amazing work in coordinating this event. Jane, and the whole executive worked tirelessly to ensure the day was a success. Also, to the many volunteers, the gift of your time was much appreciated.

I was particularly impressed to see our Year Six leaders, taking time away from their Saturday schedules to assist. This demonstrates tremendous school spirit and support for our community. A big thank you to Natasha Pope, Madison Perry, Izabel Brejniak and Jake Tarlinton for the leadership you showed on Saturday. You looked wonderful in your Year Six shirts!

As we journey towards the Great Week in our Church, it has been a gift to have Sr Kerry speaking to the classes and offering her knowledge and wisdom. I look forward to the dramatisation of Holy Week presented by the students on Thursday 6^th April at 1.30pm. Parents and friends are most welcome to attend.

I also look forward to ending our term with our very first Easter Hat Parade. The students have had a remarkable focus on learning this term and this event will be a great way to celebrate a term of learning and faith. The parade will commence at 10.15am with a picnic lunch to follow and all are welcome.

The Parents and Friends will also have a BBQ on this day, with sausages for sale.

Canteen Kat also has a picnic pack deal and lunch items on offer. These can be ordered using the usual procedures.

Project Compassion - Fifth Week of Lent (Week beginning Monday 27 th March)

Project Compassion brings together Australian schools, parishes and supporters to raise funds for people in vulnerable communities across the world. This year, we introduced you to the story of four inspiring people whose lives have been transformed with your generous support: Laxmi, Tereesa, Priscilla and Thu.

Today, they are creating a better world for their families, their communities and for all future generations.
Project Compassion is a demonstration of the faith, empathy and generosity of our supporters. It is the lifeblood of Caritas Australia – without it, we could not do the vital work we do.

Thank you for helping transform lives today and for all future generations.

Once again our Year 6 leaders have collected the Project Compassion boxes from prayer spaces and collated how much money classes have been able to raise for Week 9 and 10.
We are very happy to report that 4 BLUE take out the top spot for Weeks 9 & 10 with a total of $54.45. As a school we now have a combined total of $753.80 going directly to support the good works of Caritas Australia.

Winter Uniform Changeover

The second-hand uniform shop is located in the school grounds and all items are $5. Stocks of Winter Uniforms  are now available. Lowes at Figtree is also our official uniform supplier. Can we kindly ask as we transition from Summer to Winter Uniform that all children are wearing Winter uniforms by  Monday 8th May (Week 3 Term Two)

Easter Hat Parade

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting an  Easter Hat Parade at 10.15am on Wednesday 5^th April 2022.

All children are encouraged to wear a decorated Easter hat or a sun-safe hat with Easter embellishments such as Bunny Ears for this event.  Each year level will parade their hats and then we will follow with a picnic lunch.

Please do not feel you need to go to great expense, as bunny ears or an egg on top of the hat will suffice.

Parents / carers are welcome to attend this fantastic event and please feel free to bring a chair or picnic blanket to sit on to enjoy this occasion. We ask that do not attend if you are unwell or experiencing any cold and flu like symptoms.

We are looking forward to sharing these special occasion with many of you!

Pupil Free Day reminder

Term One concludes on Thursday 6^th April.

Monday 24^th April: Pupil  Free Day

Tuesday 25^th April: ANZAC Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 26^th April: Students in Kindergarten to Yea Six return

Staff Professional Development

Throughout this term staff have had several opportunities to collaborate and spend time working towards our Annual Improvement Plan Goal of  “Teachers will have a shared understanding of the implementation of evidence- based quality assessment practices so that students are actively engaged and appropriately challenged”. 

In order to get assessment right, teachers spent time discerning and unpacking the outcomes and language  of the new K-2 Curriculum and the 2024 3-6 Curriculum for English and Mathematics. This occurred before  unpacking the research around Quality assessment practices. 

Staff Professional Development days are vital in keeping staff abreast of current research and support them to provide the best learning opportunities for students. 

The Big Vegie Crunch

Our school participated in Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch.

Today, Thursday 30th March, we joined primary schools across NSW to break the record for the most students crunching vegetables:

50,260 students crunching simultaneously (2018 record)

So what happened?

SPX Students stopped work at 10am for a vegie break. We had an assortment of vegetable sticks to eat and for some students, try for the first time! 

 What can you do to keep your family crunching?

• Hold a family Big Vegie Crunch at the dinner table
• Be a role model and let your kids see you enjoying eating vegetables
• Remember to keep serving up the vegetables at home and in your children’s lunchboxes. Check out the UP THE VEG at Home resource for ideas

A BIG THANK YOU to WOOLWORTHS UNANDERRA for donating our VEGETABLES for this event.