Our annual parish picnic at Edmund Rice College was a wonderful community event and I thank our St Pius X families who supported this fun day. As a school we have strong links to the parish of Immaculate Conception and we are so grateful of the work of Father Duane and Sr Kerry in supporting the parish/school partnership. 

Staff, alongside Father Duane will attend a spiritual retreat at Mount Keira on Monday. This retreat will focus on prayer and encounter. As a school, we have had a focus on prayer and the children have responded well to daily Christian meditation experiences in the classroom. Staff look forward to bringing new prayer experiences explored on this day back into the classrooms, including “Lectio Divina", a Latin term, meaning "divine reading". This describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us.

Thank you to all those that were able to join us at last nights Parents and Friends Meeting. Mr Whittle unpacked out National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results at this meeting. NAPLAN is a series of tests focussed on basic skills that are administered to students in years 3 and 5.  

Some highlights from Mr Whittle’s presentation included:

• In the five domains of Reading, Writing , Spelling, Grammar/Punctuation and Numeracy St Pius X is above the State, Nation, Diocese and statically similar schools, excluding Year Five reading which is on par.

• A continual and strategic focus on growth and quality learning and teaching across Kindergarten to Year Six. This includes clear target setting for every child, ensuring continuous improvement for our students. 

Finally, can I kindly ask that all parents encourage their child(ren) to submit their entry in the book of the year competition. Entries are due on August 15th, with winners announced at the Book Week Parade. Children may write in any genre and present their book digitally or as a hard copy. We encourage the original work of the child. 

BOOK WEEK

Our annual Book Week Celebrations will be held on Friday 25th August 2023. Children across Kindergarten to Year Six are invited to dress as their favourite book character on this day or alternatively dress to reflect the Children's Book Council of Australia 2023  theme of  "Read, Grow, Inspire."

SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING STAGE 3 - TERM 3

This term has seen Stage 3 busily getting into all things learning with a full curriculum to see students through Term 3. Students are learning about Public Speaking in readiness for the CDF Public Speaking Competition and getting their creative juices flowing through engagement in the Christmas Story Art Competition. As our school focus this year on Christian Meditation, students have been honing their skills in this area through daily practice of this ancient prayer ritual. We look forward to seeing all of the great efforts of our Stage 3 students come to fruition as the term rolls on.

Basketball Gala Day

A compass event has been posted for the Basketball Gala day at Berkeley Stadium. Please complete the invitation as soon as possible if your child is interested in participating. 

Years 3 and 4 - THURSDAY 14th September 

Years 5 and 6 - FRIDAY 15th September 

South Coast Athletics Carnival

A team of SPX students competed in the carnival on Tuesday. Teachers supervising were impressed with the great spirit and cooperation they showed on this very busy day. All SPX competitors achieved excellent results with the following students gaining places and selection into the Diocesen trial next Tuesday 15th August. 

Jake Tarlinton - 100m, 200m, shot put and long jump!

Tom Fischer - 100m, shot put

Tiffany Tasevski - Discus and Shot put

Zac McGranahan - 800m

Rocco Scagila - 800m

Addison McPherson - Shot Put

Congratulations and good luck to these students at the next event. 

The St Pius X Unanderra P&F present the Inaugural "GLITZ AND GLAMOUR"

"2023 GALA NIGHT"

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Join us for a wonderful night celebrating our school community!

To be held at the stunning Grange Function Centre in Kembla Grange.

SATURDAY 9th SEPTEMBER

6.00pm for 6.30pm start, to finish 11.30pm.

Tickets $120 per person all inclusive of a delicious 3 course meal, all drinks and live entertainment by the amazing Alex Specogna.

Raffles, silent auction, live auction, fun games and dancing all on offer. Wear your best to bring the glitz and glamour of our Hollywood stars to the event!

Purchase Tickets ONLINE NOW to join in this wonderful event. Link available in the comments below.

The tables are named after Hollywood actors, so tell your friends what table you book on.

ALL WELCOME so bring your friends and family too!

We are also looking for sponsors or donations of prizes for the event so if you or your business is able to help support in some way, we would be most grateful. All sponsors and donations will be acknowledged on the night, in the school newsletter and on our social media pages.

Any enquiries please contact the Gala Committee on 0450 059 498 or email SPXPandF@gmail.com.

Looking forward to a wonderful event raising much needed funds for the school whilst building long term friendships with our parents.

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