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Friday 11th June - Student Free Day - OSHC will be available for those families needing care
Monday 14th June - Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
Wednesday 16th June - Children's University Parent Information Session - 3:30pm
Friday 18th June - Term 3 Reception Transition
Friday 2nd July - Term 2 concludes at 3:00pm
Monday 19th July - Student Free Day - OSHC will be available for those families needing care
Tuesday 20th July - Term 3 commences
From the Archbishop of Adelaide
Please see the attachment for information regarding the proposed Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill - Real_care_love_and_compassion.pdf
From the Principal - Greg Parker
Just a fortnight ago I was enjoying a week’s leave with my grand daughter in Melbourne when news started to arrive that there had been another COVID-19 outbreak and that New Zealand was closing it’s borders to Victoria. I could see that S.A. could well follow and therefore booked an early flight home. This was a great pity as I was enjoying so much the precious time with family, but recognizing the disaster that shut down and quarantine would have back here both at home and at school. I was still required to undertake COVID testing on arrival and follow up tests but thankfully all was clear.
I am mentioning this because it is so clear how easy it is for this virus to enter into our community, how lucky we have been but let us not let our guards down. This should not prevent us from undertaking all the hopes and dreams as a community, but let us do so cautiously and carefully. It has been wonderful to see our mums enjoying a night out, the Mother’s Day Stalls and the Quiz Night going ahead. Our school continues to operate ‘near normal’ excepting QR code when entering buildings, restrictions on classroom numbers if parents are in attendance, practicing safe hygiene and social distancing. We are planning for Sports Day, Graduation Dinner, Fathers Day celebrations and a couple of community events. More on this early next term.
Year Book
On Monday we distributed the 2020 Yearbook and whilst it looked great we are aware of at least one copy that did not have all the pages. Could you check that your copy commenced at page 1 and let us know if you need a replacement if this is not the case. May you and your children enjoy the Year Book in the years ahead. I know in my family, a wet day in the holidays was always ‘Year Book Day’ where we would sit around and reminisce on each of the books and the highlights of the Year.
Permanency
In our Primary Schools, it is typical to have a number of Permanent Teachers and when one or more of these takes extended leave (eg Parenting Leave), they are replaced by a Contract Teacher. On resignation or retirement or if the school grows enrolments, I am able to advertise for applications for a permanent position. Our own contract teachers are welcome and encouraged to apply, but there is great competition from teachers at other schools. I am pleased to announce that this process was undertaken over the past weeks and despite many applications from across South Australia, our own teachers were a standout. So congratulations to Amy Raymond, Susie Boksem and Rose-Marie Gerardis who are now permanent teachers here at St Pius X. Each was able to demonstrate not only excellence in teaching but leadership in their work with colleagues. These appointments are great news for St Pius X now and into the years ahead.
Isn’t the rain wonderful? As I sat inside last night and listened to the rain, I couldn’t help but feel grateful that finally, the farmers were receiving their long awaited soaking. For so many communities around our country, the drought has affected every aspect of life – income, food supply and mental health to name a few. It’s ironic that this same, life giving rain, can also cause such pain and anguish for others. At the moment, nearly 6000 people are homeless in South Australia. 6000 people don’t have a safe place to shelter from the rain. As we begin to experience the first of many cold snaps, we are reminded of the tireless work of Vinnies.
In our Parish, the Vinnies conference experience a sharp rise in calls for assistance from local families every Winter, ranging from food hampers, assistance with paying utility bills and clothing. Last week, I wrote to all families and invited you to support the Vinnies Winter Appeal. If you are in a position to donate some non- perishable food items for Vinnies to distribute to those in need in our community, please send these along to school by Thursday 24th June in a plastic shopping bag. If you would prefer to donate a voucher for Vinnies to purchase necessary items from a supermarket, these can also be sent to school in a sealed envelope. Donations can be sent to your child’s classroom.
Blessings for the week ahead.
Interviews for Reception Students Commencing in 2023
If you have a child born between 1st November 2017 and 31st October 2018 and you would like them to attend Reception at St Pius X School in 2023 please submit an Application for Enrolment as soon as possible.
Application Forms are available from School Reception or contact us on 8266 9400.
Interviews for students commencing Reception in 2023 in either Term 1 or 3 will be offered in August to those families who have submitted and Application for Enrolment form.
Children's University Parent Information Session
The Session will be held next Wednesday, June 16th, from 3.30pm to 4:00pm in the DeMazenod Hall for parents of students who have enrolled into the Children's University course.
We look forward to seeing you.
Rosemarie Villano - SHIP Cordinator
Fund-raising Goals
Recent events -
The Mother’s Day Stall was a great success and it was fantastic to see the children carefully select something special for the amazing women in their lives.
A big thank you to the volunteers who helped with setting up, packing up and running the stall throughout the day! We can’t make these events run smoothly and successfully with out your help. It was also wonderful to get to meet parents who haven’t had the chance to see a Mother’s Day Stall in action before.
Mum’s Night Out
We had a great night, with great food and service in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Congratulations to our raffle winners and thanks to everyone who bought tickets. We raised $150 through the raffle.
Upcoming events -
We hope to see you at our “All at Sea” Quiz Night! Nev (from the canteen) and his crew from “Do You Quiz” do a fantastic job of hosting a fun night. This is one of our major fund-raising events for the year and it is also a great night out!
There will be great prizes for the winning tables, the best dressed and lots of prizes for the mini-games which are run between the quiz rounds. Tickets are $10 and are available on the Qkr! App.
Email the P&F Committee on pandf@stpiusx.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions or able to help out with donating prizes.
P&F Meetings