We acknowledge the Cammeraygal and the Guringai people, their spirits and ancestors, traditional inhabitants of the land on which we stand.

Issue No 12 27 April 2016

From the Principal

ANZAC DAY PRAYER

On Anzac Day, we especially recall the brave and faithful ones

who have laid down their lives in the wars and those who continue to serve

in the defence of our liberties.

We are grateful for their courage, their sacrifice and for the peace and freedom we have in our

nation because of them.

We pray that we who remain will learn from their example of faithfulness

and endurance.

Please comfort those who mourn.

Thank you Lord for the peace and joy that we can find through faith in Christ.

May we come to know You and the everlasting life You offer to those who will receive it,

Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

TUESDAY 3rd MAY MASS 5.00PM AND RECEPTION FOR CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

Members of the College community: parents, ex-students, staff, current students and parishioners

are all welcome to join together next Tuesday at 5.00pm in the Our Lady of Dolours Parish Church

for Mass followed by a gathering in the College gymnasium.

This Mass marks the closure of the Christian Brothers community at Chatswood and recognises

with deep appreciation the service, dedication and legacy of the Christian Brothers over the past

80 years in establishing and leading the school.

Inclusive Community

IN THIS ISSUE

Mass & Reception for

the Christian Brothers

2015 Collegian

NAPLAN Testing

ANZAC Ceremonies

Social Justice Initiatives

Update on World Youth

Day 2016 in Krakow

Mothers’/Grandmothers’

Day Events

News from the

Performing Arts, Visual

Arts, Science, Debating

& Public Speaking and

Learning Support &

Enrichment

Departments

Junior School News

Uniform Shop will be

open this Friday

Week 2, Term 2

Tuesday 3/5

Mass & Reception for

Christian Bros

Wednesday 4/5

ISA Football Trials

(SPX hosting)

Thursday 5/5

The Ascension/Cricket

Club Presentation

Night/Founder’s Day

Mass

Friday 6/5

Mothers’ Day Events

Twilight Concert #1

DIARY DATES

Friday 13 May

SPX Rugby Club Dinner

The Mass will be presided over by Bishop Peter Comensoli (Bishop of Broken Bay) and we will be joined by two of the

College’s ex-students in Bishop Peter Ingham and Bishop Michael Malone. Our Parish Priest, Fr Paul Finnucane and other

Priests will also be in attendance to lead us in celebration. We will be joined by 30 Christian Brothers and a good number

of special guests.

All Year 11 and 12 students are expected to attend in full Winter school uniform. Other students who wish to attend may

do so accompanied by a parent or family member.

Please come and join us for this significant occasion. Following Mass there will be a reception of finger foods and

refreshments in the College gymnasium and all are welcome.

The official Feast Day of Blessed Edmund Rice is 5th May; however this will be our major celebration of this Feast Day at the

Mass.

WELCOME NEW STAFF

I welcome all students and staff back to school for Term 2. This is certainly one of the busiest and most rewarding terms of

the year.

The College welcomes a number of new staff this term. We welcome Mr Nicholas Carson (Business Manager), Mr Pat

Rodgers (History/Legal Studies Coordinator), Mr Stephen Coyle (replacing Mr Joe Madani who is on Long Service Leave),

Mr David Zhang (replacing Ms Melissa Colefax who is on Long Service Leave).

2015 COLLEGIAN

The 2015 Collegian will be distributed tomorrow to the eldest son in Years 6 to 12. Congratulations to Mr Cunneen and Mrs

Ingram on this excellent chronicle of 2015.

RIP MS PATRICIA ROBERTSON

Ms Robertson passed away while being operated on for an aneurism on Sunday. She was a Learning Support Teacher

here for a short time in the mid 2000s and more recently worked overseas in England and at Mosman High. Ms Robertson

was School Captain at Mercy College in 1987

Mr John Couani

From the Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning Welcome to another term of learning and thinking at St Pius X College!

For parents in Years 7 to 11, by now you should have received your son's Interim report in the mail as well as the Portal. It

is worthwhile to have a positive conversation with your son about his progress and to identify strategies to assist continued

growth.

Year 12 Teachers are now well in the process of completing Mid Course Reports and these will be available on the Portal

on Friday 6th May and will also be posted. Year 12 Parent/Student/Teacher Meetings are scheduled for Monday 9th May

commencing at 4.00pm.

Year 11 Parent/Student/Teacher Meetings are scheduled for Wednesday 25th May from 4.00pm.

Parent Teacher Meetings for Years 5 to 10 will take place during the day on Tuesday 19th July which is the start of Term 3.

A general reminder that you can check your son's level of achievement for assessment tasks when marks are released

through the Portal. You can also check due dates and details for assessment tasks.

NAPLAN: A reminder for parents with sons in Years 5, 7 and 9, that NAPLAN will be held in Week 3 of this Term.

Tuesday 10th May Wednesday 11th May Thursday 12th May

Year 5 Language conventions: 40 minutes

Writing: 40 minutes

Reading: 50 minutes Numeracy: 50 minutes

Year 7 Language conventions: 45 minutes

Writing: 40 minutes

Reading: 65 minutes Numeracy (calculator): 40 minutes

Numeracy (non-calculator): 40 minutes

Year 9 Language conventions: 45 minutes

Writing: 40 minutes

Reading: 65 minutes Numeracy (calculator): 40 minutes

Numeracy (non-calculator): 40 minutes

Please avoid scheduling medical appointments during this week. NAPLAN tests provide point-in-time information

regarding student progress in literacy and numeracy and are intended to complement the wide range of formal and

informal assessments that are already conducted in the college.

The results provide valuable information about student achievement that can be used to inform teaching and learning

programs.

Mr A Damo

From the Assistant Principal – Mission and Identity On Monday this week across Australia and in different parts of the world, Australians united to remember not only the

original ANZACS but the thousands of men and women who have given their lives in defending Australia. Although there

are no original Anzacs still alive, the term has come to stand for the qualities which Australians have seen their forces show

in war. These qualities collectively make up the Anzac spirit and include endurance, courage, ingenuity, good humour,

and mateship.

My family come from a small northern coastal town called Dorrigo. In the centre of the town is a statue dedicated to all

who lost their lives in conflicts. Forty-three men from this very small town lost their lives in WWI. It is impossible to calculate

the impact of these deaths on not only the families but also to this community. I am sure this scenario would have been

repeated across many hundreds of towns across Australia. Words cannot do justice to their sacrifice.

At our Staff Prayer on Tuesday morning and at our ANZAC Ceremony on Wednesday, we remembered the gift of peace

that has been given to us by these Anzacs as well as those who continue to risk their lives in defending Australia.

A reminder that we have a number of Mission and Identity events taking place in the next couple of weeks:

The Year 5 Bible and Year 6 Commitment Pledge Liturgy: Wednesday 4th May, 10 am at Our Lady of Dolours

Church

The Year 5 and 6 Mothers’ Day Mass and Morning Tea: Friday 6th May 10.30 am

The Year 7-12 Mothers’ Day Liturgy and Breakfast: Friday 6th of May 7.30 am

Peace Beatitudes for those who work with Young People

Blessed are we who are called to build an inclusive community, for we walk in the footsteps of our Father.

Blessed are we who sow peace and harmony, for ours will be the joy of the Lord.

Blessed are we who plant seeds of hope in youthful hearts, for we will inherit the dawn.

Blessed are we who are sensitive to the cries of youth today, for they yearn for the coming of a peaceful Kingdom.

Blessed are we when we anguish because our students are difficult,

for one day they will model our loving and peaceful concern.

Blessed are we when we reach out to God through our students, for you will surely find us and rejoice.

Blessed are we who lead young people in the paths of justice and peace, for we will shine like stars for all eternity.

Ms D Dempsey

From the Social Justice Coordinator St Pius X College was very busy with social justice issues in Term 1 with the highlight being the huge collection for Project

Compassion lead and run by our Year 12 students, showing that we not only have great student leaders but also they are

very aware of their responsibilities to the greater society. Mr Listo has been extremely active in social justice issues also

taking a growing cohort of Years 10 and 11 boys to Willowood Aged Care Facility every Monday of Term 1, and he

continues his selfless act this term. A number of staff, both teachers and support staff have been assisting our boys keep

up their commitment to Matthew Talbot Men’s Hostel. This project is one of our most popular with the students on

Wednesday evenings. On Tuesday afternoons our Senior boys have been regular donors at the Chatswood branch of

The Australian Red Cross Blood Bank.

The Edmund Rice Society continue be extremely proactive with weekly lunchtime meetings discussing a broad range of

social justice topics. In Term 1 the society was fortunate to have two guest speakers; Mr Couani spoke about Edmund Rice

Beyond Borders and Br Sherrin gave an insightful lecture on the life of Blessed Edmund Rice and life as a Christian Brother.

The Year 11 leaders of the society have been great at assisting all society members achieve their goals. This continues as

they are currently launching a football boot drive for African countries and continue to lead the other society members

in youth mental health, children in Australian refugee camps and giving to the broader EREA community.

The Edmund Rice Society members have arranged for 25 refurbished Lenovo laptops and a box of new SPX branded

sporting equipment to be given to The Savio Centre, and EREA Annexe School in Penrith, with support from an SPX IT staff

member. The Society will be personally delivering them and spend the day with them in week 5 this term. In addition to

this they will be sending 35 refurbished Lenovo laptops and a box of new SPX branded sporting equipment to EREA’s

Wollongong Annexe School in Week 2 this term, once again supported by an SPX IT staff member. Combining these two

donations with the 30 laptops they delivered to The Haven Education Centre Terrigal means that we have been able to

give a total of 90 refurbished laptops to underprivileged within the EREA greater Sydney basin area.

The Edmund Rice Society would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the three Annexe schools, to thank the 90 St Pius

X families who donated their old Lenovo laptops to make this happen, the PDHPE Department for their generous donation

of sporting equipment and the IT Support Department for refurbishing the laptops and offering Mr Saidi’s skills as IT support

for a day to each of the Annexe schools. The Edmund Rice Society would like to remind all students that they are welcome

to come and sit in on a meeting at lunchtime on Wednesdays of Week 1 and Tuesdays of Week 2 in LC2, to see what they

do.

Mr D Blake

From the Youth Ministry Coordinator Preparations for our contingent of St Pius X College students travelling to WYD 2016 in Krakow Poland are gaining

momentum and enthusiasm builds as this ‘life making’ experience is swiftly approaching.

On the first Monday of the school holidays our sixteen WYD pilgrims from the college gathered

with ten other local Chatswood school aged pilgrims from Mercy College, Chatswood High and

Mount St Benedict’s to undertake the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference WYD Formation

Program. The program for the day was based around prayerfully analysing a theme of

transformation and unpacking the meaning of the WYD Prayer and applying the issues to our

very own lives.

Our boys took to the program with enthusiasm and in particular they appreciated

the opportunity to build relationships with their fellow pilgrims and pilgrim group

leaders. I would like to extend particular thanks to our small group leaders on the

day; Fr Paul, Mrs Dempsey, Miss Grove, Miss Allington and from Mercy College; Miss

Stojanovski, who provided guidance to the students who diligently focussed on the

program and found significant meaning and faith empowering analysis through

their efforts.

Each of the students had the opportunity to handle and reflect on the very same Gospel that Pope Emeritus; Benedict

16th held and Blessed the congregation with at the WYD Sydney 2008 Final Mass at Randwick Sydney in 2008.

We also had the opportunity to hear at length from a recent young pilgrim to the WYD in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, this

afforded the opportunity to learn directly about the anticipated experience.

Our day finished with what will be a regular occurrence for this same group on Pilgrimage; a small community Mass, Fr

Paul celebrated a simple but powerful Mass for our small group.

This commencing term will see some intense periods of preparation as the students and our pilgrimage leaders prepare

both practically and spiritually to embark in the next term break for the 22 day trip through Italy and on to Poland. Local

community events to farewell and commission our pilgrims at the College and within the Diocese before their departure

are being planned for late in this term and details will be made available shortly. Please continue to pray for our pilgrims

and leaders as they continue their preparations, just as we will be taking the prayerful intentions of the St. Pius X College

Community with us to Krakow.

Mr A Brannan

From the Head of Student Services The College was well represented at the Chatswood RSL Garden of Remembrance

Dawn Service on ANZAC Day with members of the Colleges 2014 Kokoda

Expedition: School Captain Liam Houlihan and Prefects Hamish Book and Harry

Heaney giving a much commended Occasional Address alongside Mayor Gail

Giles-Gidney. 2016 Kokoda Expedition members Angus Growden read the Ode

while Declan Langreiter and Jack Moran laid the wreath on behalf of the College.

Sadly Declan’s Great Uncle Flight Sgt Anthony Gillespie was an ex student of the

College Killed In Action over Germany in 1945.

Liam, Hamish and Harry were invited to repeat their address at the

Willoughby ANZAC Day Commemoration later in the morning with Liam

laying the wreath alongside Local NSW Member Gladys Berejiklian. The

Address is provided in Woodchatta Extras.

Acknowledgement should also be given to Acting History Coordinator Ms Katie Meale, Mr Adrian Brannan and Mr Scott

Steinman who prepared the students, and their speech, for the event.

Thanks also to Mr Long and Mrs Dempsey who accompanied our Junior Class Captains and House Vice Captain Leaders,

who represented our College at the NSW Schools Remember ANZAC Commemoration at the Memorial in Hyde Park late

last Term.

Mr S Brannan

Your P&F in Action!

MOTHERS’ DAY LITURGY & MUFFINS

Friday 6th May

7.30am for refreshments followed by 8am Liturgy in the Gymnasium

All Mothers, Grandmothers and Carers are invited with their sons

For catering purposes please RSVP via this Trybooking link

To view or download the Invitation click here.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2016/17 - NOW AVAILABLE

Please support your P&F and our boys, and save loads of money at the same time! A perfect gift for Mothers’ Day. Order

your Entertainment Books and Digital Memberships via the link below and 20% of your Membership fee contributes to SPX

P&F fundraising.

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2061c61

With the new Digital membership option, your Entertainment Book stays with you on your smart phone, so you never miss

an opportunity to save! All your family can use the one Digital membership and the "near me" function tells you which

offers are nearby making it even easier to use and save.

Digital orders are downloaded directly through the order process; hard copy books are sent home with your son.

Please contact Clare at clarehb@bigpond.com if you have any questions!

Nadine Robson

robson.nadine@gmail.com or 0412 272 056

Invitation

From the Science Department iSTEM EVENT - FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS

This month we will be going to the Sydney Powerhouse Museum (Museum of Applied Arts and Science) to watch the

presentation from The Science Nation: The Storytelling of Science. Either turn up for the presentation, or earlier to hang

out and talk science around the museum exhibits.

Saturday 30 April 2016 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm (doors open at 2:00 pm)

See the best in the nation tell their own story of science, and drive their discussion on the stories behind the latest

discoveries. From the origin of the universe to the exciting technologies that will change our future, this event is one story

you will want to hear. Organised by Dr Ken Silburn, President LAZSTA (Met South West Science Teachers Association),

iSTEM Coordinator.

Tickets: $15 Adult/$10 MAAS Member/$8 Concession online. All tickets $20 at the door. Ticket includes Museum entry.

Go to http://thesciencenation.com/ for bookings and pricing

ASTROLOGY OPEN NIGHT

Saturday 14 May, 6.30-10pm at Macquarie University. Please see the flyer in Woodchatta Extras for details.

Ms J Black – Coordinator

Performing Arts News ANZAC CEREMONIES: Thank you to Liam Kivijian (Year 12) who represented the College at the weekend playing the “Last

Post” and “Reveille” at a ceremony held at Bunnings Artarmon on Monday. Liam also played again today at our own

ceremony, alongside the Senior Choir who sang the traditional ANZAC hymn “Abide With Me”.

WEEK TWO EVENTS: Next week is an extremely busy one for the Performing Arts Department. It is

important that students in ensembles read the information below carefully and also ensure that they

listen to the Daily Student Notices in case there are changes to events and times. There will also be

additional lunchtime rehearsals for some ensembles and these will also be advised via the Daily

Student Notices.

Sunday 1/5

10.00am – 2.00pm Jazz Band Workshops: College

Band Room

Intermediate and Senior Jazz Band

Sunday 1/5

2.00pm – 2.45pm Smart Expressions Art

Exhibition: Concourse

Senior String Trio

Tuesday 3/5

5.00pm – 6.00pm

6.15pm – 7.00pm

Christian Brothers

Appreciation Mass: Our Lady

of Dolours Church

Christian Brothers Reception:

College Gym

Senior String Ensemble, Senior Choir, Brass Fanfare

Senior String Trio

Wed 4/5

6.15pm – 8.00pm Meet The Music Concert 2:

Opera House

Years 9, 10, 11, 12 Elective Music

Thursday 5/5

8.30am – 9.00am Founder’s Day Assembly:

Senior School Playground

Senior Choir

Friday 6/5

8.00am – 8.30am

10.30am – 11.30am

5.00pm – 7.30pm

Senior School Mother’s Day

Liturgy: College Gym

Junior School Mother’s Day

Mass: Our Lady of Dolours

Church

Twilight Concert 1: Junior

School Playground

Vocal Ensemble

Junior Choir

Junior and Senior Percussion Ensembles; Junior, Intermediate

and Senior Guitar Ensembles; Junior, Intermediate and Senior

Concert and Jazz Bands; Senior Choir; Intermediate and

Senior String Ensembles; College Orchestra

MOTHERS’ DAY RAFFLE: The Performing Arts Parents Association will be running a raffle at the Twilight Concert on Friday

6th May. Purchasing tickets may ensure that you don’t need to do any last minute shopping!

TERM 2 DRAMA HAPPENINGS: It is all systems go for our College Drama Ensemble this term with students currently working

on the production of two short plays for performance. We will be opening up our ensemble rehearsals towards the end

of the term to parents and friends. Everyone will be welcome! This week is an exciting one for our thespians as on Thursday

and Friday evenings the Mercy College Production of “Stories in the Dark” is showing to sold out audiences. The play

features several St Pius X College students.

Congratulations to James Bleasdale, Nicholas Cowie, Joshua Karubulut, Timothy McLachlan, Nicholas McKenzie, John-

Paul Shahady (Year 9), Oliver Tysoe and Nick Torresan (Year 10) on their commitment and we hope they “break a leg”

this week. All Elective Drama students have made an energetic start to the year with many projects on the run this term.

In particular, our Year 11 Drama students will be showcasing their performance and project work for parents and friends

at a Drama Evening on June 16th. Further details will be forthcoming shortly.

Ms T Bates – Performing Arts Coordinator

Debating and Public Speaking Below is the draw for the Catholic Schools Debating Competition, Round 2 to Round 6.

Round 2 is this Friday, Week 1. Students will travel to Loreto Normanhurst on the train with coaches after training concludes

at 5pm. There will be no time for students to go to Westfield to purchase their dinner so everyone will need to bring an

extra sandwich and drink and any snacks so that we have something to eat before supper is provided at Loreto. Debating

will pay for the train fare. We should arrive at Loreto for a 6pm coin toss which should mean a 7pm-7.20 pm debate

commencement time. Could all parents please collect their sons from Loreto College, (formal address is 91-93 Pennant

Hills Rd, Normanhurst but you need to turn off Pennant Hills Road onto Osborn Road). The school is on your left and you

will immediately pass a hall—all the lights will be on. There is an entrance driveway on the left as soon as you see the hall

that will take you down to the school carpark where you can park if you are coming to watch your son's debate. At the

conclusion of the night students can be collected from this entrance driveway—there are a couple of collection 'pit-

stops' on the driveway that we can utilise. Thank you for your help and we look forward to seeing you there on the night,

even just for a quick hello.

Friday 29th April: Round 2 (Week 1 Term 2)

Loreto College, Normanhurst is hosting St. Pius X

Loreto Normanhurst, 91-93 Pennant Hills Rd, Normanhurst NSW 2076, Australia

Friday 6th May: Round 3 (Week 2 Term 2 – Twilight Concert)

St. Pius X is hosting St. Ignatius College, (Riverview)

Friday 13th May: Round 4 (Week 3 Term 2)

St. Pius X is hosting Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta

Friday 20th May: Round 5 (Week 4 Term 2)

Santa Sabina College is hosting St. Pius X

Santa Sabina College, 90 The Boulevarde, Strathfield NSW 2135, Australia

Friday 27th May: Round 6 (Week 5 Term 2)

St. Patrick's College, Strathfield is hosting St. Pius X

St Patrick's College Strathfield, Francis St, Strathfield NSW 2135, Australia

THE NSW PLAIN ENGLISH SPEAKING AWARD

The NSW Plain English Speaking Award aims to encourage the use of clear and effective spoken English. The eventual

national winner of this competition will win the right to compete in the international final in London and will receive return

flights to London courtesy of BBM Ltd. The NSW winner will receive a medallion along with a cash prize of $250 courtesy of

the Australia-Britain Society and $300 courtesy of the NSW English Speaking Union. The NSW winner’s school will also receive

the Australia-Britain Shield for Plain English Speaking and the Westminster Stone. The six state finalists will receive medallions

and a cash prize of $100 from the Australia-Britain Society.

The Plain English Speaking Award is open to NSW government and non-government secondary schools. Each school can

enter a maximum of 2 contestants. Contestants must be between 15 and 18 years of age (inclusive) on 1 January 2016.

St Pius X College has two positions to fill for our Round which will be held at Carlingford High School on Wednesday 11th

May, 2016. Other schools in our round are: Roseville College, North Sydney Boys’ High, Shore School, Arden Anglican

School, Carlingford High, Cheltenham Girls’ High. Students are meeting with Mrs Waterson this week to determine our two

competitors.

Ms M Waterson – Public Speaking and Debating Coordinator

From the Visual Arts Department Staff and ex-students enjoying the art works from a selection of North Shore

schools at the Smart Expressions show during the holidays. The exhibition is on in

The Concourse Art Space until 8 May:

Wednesday to Friday 11am – 5pm

Saturday and Sunday 11am – 4pm

Year 11 students will attend this exhibition, and also Art Express, next week.

Mr M Anderson - Coordinator

From the Learning Support and Enrichment (LSE) Team ‘WHAT MATTERS TO YOU AND WHY?’ - NSW/ACT 2016 WRITING COMPETITION For interested students in Years 5 -12 who are keen writers, see the following link for: details about the competition, an

entry form, and previous years’ examples of 400-600 word opinion pieces which answer the question: What matters?

https://www.whitlam.org/the_program/what_matters_writing_competition/what_matters_2016

To plan and write your own original response consider:

What actions do you think should be taken to build a better society?

What would you change if you could?

What do you want other people to care about?

Entries must be typed on A4 paper, and accompanied by a signed entry form which can be downloaded from the above

link. There are money prizes to be won in each of the four categories: Years 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12, and all entrants will

receive a certificate of participation. Last date for receipt of entries by Western Sydney University’s Whitlam Institute (see

link for postal address) is Friday 6 May 2016.

Email Ms Raheb-Mol at JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au for help with the form, or for answers to your further queries.

AFTER-SCHOOL OT COURSES IN HANDWRITING AND TOUCH TYPING

Good news! The next main course intakes are scheduled for Term 3, 2016

Thank you to all families who enrolled students in the Occupational Therapy - The Art of Touch Typing course

and the Handwriting Skills course which were successfully trialled in Term 1, 2016.

The highly positive feedback from those families involved was highly positive, and means that the LSE Department now

has Mr Couani and Mr Long’s permission to continue offering the after-school OT courses on a regular or occasional basis

in response to the needs and interests of your boys, and the availability of our external provider and registered

occupational therapist, Anna Orchard.

I take this opportunity to thank Anna for her care and expert training of the boys, and her ready communication

throughout the term – all of which were noted in a number of parents’ and students’ feedback on the Term 1 courses.

During Term 2 Anna will be running short extension courses from Weeks 2 to 5 for a number of the students who completed

courses in Term 1 and who would like to further practise and consolidate their skills under Anna’s close supervision.

Invitations for the next intake for Term 3 courses in Handwriting and Touch Typing will be posted in Woodchatta from Week

7 of Term 2. So, for interested families, just watch this space!

Should you have additional queries please email Ms Raheb-Mol at JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM AT ST PIUS X COLLEGE - ALL STUDENTS WELCOME - YEARS 5-12

Provides supervised homework and study time, or academic support for students in

Years 5-12;

Operates from Week 2 of each term, throughout Terms 1-4, in the SRC – Senior School

library;

Supervised by LSE Staff with the support of Library;

Held three afternoons per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) from 3.15pm -

4.30pm;

Provides a supervised and quiet study space for students working or reading independently;

Students can work or read independently, or ask for one-to-one assistance as needed;

Students can attend on one or more afternoons per week, or on a regular or occasional basis, and there’s no

need to make an appointment;

Supervising teachers include a mix of both junior school and senior school staff, who have specialist knowledge

of the curriculum at Stages 3 to 6;

One-to-one assistance includes: assessment task planning, reading and interpretation of assessment task or

homework questions, understanding assessment task rubrics and assessment criteria, help with revision and

research skills, as well as resources to develop language, literacy and writing skills that underpin assessment tasks

across the curriculum.

All students in Years 5-12 are invited to attend for their own academic purposes. For example, senior students may wish to

improve fundamental skills in essay-writing, creative writing, report and analytical writing including: ways to develop a

strong argument or thesis statement, ways to incorporate quotations and other source material into their writing, and ways

to write about the language features and techniques of prescribed texts in English.

Parents and teachers may refer students to the Homework Help Program for specific tasks and purposes as needed, and

we run particular targeted literacy based programs – including comprehension programs, as well as providing grammar,

spelling and writing tools and resources – for the benefit of students with needs in a particular area of their reading, writing

or learning.

Whatever the motivation, students from Years 5 -12 are encouraged to come along, and be actively engaged in catching

up on school work, getting ahead on their reading or study, or improving their literacy and writing skills to reach a personal

best this school year. All years and levels of ability are welcome to attend, so please do take advantage of this free

service.

Parents/ Carers or interested students may direct any enquiries about the Homework Help Program to Ms Joanne Raheb-

Mol, Coordinator of Learning Support and Enrichment, via email: JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Ms J Raheb-Mol – Coordinator, Learning Support and Enrichment

Careers News

The Careers Newsletter can be found at http://www.spx.nsw.edu.au/news-events/dsp-resource.cfm?loadref=167

Ms D Janes – Careers Adviser

Junior School News Welcome back to a short but busy Term 2. The boys should have returned in their winter uniform with their shoes polished

and their hair neat. The boys will commence the term with an ANZAC commemoration.

In the holidays we had two sporting tours with the Rugby boys going to Armidale and the Football boys going to Tamworth.

Both tours were a resounding success. The Rugby boys acquitted themselves well and came runners up at the carnival.

I attended the Football tour in Tamworth and we had a great time. The tournament is all about participation and no

places are given but we did win 4 games on the Saturday and then lost on the Sunday so that means we came in fourth

place. The only award that is given out at the Tournament is “The Spirit of the Sport Award” and we were the recipients

of this award. Well done to all the boys. More information about the tours will be in the Junior School Newsletter.

JUNIOR SCHOOL MOTHERS’ AND GRANDMOTHERS’ DAY MASS

On the Friday before Mothers’ Day, 6th May 2016, the Junior School will be having a Mothers’ and Grandmothers’ Day

Mass at 10.30 am at Our Lady of Dolours Church, Chatswood. All the boys’ mothers and grandmothers are invited. At

the conclusion of mass we will have a morning tea for all the mothers and grandmothers, not the boys. There will also be

a Mothers’ day stall if you would like your son to buy you something. All the goods are made by the ladies of Candela in

Peru (a shanty town) and all the proceeds are returned to them. Mrs Rajca will be talking to the boys on Monday 2nd May

about these wonderful ladies and how they have and can use the money. If you intend to come to the mass, please

return this slip by Monday 2nd May. We need to know numbers so we can plan accordingly.

A wonderful day of celebration of motherhood has been planned. If you wish to attend the Mass could you please

complete the reply slip below and have your son return it to his class teacher by next Monday 2nd May. Grandfathers are

welcome as I know they may not want to miss out on the morning tea! If any dads could help serve the morning tea at

11.30 am, that would be appreciated. The mums return the favour with interest later in the year!

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MOTHERS’ AND GRANDMOTHERS’ MASS

I / We will be able to attend the mass and morning tea.

Number attending: ____________ (Don’t count your son)

Name/s: ________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Son’s name: ______________________________ Class: ____________

If a dad can assist with serving morning tea please place name here: ______________________________________

Mr T Long – Head of Junior School

Uniform Shop Pease note that the Uniform Shop will be open this Friday 29th April

REGULAR TRADING HOURS – MONDAYS, TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 8.00AM – 2.00PM DURING SCHOOL TERM

Price List: A full price list is available on the College website.

Orders can be placed via the website http://www.spx.nsw.edu.au/facilities-resources/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=83 or by

sending an email to uniformshop@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Blazer Buttons are available from shop $2.00 each.

Second-Hand Uniforms: Parents are reminded that the Uniform Shop also sells second-hand uniforms.

Mrs D Muirhead – Coordinator

Senior School Sport Welcome back to Term 2. The Winter ISA Season starts in earnest on Saturday 30th April. Details will be found in the relevant

sporting sections below. Please ensure that your boys turn out in the correct sports uniform relevant to their sport. Opens

1st teams should wear full winter uniform to and from matches.

In Woodchatta Extras you will find a copy of the ISA Code of Conduct for Sports. Please familiarise yourselves and your

boys with this Code of Conduct and know that the College subscribes fully to that Code. Also included in Woodchatta

Extras is the College Risk Warning for Sport which we publish each season on the advice of the ISA.

CRICKET

CRICKET PRESENTATION NIGHT – THURSDAY 5 MAY 2016

The SPX Cricket presentation night is being held next Thursday night in the Chatswood Gym starting at 7pm sharp. This is a

compulsory event for all players. Players are expected to be dressed in full Winter Uniform.

CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – WEDNESDAY 11 MAY 2016

The Cricket Club Annual General Meeting is being held on Wed 11 May in the Sarto Centre starting at 6pm. All are

welcome. Persons wishing to nominate for Cricket Committee positions are requested to notify the club secretary, Mr

Danny John at secretary@stpiuscricket.org.au

Mr D Reay - Convenor

FOOTBALL

Dear Parents and Players, welcome back to the Football Season. Saturday sees the commencement of the official ISA

season. Most teams are playing away against Oakhill College. Players need to be at their venues at least 30 minutes

prior to kick off.

Congratulations to the College 1st XI who made it to the Grand final of the St Andrew’s cup in the holidays, they were very

unfortunate to lose 0-1 in the final to St Aloysius College.

Good luck to all teams this weekend.

Grounds can be found at the following locations:

Lawrence and Herman Ovals: Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill

Wentworth Park (inside the dog track): Wattle St, Ultimo

Good luck to all teams.

SATURDAY 30th APRIL

TEAM TIME OPPOSITION VENUE

1st X1 10.15am Oakhill Herman Oval

2nd X1 9.00am Oakhill Herman Oval

3rd X1 8.00am Oakhill C Herman Oval

4th XI 10.00am SACS B Wentworth Park

16A 8.00am Oakhill Lawrence Oval

16B 9.00am Oakhill Lawrence Oval

15A 3.00pm Oakhill Herman Oval

15B 1.00pm Oakhill Herman Oval

15C 12.00pm Oakhill Herman Oval

14A 2.00pm Oakhill Herman Oval

14B 3.00pm Oakhill Lawrence Oval

14C 2.00pm Oakhill Lawrence Oval

13A 1.00pm Oakhill Lawrence Oval

13B 12.00pm Oakhill Lawrence Oval

13C 11.00am Oakhill Lawrence Oval

13D 10.00am Oakhill Lawrence Oval

Please also see the Football News in Woodchatta Extras.

Mr S Yue - Convenor

RUGBY

RESULTS - Wednesday 20th April

WEDNESDAY 20TH APRIL

Team Result Opposition

1st XV 71-0 - win Redfield College

Rugby Fixtures – Saturday 30th April

Rugby resumes this week after the school holidays with all sides traveling to Oakhill College to take on St Gregory’s

Campbelltown, with the exception of the 14Bs who will play against St Joseph’s College at Hunters Hill.

SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

Team Time Opposition Venue

1st 3.15 St Gregory’s Damien Oval, Oakhill College

2nd 2.00 St Gregory’s Damien Oval, Oakhill College

3rd 1.00 St Gregory’s Damien Oval, Oakhill College

16A 12.00 St Gregory’s Damien Oval, Oakhill College

16B 11.00 St Gregory’s Damien Oval, Oakhill College

15A 2.00 St Gregory’s BC Oval, Oakhill College

14A 1.00 St Gregory’s BC Oval, Oakhill College

14B 11:00 St Joseph’s College SJC No. 4 Oval, Hunters Hill

13A 12.00 St Gregory’s BC Oval, Oakhill College

13B 11.00 St Gregory’s BC Oval, Oakhill College

Training also resumes this week with the 14s through to Opens continuing their sessions at Oxford Falls, while the 13s will

train at Beauchamp Oval for the remainder of the season. Players and parents are reminded that rugby training is

compulsory on both Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Players should see their coaches before the session if they are

unable to train.

Please check Woodchatta weekly, including the Woodchatta Extras section for all the latest Rugby news throughout the

season or contact Mr Lynch at JLynch@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au for any general rugby enquiries.

SPX Rugby Club Annual Dinner 2016: Please see the flyer in Woodchatta Extras.

Mr J Lynch – Convenor

SWIMMING

The CIS Swimming carnival will be held at SOPAC On Thursday 28th April. We have six students who will be representing

the ISA: Callum Aikin, Matthew Sutton, Jack McCutcheon and Jordan Smith (Year 12), Jesse Kerlin (11) and Max

Hargreaves (7).

We wish these students all the best in their representative swimming roles. All parents are welcome to attend.

Ms L Proc - Convenor

TENNIS

Welcome to the start of the 2016 ISA Tennis Season. Our first round is this Saturday 30th April, with all teams playing against

Oakhill College and Redlands.

Please note:

Wet weather - Up-to-date information regarding wet weather will be available each Saturday on

the school Twitter Account @SPXSeniorSport https://twitter.com/SPXSeniorSport

Uniform - White shorts, school sports shirt, school tennis cap and school tracksuit (if cold). You may

also want to bring sunscreen and a bottle of water

Home games - Please note if playing at HOME, students are required to bring a small plate of morning tea to

share with all players.

Absences for Games/Training - If a student is absent from school on Friday prior to a round then it is expected

that a parent/carer will telephone the school (9411 4733) prior to 8:30am and leave a message for Ms O’Brien as

to whether the student will be available to play on Saturday. This provides time for the Convenor to organise a

reserve player for the team. If the absence is last minute on Saturday morning then the student must arrange a

substitute player from their team if they are unable to play. Please SMS or call 0409 916 859 by 7.00am to give

name of substitute player or inform the Convenor if you are unable to find a substitute player. Students are to

provide written documentation for all absences.

Ms A O’Brien - Convenor

BOXERCISE FOR FITNESS & FUN

Boxercise is available for all students every Thursday and Friday morning at 7.30am in the Blue Room. Please contact Mr

Russo if you have any queries.

Junior School Sport Thursday Sport: on at Oxford Falls as per normal. Winter training continues for AFL, Football and Rugby. The Term 2 Sport

planner is as follows:

Term Week Day Date Activity Depart

Chatswood Venue Saturday Sport Activity

2

1 Thurs 28th April Sport 11.00am Oxford Falls Winter Training

2 Thurs 5th May Sport 11.00am Oxford Falls Winter Training

3 Thurs 12th May Sport 11.00am Oxford Falls Winter Training

4 Thurs 19th May Sport 11.00am Oxford Falls Winter Training

5 Thurs 26th May Sport 11.00am Oxford Falls Winter Training

6 Thurs 2nd June Dance #1 / Sport 10.00am Oxford Falls Winter Training

7 Thurs 9th June Dance #2 11.00am Oxford Falls

8 Wed 15th June Athletics Carnival 8.45am SOPAC, Homebush

Thurs 16th June Dance #3 / Sport 9.00am Oxford Falls Winter Training

9 Thurs 23rd June Dance Performance 11.00am Oxford Falls

Rugby: Round 1 commences this Saturday 30th April. Please note the time changes to the 11A and 11B games.

All relevant information, including an information letter, season draw, team lists and Code of Conduct document have

been placed on the College website. Please ensure your son is kitted out in the correct St Pius gear for the season

commencement. Good luck to all players.

TEAM RD 1 - SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

OPPONENT VENUE TIME

Prep 1st XV St Patrick’s Oxford Falls Chaplin 1

8.45am

Prep 2nd XV 8.00am

Prep 7’s Round-Robin Grammar St Ives – Cnr Mona Vale & Ayres Rd, St Ives 11.00am

11A Mosman Prep Terrey Hills Campus - 139 Tooronga Road, Terrey Hills

9.45am

11B 8.30am

11C St Patrick’s SPC #2 - Edgar St., Strathfield 8.00am

Rugby Tour: Congratulations to our 1sts players who returned from a successful tour to the TAS Rugby Tournament in the

holidays. The boys played some excellent rugby, improving with each outing and showing great confidence and

cohesion by the final game. The team were superb ambassadors for the College and 4 wins from 5 games proved just

reward for a group who were a pleasure to accompany both on and off the field. The opportunity sets the boys up for

their IPSHA season commencing this weekend.

Football (Soccer): Round 1 commences this Saturday 30th April. All relevant information, including an information letter,

season draw, team lists and Code of Conduct document have been placed on the College website. Please ensure your

son is kitted out in the correct St Pius attire for the season commencement. Good luck to all players.

TEAM RD 1 - SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

OPPONENT VENUE TIME

Prep 1st XI

Trinity Strathfield Bressington Park

Underwood Rd, Homebush

10.15am

Prep 2nd XI 9.30am

Prep 3rd X1 8.45am

Prep 4th XI 8.00am

11A

St Aloysius Oxford Falls

Chaplin 2

10.15am

11B 9.30am

11C 8.45am

11 D 8.00am

Football Tour: Congratulations to our players who returned from an inaugural tour to the National Primary School Games,

Tamworth during the first weekend of the holidays. The team played together for the first time at the Games and won 4

and drew 1 of their 6 pool games on the Saturday against local and regional opposition. The boys should be commended

for their behaviour and sportsmanship during their games and were awarded the Spirit of Sport Award from their division.

Many thanks to the parents who came along and supported the team over the weekend. The boys were a pleasure to

take away and we look forward to continuing our support of the Games in the years to come.

Mr G Virgona – Junior School Sportsmaster

Canteen Roster

2/5 – 6/5

Mon K Dale, P Saraceno (11.30-2.00), M Tutill, C Cowie,

LHolroyd

Tues L Hawkins, S Whooley, C Daniels, C Taylor, T Andrews,

B Hollas-Clayton, M Johnson

Wed B Hodgson, J Clarke, J Mooney, C Ma

Thurs K Vaccher, A Byrnes, J Bellenger, J Price

Fri J Bendall, S Panozzo, D Boustani, L Falsone, P Scaiff,

S Roberts

9/5 – 13/5

Mon C Hamilton-Bate, H Edwards, B Hurley, R Foley, C Booth

Tues J Maras, R Langford, K Spencer, A & N Jelovic,

M-A Petitto,

Wed K Bradford, S Dimitriou, J Hearne

Thurs G Ryan, S Richardson

Fri S Tobin, R Onslow, L Rainbird, J Arena, K Fusca, S Gillard,

C Santelli

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WOODCHATTA EXTRAS Issue No 12 27 April 2016

The following information is contained within this week’s Woodchatta Extras.

Click on the link below to take you straight to that section.

CAREERS NEWSLETTER: Please go to:

http://www.spx.nsw.edu.au/news-events/dsp-resource.cfm?loadref=167

1. ANZAC DAY ADDRESS

2. ASTRONOMY OPEN NIGHT AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

3. FOOTBALL NEWS

4. SPX RUGBY CLUB ANNUAL DINNER 2016

5. ISA CODE OF CONDUCT

6. RISK WARNING – SPORTING ACTIVITIES

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ANZAC DAY SPEECH

2016 Chatswood Dawn Service ANZAC Day Speech by SPX Kokoda Expedition 2014 Members

College Captain Liam Houlihan, and Prefects Hamish Book and Harry Heaney.

Hamish

Since the first Australian soldiers left our shores to serve in the Boer War, the spirit of mateship and

sacrifice has permeated into a collective spirit of the Australian soldiers. This spirit was echoed and

consolidated on the beaches of Turkey in 1915. It is this spirit that we remember and honour today.

Australian men and women in the tradition of ANZAC have served in global and regional conflict in

Europe, the Pacific and the Middle East. Each conflict had its unique challenges, terrain and enemies.

The one constant was the spirit of the ANZAC.

Within these conflicts the pillars of courage, endurance, mateship and sacrifice have endured

combined with a sense of humour and resourcefulness born from the unique qualities of the Australian

survivor

In victories and defeats these characteristics have stood the test of time in the different contexts

experienced by Australian service men and women. For example, from nurses in casualty clearing

stations on the Western Front in the First World War to Australian POWs held captive by the Japanese

the Germans or the Italians in the Second World War to engineers and doctors helping rebuild towns

and lives in the aftermath of the destruction of cyclone Winston in Fiji.

In all these unique settings, ANZACs have experienced the courage to stand up amidst trying times

of conflict and to assist those in need through peacekeeping operations and responding to crisis

events. The Australian army, navy and air force personal, irrespective of these challenges, all are

bound by the tradition of the ANZAC.

As Former Prime Minister Paul Keating stated at the unveiling of the tomb of the unknown solider at

the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, ANZAC “is a legend not of sweeping military victories so

much as triumphs against the odds, of courage and ingenuity in adversity.”

Liam

As youth of Australia, the concept of a world war is difficult to understand. While we watch

servicemen and women leave for conflicts in the Middle East, most of us, quite fortunately, have not

felt the fear of invasion, the weight of a weapon, or the dread of never returning home. We live in

relatively peaceful times in a safe country, not truly understanding of the courage of those who have

been prepared to lay down their lives so we can live our present.

The experience of walking the Kokoda Trail in 2014, allowed us to gain new understandings of

Australian history, identity and spirit. War veteran Bede Tongs spoke to our school, sharing his memories

of the Kokoda Trail and adding to our understanding of the ANZAC Legend. Bede, an infantryman,

had fought throughout Papua New Guinea at Templeton’s Crossing and Buna and Gona Beach. He

was awarded the Military Medal for his feats of courage, where he singlehanded eliminated a

machine-gun post at Eora Creek. As part of the 3rd Battalion, the longest serving group on the trail,

Bede vividly recounted the struggles he and his comrades overcame.

Bede’s words were important, but meant even more to us when we walked the trail. In June 2014,

two dozen St Pius boys, fathers, teachers and friends trekked the rugged 96km Kokoda Trail as part of

an 11 day journey. As a group, we directly followed the track from Ower’s Corner to the northern

beaches, across the famous Owen Stanley Range, 70 years after the Australian soldiers had done the

same in their advance. We realised the soldiers, not much older than us, had walked the same path

in battle.

For every hill we scaled, the ANZACs once did in the horror and confusion of war. At every memorial

when we paused to remember, the ANZACs were forced to bare the loss of a friend. For every night

we spent sleeping, Australian soldiers had spent in fear, for nothing lit the dark but enemy fire.

Harry

For me, Anzac Day commemorates a defining period in our history. It honours the spirit of the

Australian soldier, sailor and air force personnel who in the conflicts since 1915 have represented our

country with courage, endurance, mateship and sacrifice.

As a nation, we stand on the shoulders of those who flew our flag with pride, who commanded

respect for their bravery and mateship. It is these actions of men and women from our armed services

who created and continue to honour the spirit of the ANZAC. On this morning, 101 years after

Australian and New Zealand soldiers charged onto the beaches at ANZAC Cove, we commemorate

and salute their spirit and are honoured to continue their legacy.

ANZAC Day is a day of gratitude and remembrance, of pride in what it means to be Australian. It

reminds us that the liberties we take for granted did not come without sacrifice, and that our

servicemen and women continue to preserve such liberties in active campaigns and peace keeping

missions around the world.

From the trenches at Gallipoli to the jungles of Papua New Guinea, from the arid Middle East to the

challenges of terrorism, there remains one constant – The ANZAC spirit.

Over 100 years ago, Banjo Patterson realised the significance of this spirit and its impact on forging

our identity as a nation. His words ring as true and poignantly today as they did when he penned his

open letter to the troops.

Australia takes her pen in hand

To write a line to you,

To let you fellows understand

How proud we are of you.

He writes:

With all our petty quarrels done,

Dissensions overthrown,

We have, through what you boys have done,

A history of our own.

And with Australia's flag shall fly

A spray of wattle-bough

To symbolise our unity —

We're all Australians now.

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ASTRONOMY OPEN NIGHT

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FOOTBALL NEWS

The 2016 Football season start this Saturday. The Committee wishes everyone the best of luck in the

season ahead.

We will again be producing the weekly Results Round-up flyer in which will showcase the results and

profile different teams each week in photos. We encourage all parents to send in photos and be

part of their son’s experience. You don’t need to be a great photographer or have expensive

equipment. Just get as close as you can and capture the action.

Each week we will profile 3 teams to encourage those teams to send in photos - that doesn’t mean

every other team can’t also send in their photos!!

This week’s teams of the week are 13B & 14B & 15A - so if you have a boy in one of these teams get

snapping.

Send your photos to footballspx@gmail.com - save this to your phone and upload those photos as

soon as you take them. We need the photos in by Sunday afternoon.

We hope those boys who attended our holiday Football Skills camp enjoyed it and lifted their skills

ready for the season ahead - we had an amazing turnout of 62 boys - a record.

The full senior & junior calendar of matches will be on our webpage soon. There are also links to most

opponent’s grounds with google map links.

We wish all our teams good luck this weekend -- GO PIUS!!

See our webpages for News, Calendars, Photos and Draws

http://pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au/sports/football

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ST PIUS X RUGBY CLUB ANNUAL DINNER 2016

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ISA CODE OF CONDUCT

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RISK WARNING

SPORTING ACTIVITIES

ON BEHALF OF St Pius X College, ISA, IPSHA

NSTA, NSJCA and MWJCA

St Pius X College administrates, convenes and participates in ISA, IPSHA, NSTA, NSJCA and MWJCA inter-

school sporting activities in which many students from its members’ including students of this school,

participate. Students participating in these sporting events take part in practice, trials and competitions.

While St Pius X College takes measures to make the sporting activities as safe as possible for participants,

there is a risk that students can be injured and suffer loss (including financial loss) and damage as a result

of their participation in these sporting activities, whether at training or in actual events.

St Pius X College expect students to take responsibility for their own safety during sporting activities by

wearing safety equipment, by thinking carefully about the use of safety equipment and by behaving in a

safe and responsible manner towards team members, opponents, spectators, officials, property and

grounds. St Pius X College also expects parents, spectators and other participants to behave in a safe and

responsible manner and to comply with the ISA Code of Conduct.

Injury can occur while the student is engaging in or watching a sporting activity, or travelling to and from

the event. The injury may result from a student's actions or the actions of others.

On some occasions, an injury can be serious (such as torn ligaments, dislocations, back injuries, concussion

or broken bones). In very rare cases the injury can be life threatening or result in permanent disability. If a

student has a pre-existing injury, participating in a sporting activity could result in an exacerbation of that

injury.

Students could also suffer loss as a result of their personal property being lost, stolen, damaged or

destroyed.

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