Wellbeing

 PBL

At SFS, our PBL (Positive Behaviours for Learning) school wide expectations are:

Respect, 

Responsibility and 

Kindness

For this week’s PBL lesson we have focused on RESPECT: Care for Self in all areas of the school. 

The students learnt that when we look after ourselves, it builds our self confidence and helps us to focus on more positive things in life. Self-care is about taking the time to look after your body, your mind and your emotions. Making self-care part of your everyday routine helps you to feel more energised, confident and focused, but getting started can be difficult, especially when you’re really busy. 

The children looked at different scenarios where they can practice self care.

SRC news

The SRC reps who have been chosen for Semester 2 are:

LS 1: Junior: Janaki and Allegra

Senior: Rania and Shiv

LS 2: Junior: Oscar and Sierra R

Senior: Julian and Dier 

LS 3 Junior: Penelope and Sienna 

Senior: Ghezana and Thomas R

These students will be presented with their SRC badges at a special assembly next Friday 1st August at 2.25pm when we celebrate 100 days of Prep with our foundation students.

We look forward to hearing these student’s ideas and putting some actions in place to make our school even better!

Respectful Relationships Parent and Child activity night

Next Wednesday 30th July we will be having our 2nd Respectful Relationships Online Parent and Child workshop. The workshop will run from 7 pm until 8 pm.The topic this term will be Stress Management. We had an amazing turnout last term to our first workshop and some great feedback from students and their families. A Zoom link will be sent out soon to the meeting. Please let us know via Operoo if you and your child will be attending. Looking forward to seeing you online next week!

Bullying No Way: National Week of Action

Bullying No Way Week is returning 11–15 August 2025.

Bullying No Way Week is Australia's key bullying prevention initiative for schools. It provides an opportunity for schools to create a shared understanding about bullying behaviours and share their bullying prevention policies and strategies.

The national week of action unites government, Catholic and independent schools and their communities across the country. Together, we can foster practical approaches to prevent bullying in Australian schools.

2025 theme

The theme for 2025 is 'Be bold. Be kind. Speak up.'

It takes courage to spark change.

Bullying is everyone's responsibility. It takes a community to be brave and address bullying behaviours, within and beyond the school gate.

Students can be bold, kind and take a stand to support others being bullied. While parents and teachers are there to support children and young people learn how to behave in a positive way.

The students will be participating in the Kids Helpline Largest Anti bullying lesson that week and will have the opportunity to come to school dressed in the colour purple to help raise awareness of the importance of bullying prevention. Purple is the new hero colour representing Bullying No Way: National week of action and our commitment to standing against bullying. The students can come to school wearing a touch of purple on Monday 11th August.

In our community and in our school, we want a place where everyone can belong, a place that celebrates everyone, and where bullying is never accepted.

This Bullying No Way Week, we're asking students, schools, families and communities to be bold and say something, be kind and support someone, and be proud to take a stand against bullying.

Annual SFS Twilight Market

We will be having our annual SFS Twilight market this year on Thursday 6th November 2025. This is an event always enjoyed by our school community. I am in the process of looking for stalls. 

If you have a small business you would like to promote or you know of someone that would like to promote a small business, please email me or contact the school for an expression of interest form. 

The market will run from 5 pm to 8 pm and the cost of a stall is 30 dollars. You need to provide your own table, chairs, float of money for change and whatever you need for the stall. It is an outdoor market unless in the event of rain, will be held in the hall.

I am available at school Monday to Thursday. If any parents have a wellbeing concern they would like to discuss, please do not hesitate to contact me at school or send me an email rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au 

Rachel Lenko

Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader