Ways of Being Together, Wellbeing & Learning Diversity
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Introducing our new SEL Specialist Subject
This year the Sacred Heart students are engaging in one hour per week of explicit instruction in a social emotional curriculum as a specialist area of the curriculum. The specialist educator teaching SEL is Bre Wells.
In SEL lessons so far this term, the students have explored and identified different emotions we can feel and how people can feel differently to different things. This week, students looked at the emotion of Anger and how small things can build up to make the ‘volcano in our bodies’ grow. In the coming weeks, the students will explore the links between our emotions and behaviours and develop strategies to manage our emotions to ensure our behaviours are not negatively impacting others.
Fidget Tools in the Classroom
Fidget tools assist with providing proprioceptive sensory input, which helps students to stay calm and alert.
In a classroom or group situation, fidget tools are often used to provide sensory input in a minimally distracting way. They can help improve concentration and attention to tasks by allowing the brain to filter out the extra sensory information (e.g. paying attention to a book during a mat time).
At Sacred Heart we encourage students to utilise their fidget tool to assist them with their learning in the classroom environment.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.
Kind regards,
Erin
Erin Stone
Deputy Principal
People and Culture of Safety and Wellbeing
estone@shnewport.catholic.edu.au
Lisa Hibbert, Rosy Cubero and Nicole Harbach
Learning Diversity and Ways of Being Together Leaders
lhibbert@shnewport.catholic.edu.au