Student Wellbeing

'O' Week 2020!!

What a fantastic 'O' Week in 2020!!! The students have settled into their classrooms beautifully. Each class has developed their own set of rules and expectations based on our School Wide Expectations (see below).

There has been a real 'buzz' in the staff room about how well each and every class has settled in! There is a great 'buzz' around the school community this year with many exciting things happening throughout the year!

How great was our 'O' Week puzzle piece display!!? Could you find your child's name?

School Wide Expectations

In 2017, we developed our School Wide Expectations. These expectations encompass all the values that we as a school think should be shown to/by all individuals.

These values are: Show Respect, Be Safe, Try Your Best, Be A Team and Follow Christ.

Each week at our Friday Assembly, Mr. Welsford selects an expectation that the school will focus on. Teachers will choose one student in their class who have shown that expectation to receive acknowledgment and the SEL Award.

Parents are encouraged to use these expectations at home with the children, as this will help them develop the language and behaviours that accompany the school expectations. 

Some behaviours that students may show which demonstrate the  school expectations are:

Show Respect: Taking turns, being patient, listening to adults  and one another

Be Safe: Holding mum or dads hand when crossing the road, wearing helmets when riding bikes or scooters, being aware of their surroundings

Try Your Best: Completing their reading and homework to the best of their ability, showing persistence with jobs/chores at home

Be A Team: Playing nicely with siblings and/or family members, showing sportsmanship and positive attitudes at after school activities

Follow Christ: Showing kindness to family and friends, sharing toys with their siblings, using manners when speaking to others. 

Season's For Growth 2020

The Season's for Growth program is well and truly underway  for 2020! This term, we have a grade 2 and 3 group taking place and we are looking to cover the rest of the students on our list over the year!

Please make sure you contact me or your child's classroom teacher, if you are interesting in having your child involved in a group.

efaella@cohroakeast.catholic.edu.au

Overview of the program

The program helps participants in the following ways:

Season's for Growth Set Up
Season's for Growth Set Up
  • supports children and young people to understand and respond well to issues they experience as a result of death, separation, divorce or other significant change and loss in their lives
  • assists children and young people to understand that their feelings and other reactions are normal
  • develops skills for coping, problem solving and decision making
  • builds a peer support network
  • helps restore self-confidence and self-esteem
  • educates children and young people about the grief process.
  • You may also want to have a look as the website Good Grief - Season's for Growth for more information.

- Emily Faella (Wellbeing Leader)