Wellbeing News

SRC

Thank you to our wonderful Semester 1 SRC member's for 2023 for all your hard work and contribution to our community. These students have attended meetings fortnightly and represented their classes ideas. The focus over the semester was what was working well and how to make our school even better. Next term, these students will meet together for one final celebration together. Classes will also vote for their new Semester 2 SRC members, who will work with Mrs Allan. 

On Monday we met for our last meeting. The Prep - 4 SRC members took some time to reflect on what they have enjoyed about being an SRC member. These are some of their responses:

• We liked coming to the SRC meetings, getting our badge, talking at assembly and helping others - Metaxia and Oliver 
• We enjoyed working together, drawing special things, elaborating with different students and speaking at assembly - Elise and Addie
• I liked representing my class, talking at assembly and attending the meetings - Raff and Brayden
• I enjoyed hearing all the good ideas from the SRCs, making our school a better place and cleaning up the school - Will 
• My favourite thing about SRC is doing lots of work - Luca 
• I liked being with other people, listening and giving ideas and talking at assembly- Rose
• I liked being on SRC because I was able to represent the school, doing fun work, being together as a team and making new friends - Freddie
• I enjoyed the activities, nice people, the teacher and meeting new people - Max 

SMASH Expectations

This week students revised the SMASH expectations that were focused on this term. 

• Act Responsible in the classroom by following staff instructions
• Make a difference outside by including others
• Act Responsible in community spaces by lining up quietly in your safety line when the bell goes
• Act Responsible outside by playing in your appropriate area
• Act Responsible in community spaces by keeping spaces clean and tidy

In Term 3 students will commence with Acting Responsible in the classroom by using help seeking strategies. This expectation links to the RRRR Topic that students explored last term. 

The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) 

The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) 

In Term 3 all students across P-6 will focus on Topic 8 - Gender Based Relations. This teaches students to build and set boundaries in positive relationships between and within genders, and the importance of accepting difference and diversity. It plays an active role within the prevention of gender-based violence.

Activities will assist students to: 

• Develop an understanding of gender-based violence as involving unfair and hurtful behaviours based on ideas about what it means to be a boy or a girl
• Identify examples of the ways that gender-based violence can include things that people say (verbal), things they do to others’ bodies or possessions (physical) or things people do that affect how safe or welcome people feel e.g. ignoring, leaving out, laughing at (psychological)
•  Examine the effects of physical, verbal and psychological gender-based violence
• Identify and practice respectful and gender friendly behaviours
• Develop and practice assertiveness and help seeking strategies to protect themselves when they feel unsafe in situations involving gender based violence.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the St.Michael’s community for their support over the last year whilst in my role as Wellbeing Leader. In Semester 2, Charlotte Allan will be returning to Wellbeing Leader so please contact her on callan@smashburton.catholic.edu.au. Of course, Charlotte and I will continue to work closely together to support our students, as I move into the Learning Diversity role. I hope that you all have a wonderful holidays and I look forward to seeing you next term!