Engagement & Wellbeing
Respectful Relationships
Grade 3/4 Staley/Alexander has been exploring the topic of Emotional Literacy - 'What do emotions look like?'
Each pair was given an emotions card and they worked together to make a freeze frame of it. The students presented their freeze frame and asked the rest of the class to guess the emotion shown. As a class they then identified the type of emotions and if they were positive or negative.
SWPBS
As part of our Start-Up this year, students have worked with their teacher to create a Classroom Matrix of Expectations. These are displayed in each of our classrooms and are a reminder of how we can show our School Values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience in our learning spaces.
We have also slightly adjusted the Whole School Reward setup this year. There will be only 2 levels: We will reach either Level 1 (smaller reward), or Level 2 (larger reward). Our first whole school reward will be announced in this week's assembly!
SunSmart Reminder
As a proud SunSmart school, students are required to wear broad-brimmed hats or bucket hats outside. This is in line with the Cancer Council’s SunSmart recommendation that hats be worn from mid-August through to the end of April. Although it may not always feel like hat weather, UV levels can still be damaging on cool, cloudy days. Students without an appropriate hat will be asked to use shaded areas or suitable areas protected from the sun.
Too much of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause sunburn, skin and eye damage and skin cancer. UV damage accumulated during childhood and adolescence is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer later in life. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Australia. It is also one of the most preventable cancers. You can’t see or feel the sun’s UV. Whatever the weather, if the UV levels are three or more, it’s important to Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide!
Families are encouraged to access the daily local sun protection times via the SunSmart widget on the school’s website, free SunSmart app, sunsmart.com.au or bom.gov.au.
Hats may be purchased from our uniform supplier, Noone.
Noone's hours are Monday to Friday 9 am-5 pm and Saturday 9 am-12 pm.
Noone
21 Queen Street
Bendigo Victoria 3550
Phone: 03 7018 4199
Email: Bendigo@noone.com.au
Student Leaders for 2024
We have now finalised our student leadership positions for 2024 with the selection of our Student Representative Council (SRC) and Indigenous Leaders.
SRC and Indigenous Leaders will receive their badges at assembly tomorrow (23/2).
Congratulations to the following students who have been elected as SRC members for their class:
| Class | SRC Member |
| Prep V | Elected in Term 2 |
| Prep M | Elected in Term 2 |
| Prep F | Elected in Term 2 |
| 1/2 Edwards | Jack J |
| 1/2 Murphy | Ava B |
| 1/2 Todeschini/Brewer | Hudson C |
| 1/2 Patrao-Hurley | Hannah R |
| 1/2 Rodda | Isla C |
| 3/4 Daenke | Clara P |
| 3/4 Green | Jasmin K |
| 3/4 Schulz | Violet H |
| 3/4 Mitchell | Evelyn C |
| 3/4 Staley/Alexander | Elijah G |
| 5/6 Greer | Edward J |
| 5/6 Lidgett | Genevieve M |
| 5/6 Byron | Reuben P |
| 5/6 McClellan | George C |
We had our first meeting today, and what a fantastic crew we have! We already have such enthusiasm, positive attitudes and bundles of ideas.
Our first job was to create some protocols to keep us productive!
- One person speaks at a time
- Everyone has a chance to share
- We vote for big ideas on behalf of our class
- We are focused/We stay on track
- We attend every meeting that we are at school
- We are role models out in the yard and in our classrooms
