Pilgrim School Newsletter

Wellbeing

Wellbeing Day 

Our next Wellbeing Day will be held on Friday 6th September. We will have an Indonesian theme for the day with cultural music, arts, games and a cooking activity (of an Indonesian sweet dish). 

 

All students can wear casual clothes on the day. There is no dress-ups or theme for clothing and no requirement for a gold coin donation. 

 

As part of the day, students have the option to order an Indonesian meal for lunch which will be made by an Indonesian food truck company. Meals will need to be ordered by 9.00am on Monday 2nd September through the Qkr! app. 

 

Meal options include: 

  • Mi Goreng (noodles) vegetarian (GF) and a drink $10 
  • Nasi Goreng (rice) vegetarian (GF) and a drink $10 
  • Mi Goreng (noodles) with 2 GF crumbed chicken pieces and a drink $12  
  • Nasi Goreng (rice) with 2 GF crumbed chicken pieces and a drink $12                                         
  • 2 x large spring rolls (not gluten free) $6 
  • (All meals except the spring rolls are gluten free) 
  • Drink choice include: apple juice box; tropical juice box; water. 

We look forward to a very special day together! 

Respect Matters 

On Friday 16th August Pilgrim School had a visit from the Schools Ministry Group (SMG) team to deliver a seminar called Respect Matters. 

 

Recent statistics show that approximately one in four Year 4 to Year 9 Australian students (27%) reported being bullied every few weeks or more often. In 85% of bullying interactions, peers are present as onlookers, and play a central role in the bullying process. 32% of Year 5s and 29% of Year 8s reported frequent school bullying (bullyingnoway.gov.au). 

 

Through story, discussion, videos, and activities, the SMG team aimed to assist students to build resilience, understand the impacts of bullying and to grasp the Golden Rule of treating others how we would like to be treated. They explored how to support others experiencing bullying and how kindness and respect are the key values in creating a safe space for all students in a school community.

 

And we were very pleased to have Daniel Forder, Pilgrim alumni, as one of the presenters for this session.

 

Brett Middleton

Wellbeing Coordinator