From the Wellbeing Deputy

Welcome to Term 3! We are excited for a term filled with lots of exciting events. One event we would like to share with you is our upcoming Grandfriends Day, for Reception to Year 3. Please see details below. A hard copy invitation will also be sent home this afternoon. 

Happy Families: Justin Coulson

Dr Justin Coulson’s Happy Families Subscription

As part of a partnership with our Connected Schools Community, St Paul is subscribed to the Happy Families School Membership. Owned and run by Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia’s leading parenting experts, the membership offers a wealth of parenting education and resources.

Use the login below to access Insights Articles and Webinars available to our school community.

This week article is ‘Parenting On The Same Page’ the link will also share recent webinars. 

Articles and webinars can be accessed through: 

St Paul Login: 

Password: happyspls

Happy reading!

Chapel Hosts:

Please feel welcome to join us for worship each Wednesday morning this term at 9am in the Church. This term we will be exploring the theme: ‘Friends of the Bible,’ Thank you to those who joined us this morning for our Opening Chapel as explored God’s friendship with Adam and Eve.

Our hosts this term will be:

Week 2: 2 Tew/ Voigt 

Week 3: 5 Harris

Week 4: Reception Sheahan

Week 5: Pastor Matt

Week 6: Mrs Mattner

Week 7: Mr Buxton

Week 8: 3 Fisher

Week 9: Endeavour Ministry Team

Week 10: Pastor Matt 

Assembly Hosts:

Our Assemblies will begin in Week 3. Please note the upcoming Assembly schedule and feel welcome to join us in the Hall at 9am as the following hosts groups share their learning with our community.

Week 3: 3 Sheedy

Week 4: 1 Cameron

Week 5: Book Week

Week 6: SPLASH

Week 7: No Assembly - Learning Conversations Pupil Free Day

Week 8: No Assembly 

Week 9: 5 Woodward

Week 10: No Assembly - Concert Week

Chapel and Assembly

Chapel and Assemblies will continue to be livestreamed on our closed group on Facebook each week. You can find this by searching ‘St Paul Lutheran School Blair Athol Live Streaming’. Families are welcome to come along to watch in the Church or livestream from home. Worship is each Wednesday at 9am in the Church and Assemblies will begin in the Hall from Week 3. 

Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum

The Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum (KS: CPC) is taught as part of our Wellbeing Curriculum and the Australian Curriculum in the area of Health and Physical Education. The teachers delivering the program have received explicit training in the use of the Curriculum. 

The KS: CPC is a child safety and respectful relationships curriculum developed collaboratively with child protection experts, teachers, educational leaders and other professionals.

The KS: CPC explores two main themes which are presented through topics and activities in class. The two KS: CPC Themes are:

•            Theme 1: We all have the right to be safe

•            Theme 2: We can help ourselves to be safe by talking to people we trust.

The two KS: CPC Themes are explored through four Focus Areas, which are examined in age-appropriate ways. The Focus Areas are:

•            Focus Area 1: The right to be safe

•            Focus Area 2: Relationships

•            Focus Area 3: Recognising and reporting abuse

•            Focus Area 4: Protective strategies

This term our focus is on Recognising and reporting abuse. More information can be found on the KS:CPC website: http://kscpc.2.vu/DE_ParentsCarers.

We encourage parents and carers to please contact classroom teachers if you have any questions about the curriculum. Alternatively if you have any concerns, feel welcome to reach out to me for a conversation jrobinson@stpaulba.sa.edu.au