Student Wellbeing

St John's Celebrates Our Semester Two SRC (Student Representation Council)

It was with great excitement that the St John's school community came together on Monday 29 August for our SRC badge presentation. We thank parents, carers and families for their attendance to the celebration. Thank you also to our teachers Marianne DiFabio, Hollie Goad  and Rob Orme for their leadership as they support our SRC students to initiate actions across the school in Semester Two.

Dodgeball Dreamers Art Competition

Thank you to our Creative Arts Student Action Team; Joel, Sophie, Diego, Mae and Maximus  for their promotion of our Dodgeball Dreamers art competition. The Creative Arts SAT Team invite students to design a Performance Promotion Poster and/or the Performance Program Front Cover. Entries may be dropped at the front office closing Monday 5 August.

St John's Bullying No Way Week of Action 

Bullying No Way Week, will be taking place from August 12 to 16 across Australia. This important week brings together schools and communities to develop effective strategies for stopping bullying. The theme for 2024 is 'Everyone belongs'. 

When everyone feels like they fit in, bullying has a harder time happening. It’s about being proud of who we are, respecting each other's differences, and working together to stop unkindness. Feeling like we belong means we all help stop bullying. We should speak up and make sure everyone feels safe, respected, and heard.

During the National week of action St John's  students will learn about ways of preventing bullying.  By working collaboratively within our community, we can collectively help reduce bullying. 

Parents and carers play an important role in helping your child understand bullying, and know how to respond to it. If your child tells you about things at school, or you observe something in public that involves conflict or bullying, take the opportunity to talk about what bullying is. 

You can learn more about what defines bullying at bullyingnoway.gov.au

Questions you could ask:

•    What do you think bullying is?

•    Have you seen it? How did you feel?

•    Have you ever felt scared at school because of bullying?

•    As well as me, who are the other adults you would talk to when it comes to things like bullying?

•    Have you or your friends left other kids out on purpose? Do you think that was bullying? Why or why not?

•    Have you ever tried to help someone who is being bullied? What happened? What would you do if it happens again?

Remind your child that bullying is never okay and discuss how they can respond safely if they experience or witness it.Encourage them to seek help from a trusted adult and keep seeking support if needed.By promoting open communication, we empower children to stand up against bullying and create a safer environment where everyone can feel that they belong.

For more information, visit bullyingnoway.gov.au