Wellbeing & Culture
Helping Hands is Back!
The wellbeing team is excited to announce that Helping Hands is returning for a run in 2025!
Helping Hands is for years 5 & 6 to lend out a helping hand to the younger students during recess, to play together and promote healthy friendships. Helping hands will run out in the wellbeing playground (space between the PAC and Library where the black chalkboard is). We are starting with lots of board games and arts and crafts in Week 6 (next week)!
Girls INC.
We are also launching Girls Inc. A girl group for year 5 students to learn about key friendship skills. Girls Inc. aims to provide social skill training to create new friendships, boost current friendships and mend friendships. Girls INC. will run Fridays during lunch.
Ramadan
Ramadan Mubarak! Happy Ramadan to our Islamic Community.
In Melbourne, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan runs from February 27 to March 29.
Ramadan is a sacred month in the Islamic calendar. Those of the Islamic faith will dedicate their time to fasting, prayer, and reflection. A reminder for students to be mindful of other students who might be fasting during this period.
I just wanted to share a Free online ADHD Parenting Summit.
FREE Online event March 3-4, 2025
Day 1: Building Routines & Screen Management
Monday, March 3 at 9AM ET / 3 PM CEST / 11 PM AEST
Day 2: Focus, Schoolwork and Productivity
Tuesday, March 4 at 9AM ET / 3 PM CEST / 11 PM AEST
Day 3: Managing Emotions & Handling Tantrums
Wednesday, March 5 at 9AM ET / 3 PM CEST / 11 PM AEST
Click here for more information and to register.
Ari, Cheyenne and Kelly - The Wellbeing and Culture Team
Intercultural News
Welcome to the Intercultural section of the newsletter. We are Esther and Arya, your 2025 Intercultural captains. We will sometimes add information and articles that may interest you.
For our first piece we would like to acknowledge that a number of families across our school have recently celebrated the lunar new year on the 29th of January.
This year is the year of the snake. The year of the snake in 2025 is believed to bring wisdom, transformation, and strategic growth.
We wish everybody a safe and happy year of the snake.
