Deputy Principal's Report

Dear Families,

I hope you’ve had a wonderful and fulfilling week. It’s been quite an eventful week here at school, with a flurry of activities and a significant amount of work already in place for the School Production. Our students and staff have been incredibly dedicated and industrious, tackling a range of tasks across all aspects of the Production with commendable enthusiasm and commitment. 

Random Acts of Kindness

I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to the following students for their exemplary display of kindness towards others. It's truly inspiring to witness students across different year levels supporting one another and making an effort to spread kindness. Your actions make our school community a better place for everyone.

Week 3

Camila F. (2BL) For always is kind to others and includes everyone in her games

Jia S. (2BL) For always being kind and caring to others. Jia is a friendly member of our class who expresses gratitude in class. She creates a positive classroom environment

Zoe R (PKA) For kindly helping a student who had knocked over her pencil tin

Shaina M. (3FH)  For always checking in with friends when they look sad 

Remy N. (3FH) For helping others in the classroom and always putting chairs down for students who are away 

Jayden J. (6EL) For showing consideration to others on the playground 

Jack I. (1BT) for always offering to help others clean up 

Illness

I'd like to emphasise the importance of keeping our school community safe and healthy. With the ongoing challenges posed by various illnesses, it's crucial that we all do our part to protect one another.

One of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of illness within our school is by ensuring that children who are unwell stay home until they are fully recovered. If your child is unwell, please keep them home. In the event of an absence, please notify the school office. 

Bike/Scooter Safety

Can we please remind all of our students to wear their helmets when riding to and from school. Wearing a helmet is essential for safety and can greatly reduce the risk of serious head injuries in case of an accident. It is important to follow our road safety rules but it is also important to protect ourselves and ensure a safe journey every day.

Seasons for Growth 

​Seasons for Growth is designed for children who have experienced significant change, loss and grief in relation to family breakdown, separation, dislocation, divorce or death of a significant other. The Seasons for Growth Program consists of 8 sessions, 1 celebration session and follow up.

The sessions follow the cycle of the four seasons:

Autumn - Session 1 and 2 aim to support participants to come to terms with the reality of the loss. This season is identified by the colours orange and yellow indicating change.

Winter - Session 3 and 4 give participants the opportunity to learn about the emotions that accompany grief and how each has experienced these in their own loss. This season is identified by the colours blue and purple indicating cold and sad.

Spring - Session 5 and 6 aim to provide participants with the skills that will assist them to process their own grief. This season is identified by the colour green indicating new life.​Summer - Session 7 and 8 encourage participants to explore the ways of letting go and moving on. This season is identified by the colour red indicating flowers and good experiences.

Students who are part of the Seasons group have entered the 'Winter' segment of our program.

Bounceback! Resilience Program

Our Bounceback! sessions encompass a range of calming and resilience stratgeies. Our sessions always begin with students identifying with Zone (Zones of Regulation) they are in at that point of the day. We follow this with a Yarning Circle driven by a question that that days' session is based on i.e. 'Do we ever feel like we feel invisible?' (Year 5 &6).

The session then goes into calming techniques before we commence our session.

At the moment we have been working through the unit;  It's OK to be different.

Best wishes to you and your families, 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead!

Joelle Diakrousis

Deputy Principal

Learning Diversity Leader