Sowing the SEADs of Success
From the Assistant Principal: Wellbeing & Engagement
Burn Bright
Our Year 5 and 6 students and Year 9 and 10 students engaged with a face-to-face presentation from Burn Bright last week.
The workshop focused on age-appropriate wellbeing and student leadership activities and complemented our SEAD Framework specifically for:
Year 5 and 6’s Developing Resilience
Year 9 and 10’s Building Communities
The SEAD values of ‘having a voice’, ‘stepping up to leadership’ and ‘understanding and constructing positive relationships’ were key aspects of the Burn Bright sessions for Year 9’s and 10s as well as developing strategies for emotional resilience for Year 5 and 6’s.
Burn Bright – Student Leadership. Wellbeing Programs. National Camps.
Reaching Milestones – Year 12
When our daughters grow up and reach developmental milestones there is cause for some celebration.
Today our Year 12’s reached a milestone of their own which was halfway point of their Year 12 journey. The day signifies that the Class of 2023 only have 152 days to graduation (but who’s counting).
In conversations with the girls there are mixed emotions about finishing school. Ideas around career pathway, transition planning, goal setting and completing work have been discussed.
A good article from ReachOut Australia is a useful resource for our young people – see below who need help with completing work and goal setting.
10 ways to get stuff done | Setting goals | ReachOut Australia
Helen Connolly, Commissioner for Children and Young People in South Australia recently published a report in January this year: “High Stakes High Schools”
In the report young people were asked the question “what would make Year 12 better”?
Two responses included access to adults who are more supportive overall and greater focus on student wellbeing over academic achievement and provision of mental health support.
At Loreto College we address these responses with our SEAD curriculum, supportive teaching team, mentors and Leader of Wellbeing and Academic care staff and College psychologists.
For further reading please see the report below.
Screen-High-Stakes-High-School-Report-FINAL.pdf (ccyp.com.au)
Friendly reminder for Week ahead:
- Reconciliation Week - yellow sock/ribbon - Tuesday
- Gill Hicks parent information evening topic Resilience Tuesday evening
- Year 9 Chapel Mass Tuessday
- Reconciliation Week – Donut Friday (money raised towards Mary Ward International)
- Gill Hicks Parent and CESA information evening topic Resilience Tuesday evening
Ms Emma Searle
Assistant Principal: Wellbeing and Engagement
Reconciliation Week - Donut Purchase
Next week (Week 5), Loreto College will celebrate Reconciliation Week, which is an opportunity for us to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Australia wide.
As part of one of our fundraisers this year, two types of donuts will be available for pre-purchase and funds raised will go towards the Piriwa Op Shop Enterprise, for Mary Ward International Australia. This project focuses on activating community leadership and building the skills of local indigenous women to manage and expand the operations of the Piriwa Op Shop and Enterprise Hub in Balgo, Western Australia.
Students will have a choice of: Aboriginal Flag donut or Torres Strait Islander donut or better yet why not get both for a good cause!
Donuts are $3.50 each
Order through FLEXISCHOOLS by 12pm Monday 29 May.
Year 7 and 8 Social
Loreto College are excited to be hosting the Year 7 and 8 Social this term!
When: Friday 16 June
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Where: The Square, Loreto College
Tickets are $15 and includes 1x soft drink and pizza
Dress code: smart casual
This is a lock-in event and students are required to bring their Student ID. All funds raised will go to the Breast Cancer Foundation.
To purchase tickets, visit: https://events.humanitix.com/loreto-7-8-social
Breast Cancer Awareness
With Pink Day coming up on the calendar (Friday 16 June - Week 7), our Student Executive will be selling Breast Cancer merchandise at the front gate during the morning. We encourage you to bring gold coins to school in support of this fundraising initiative.
Pink Day is a whole school event with plenty of pink clothing, and a time of reflection to raise awareness of Breast Cancer Research. Many in our community have been touched by breast cancer with close family members and friends, and this is our chance to contribute much needed funds to research.
To donate, visit https://australianbreastcancer.org.au.
SEAD Across the College
We look forward to seeing parents and carers at our next Parent Mental Health Seminar: Body Confident Children and Teens (Years R to 12) with Rachel Soderstrom from the Butterfly Foundation.
When: Wednesday 21 June, 5.30pm-7pm.
Where: Performing Arts Centre.
Cost: Free
Please register at https://events.humanitix.com/loreto-body-confident-seminar
If you have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact your daughter’s ELC Educator, Classroom Teacher, or Head of Junior School and Early Learning Centre, or the relevant Leader of Student Wellbeing and Academic Care, or Mentor/Subject Teacher in the Senior School. You also are encouraged to seek medical or professional help.
Monica Bignold
Lead College Psychologist R-12
Reminder: Flu Season
Just a friendly reminder with cold and flu season commencing. If your daughter has any cold and flu symptoms please keep her home until these symptoms have resolved. Thank you for helping reduce the spread this winter season.
Ms Alice Graljuk
College Nurse
da Vinci Decathlon
This week a Year 5/6, Year 7 and a Year 9 team competed in the da Vinci decathlon. This academic competition allows students to work in their area of strength across 10 disciplines: Engineering, Mathematics, Code breaking, Art and Poetry, Science, English, Ideation, Creative producers, Cartography and Legacy.
We congratulate the following members of our three teams. Our Year 5/6 team came 5th in Code breaking. Our Year 7 team came equal 4th in Legacy. Our Year 9 team came 5th in Creative Producers, 5th code breaking and 1st in Legacy.
Year 5/6: Vivienne Crawford, Rosie Hopton, Marissa Lee, Clara Luppino, Beatrice Mezzini, Kalani Nashar, Violet Reid and Adelaide Vickery.
Year 7: Camille Borrillo, Eloise Correll, Laura Hopton, Charlie Leroux Gardiner, Cleo Murray, Amelie Pallett, Tilda Pelham, Lilly Searle, Grace Shanahan and Lilly Meo.
Year 9: Lanah Baker, Grace Collins, Georgia Dagas, Jasmine Eldic, Aleeza Khan, Helena Lynch, Jemma Meoli and Wendy Yu
Ms Tennille Cobb
Gifted and Talented Teacher