Student Voice

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence- Harmony and Kindness

​​​The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) is an important day to mark Australian school communities standing together against bullying and violence. In 2020, the date for schools is Friday 20 March 2020.

Throughout 2020, our school's SWPBL Leaders (Teagan W, Frankie A, Maya B, Zane W) will be working with a team of teachers to promote "kindness" and "acceptance of others" across our school. 

The first action which our student leaders have undertaken is to check that the shared learning spaces in each year level have posters up advertising "Bullying. No Way!". They are also researching the NDA website to look at activity ideas and resources to help ensure a fantastic day of positive action. 

To check out some of the ideas and events visit: https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/NationalDay 

 

In celebration of promoting "kindness", our School Choir will also be singing a "Harmony Day" song at our school-wide assembly on Monday 16th March. At this assembly, our SWPBL Leaders will also be speaking about the importance of celebrating individual differences across our community. 

Student Leaders Nomination Process

Our Student Leaders nomination process for 2020 has now concluded, and we would like to formally acknowledge the following Student Leaders. 

 

School Captains
Jack L
Holly B
Lynden P
Lara R

How were School Captains elected?

In December of the preceding year (2019), all Year Five students are able to nominate for School Captain. The selection process involves nominated students making a speech in front of their peers, with the student body casting votes through a voting slip. There are two male, and two female leadership positions. 

 

HouseStudent House Leader
MulgaMarcus O and Angelica R
WattleEli S and Elizabeth C
WaratahTyler M and Rachel A
CoolibahSam H and Bonnie F

How were House Leaders elected?

At the commencement of Term One, 2020 all Year Five/ Six students are able to nominate for Student House Leader. The selection process involves nominated students making a speech in front of their peers, with the student body casting votes through a voting slip. There are four male, and four female leadership positions. 

 

School-Wide Positive Behaviours for Learning (SWPBL) Leaders
Teagan W
Frankie A
Maya B
Zane W

How were SWPBL Leaders elected?

At the commencement of Term One, 2020, all Year Five/ Six students are able to nominate for SWPBL Leader. The selection process involves nominated students making a speech in front of their peers, with the student body casting votes through a voting slip. The four selected students are not linked to Houses, and represent the entire student body. There is no gender-based allocation for these positions. 

 

Specialist AreaStudent Leaders
Visual ArtsAlina G and Ruby K
Performing ArtsEve C and Tess M
Digital Learning (ICT)Abi P and Caleb U
Japanese (LOTE)Madi R and Riley M

How were Specialist Leaders elected?

At the commencement of Term One, 2020, all Year Five/ Six students are able to nominate as a Specialist Leader. The selection process involves staff consultation, with students being selected against criteria which includes their passion, commitment, and previous achievement in the area they have nominated for. There is no gender-based allocation for these positions. 

 

Student Council Nominations

At our last school assembly, we presented our Student Council Representatives for each class; who are very keen to provide input as to how our school can become an even better place to learn!

Miss Bowles is the staff member responsible for overseeing Student Council Actions.

Today the Student Council have held their first meeting with Miss Bowles, at which they discussed the importance of gender distribution, and providing opportunities for input from both female and male students. They came up with some great ideas, as to how this can be addressed across our school. 

Their suggestions are being presented to staff early next week. 

Stay tuned, as we look forward to sharing with you, in our next newsletter, the recommendation of Student Council.