Wellbeing
Emily Murcott - Wellbeing Coordinator
Being a Positive Sports Person
As this week has included House Cross Country and students are competing against each other, I thought this was very relevant to consider being a positive sports person.
Most parents and kids alike love some type of sports, and it's easy to get caught up in a game and become focused on winning. Yet there is much more to be gained from the sports experience than a winning record. When children are involved in sports, they are able to learn and put into practice values that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
Being a positive sports person is one of the life lessons that children can learn from sports. You can help your children understand and value being a positive sports person while making sure they have a safe and fun sports experience.
Being a good sports person may seem hard to define, but its hallmarks include being able to win without gloating, respecting one's opponents, and being able to lose gracefully. Here are some important principles that will encourage this in your children:
- If you lose, don't make up excuses.
- If you win, be humble.
- Learn from mistakes and get back in the game.
- Always do your best.
- If someone else makes a mistake, remain encouraging and avoid criticising.
- Show respect for yourself, your team, and the officials of the game.
- Parents are important role models, so let your children see you upholding these principles, whether you play a sport yourself or cheer for your child's team from the sidelines.
The Thriving Kids and Parents Project
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted children's social and emotional development, resulting in increased levels of anxiety and significant challenges in developing healthy peer relationships. The Commonwealth-funded Thriving Kids and Parents Project offers high-quality, evidence-based parenting programs to support parents and schools in developing a shared language and a toolbox of strategies to support every child's learning and well-being.The Thriving Kids and Parents Project isoffering your 3 FREE interactive parenting seminars throughout 2023.
The seminars provide parents with strategies to:
* Promote children's development and self-regulation.
* Manage their child's everyday anxiety.
* Develop healthy peer relationships, build resilience, and prevent bullying.
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Kindness Corner
Thankyou Reuben P 5/6P who showed patience whilst supporting another student who was stuck during play time. He showed such kind when helping & guiding the distressed 3/4 student. He showed good leadership and responsibility as well as displaying our school values of respect, pride and support.
Thankyou James (56S) for being such a good friend to Blake. James was able to show Blake how to perform a skill that he was unable to do. You are very kind James.
Nate (2EW) has created kind notes and left them for his mother to show his appreciation. What a lovely act of kindness Nate.
During this week, Mrs Donnelly noticed a group of grade 6 boys playing football with some younger students and the grade 6 boys were encouraging the younger students to join in and helped to learn how to play positively.