Wellbeing

Wellbeing Day 

Our next Wellbeing Day will be held on Friday 6th September. We will have an Indonesian theme for the day with cultural music, arts, games and a cooking activity (of an Indonesian sweet dish). 

All students can wear casual clothes on the day. There is no dress-ups or theme for clothing and no requirement for a gold coin donation. 

As part of the day, students have the option to order an Indonesian meal for lunch which will be made by an Indonesian food truck company. Meals will need to be ordered by 9.00am on Monday 2nd September through the Qkr! app. 

Meal options include: 

• Mi Goreng (noodles) vegetarian (GF) and a drink $10 
• Nasi Goreng (rice) vegetarian (GF) and a drink $10 
• Mi Goreng (noodles) with 2 GF crumbed chicken pieces and a drink $12  
• Nasi Goreng (rice) with 2 GF crumbed chicken pieces and a drink $12                                         
• 2 x large spring rolls (not gluten free) $6 
• (All meals except the spring rolls are gluten free) 
• Drink choice include: apple juice box; tropical juice box; water. 

We look forward to a very special day together! 

Fathering Project Resources

Managing Children’s Technology, Screen and Gaming Time 

With internet and gaming addiction becoming concerning issues, as parents, we want to ensure we provide our children enough freedom to enjoy their screen time, without letting it go too far.

If you’re struggling to monitor your child’s screen time, wanting to know more about excessive screen time and it’s impact on child brain development or worried your child might be addicted to gaming or the internet, please listen to the podcast linked below.

An interesting and engaging chat which answers a lot of pressing questions parents have around the digital space and gaming. This podcast covers:

• Strategies to manage screen time
• Why gaming and the internet is so addictive to children
• The effects of excessive screen time on brain development
• Boys and gaming
• Problem signs

Listen to the podcast at the below link.

Brett Middleton

Wellbeing Coordinator

Lola our Wellbeing Dog 

Building authentic connections with Lola is so important for our staff. This takes time. This connection underpins everything that we ask of Lola, and to honor what she can offer, we must make sure we allocate deliberate time and effort to build these relationships with her.

We are allowing plenty of time for this to happen with our Pilgrim staff. We will expand this gradually over time so our school is a place of safety and fun for Lola.

I understand this can be frustrating for students because she is so cute and our natural instincts want to cuddle and play with her and have her in their classrooms really soon. We must remember that Lola is possibly one of the most vulnerable beings here at school when we consider her perspective, her integration will expand over time as her maturity and confidence grows.

We are so grateful for how our staff have welcomed Lola into their spaces and hearts, they are setting aside time during busy days to nurture the connection they have with our wonderful Wellbeing Dog.

Carol Harry

Wellbeing Team