School Wide Positive Behaviour Support

This fortnight, as we commence term 3, our focus is on reminding and re-teaching our routines that we have implemented as a part of the MAGNIFY Sandhurst initiative. Our routines include a cue to start count down, which you may have seen being used during assembly or other gatherings, which we use the get the attention of all children from Prep to 6. Our cue to start is "5, 4, 3, 2 and" and then all students respond with "one."

Our other routine is having set expectations on our entry and exit to each classroom or learning space. Having a predictable, calm and safe entry and exit enables students to be successful in being settled and ready to learn.

Mini Blitz: Be a Learner

We can all help create a calm and safe school,
always being ready to learn is the rule.

Each week, we count up our pebbles across the whole school. Pebbles are earned by students who are following the school expectations! These pebbles are tallied up into house team and class totals. We announce these results at assembly.

We had a very tight finish to our term 2 pebble tally! We will announce the winning house team and recipient of the pizza and hot chip lunch soon!

Cyber Safety/Online Gaming/Social Media

Last year we partnered with a well renowned cyber safety organisation "Safe on Social." We coordinated online information sessions for students, staff and families. As part of our partnership with Safe on Social, we have a library of resources, cheat sheets and supports regarding any aspect of Cyber Safety/Online Gaming/Social Media. If you are finding any of these a challenge with your child, please feel free to reach out and we can provide some specific information and support in this space.

For more information email: dboulton@smkangarooflat.catholic.edu.au

Bullying No Way week!

During week 4 (11th-15th August), St Monica's Primary will join many other schools across Australia in coming together to promote inclusion, respect and belonging. This year's theme is Be Bold, Be Kind and Speak Up.

Keep an eye out for further announcements regarding some of the activities we have planned to acknowledge this week.

Attendance

You can view your child's attendance on the SimonEveryWhere App. Attendance percentage appears just below the students profile when you click on the home icon.

Each edition of the newsletter we share the attendance percentage from the previous two weeks. Below is a break down of our first week back up until Thursday. The aim is 95% attendance. Shout out to our Year 3s who have started the term well!

Year Level	School Attendance Percentage
Foundation	90.87%
Year 1	84.25%
Year 2	92.24%
Year 3	94.72%
Year 4	92.23%
Year 5	88.59%
Year 6	81.51%
School Average	89.15%

TRP Webinar Opportunity

We are excited to announce the opportunity for our St Monica's community to join the team at the Resilience Project for an online webinar on how to build resilience at home. Please refer to the flyer below.

Click the button below to register :

Fresh Fruit Friday

Thanks to The Mckern Foundation for donating fresh fruit to our school weekly.

This is a great initiative but please make sure children are still bringing a piece of fruit in their lunchbox for fruit break as fruit is not available all week.

Season’s for Growth

A grief and loss program

Change and loss are issues that affect all of us at some stage in our lives. At St Monica’s we recognise that when changes occur in families through death, separation, divorce or related circumstances, children and young people may benefit from learning how to manage these changes effectively. We are therefore offering a very successful education program called Seasons for Growth. This program is facilitated in small groups and is based on research that highlights the importance of social support and the need to practise new skills to cope effectively with change and loss. The program focuses on issues such as self-esteem, managing feelings, problem-solving, decision-making, effective communication and support networks. Seasons for Growth runs for eight weeks and each weekly session is 40-50 minutes during school hours. The program concludes with a 'Celebration' session. Later in the year each group will have the opportunity to meet for a re-connector session to build on their earlier learning and to follow up how each child is going.

Seasons for Growth will commence in term 2 and will be facilitated by Carina Johns(5/6 Teacher) and Bronwyn Fieldew ( Family Liaison Officer) who has received special training in the use of this program.

For more information please contact Bronwyn at the school and/or express your interest in this program by filling out the email form below which will be sent to Bronwyn Fieldew. St Monica’s is pleased to be able to offer this important program and we are confident that it will be a valuable learning experience for those who request to be involved.

Please send an email below letting us know if your child would like your child/children to participate in this program. Please include the following information:

Student name, class and whether they have experienced separation or loss.

Helpful Parent resources:

rch.org.au
earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
parentingideas.com.au
australia.gov.au
kidsafe.com.au
betterhealth.vic.gov.au
kidsmatter.edu.au
youtube.com - Centre on the Developing Child at Harvard University

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