Student Wellbeing
Vianney's Values Awards for Excellence
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| CLASS | NAME | REASON |
| Prep OH | Aadi Singh | Aadi is always engaged in his learning. Listening attentively, asking questions and participating enthusiastically. He loves to learn and helps others to do so as well. Congratulations! |
| Prep CO | Liam Zabiegala | For always completing his work to an excellent standard and demonstrating a growth mindset when learning new things. |
| 1/2 FP | Lukian Kyrylovch | For always showing excellence in his schoolwork and trying his best at every opportunity. Well done, Lukian. |
| 1/2 KK | Finlay Hamson | Finlay is constantly striving to do his best. Well done Finlay - you give 100% all the time and your dedication is proof of your excellence. |
| 3/4 LB | Emma Matheson | Emma, you continue to work hard and push yourself to do the best you can in every activity. You have wonderful ideas to share with your class. Keep on doing amazing work. |
| 3/4 EL | Ivy Demaria | For always trying her best in her writing, especially with her recount of our camp. We love how you used different verbs and adjectives to make everyone feel like they were there with you. Well done Ivy! |
| 5/6 DC | Jaxon Purtell
| For consistently trying to improve in all areas through asking questions and persevering. Jaxon you have improved so much due to your determination and positive attitude toward learning.
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| 5/6 HS | Lucian Hendricks | For giving his full attention in the classroom and participating in whole class discussions which results in work that is of a high standard. |
How to be a good friend:
Some children find navigating the social parts of school relatively easy, while others find it extremely challenging. Generally speaking, children who are good at forming and maintaining friendships have the following traits:
- They are empathetic
- They have good verbal skills
- They are ‘prosocial’ – they are caring, sharing and helpful
- They don’t act impulsively
Some children learn how to be good friends through their social interactions with others. Other children need to be to be explicitly taught. At SJV we have programs to incorporate social skills into our curriculum. Mrs Moor works on social skills such as negotiation, co-operation and conflict resolution and classroom teachers spend considerable time working through social issues with individual children and groups as the need arises.
As parents you can help your child by:
- Talking to them about what makes a good friend and modelling being a good friend.
- Providing lots of opportunities for them to socialise in a range of different settings.
- Giving them the opportunity to problem solve themselves when issues arise.
- Encouraging them to play with a variety of different people
- Building and encouraging resilience.
- Encouraging kind and empathetic behaviour
- Encouraging them to not use their friendship as a commodity – eg; “If you play with them I won’t be your friend”, “I won’t be your friend if you don’t let me have a go”.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD FRIEND.... what else can you add to the list?
A good friend listens
A good friend shares
A good friend plays with you
A good friend laughs with you
A good friend cheers you up
A good friend is respectful
A good friend can be trusted
A good friend cheers you on
A good friend helps
A good friend is honest
A good friend is giving
A good friend is kind
A good friend is fun
A good friend is dependable
We will be presenting our AWARD for KINDESS at the next assembly. Keep an eye out on our Awards Board for students who display the gratitude value at SJV!
Catherine Osadnik
Wellbeing Leader