Pastoral Wellbeing
Positive Behaviours Intervention and Support (P.B.i.S)
Hi all and hope everyone is having a fantastic start to the year. With this weather and the excitement (or other feelings) about things and school, I just wanted to alert to some things that can help along the way. This week I wanted to touch on meditation and its benefits. It can help with relaxation, calm and being settled especially leading into bedtime and a good night’s sleep. It can be as little as a couple of minutes and it's just a matter of finding what is right for your child as there are literally hundreds of different ones to use.
Some examples are listed below.
Take care
Mr.O
https://www.peacefulkids.com.au/meditations1.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBnPlqQFPKs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtYIQiXyrsE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZO-R7iuCNo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKU6QwT8psY
Uniform reminder - Navy shorts are the correct Summer uniform for students. We have had a few black shorts turn up recently.
Thanks for your cooperation.
School attendance at St Francis Primary School Nathalia is an important factor in students having successful outcomes academically, socially, and mentally. The Department of Education in Victoria states the following-
Going to school every day is an important part of your child’s education. Children and young people learn new things at school every day, connect with friends, have fun and develop good habits that help them to succeed. Attending and participating in school will help your child:
- develop important skills and knowledge to help them learn.
- develop social and emotional skills such as good communication, resilience and team-work.
- establish friendships with peers which help develop self-esteem and a sense of belonging.
There is no good number of days for missing school. Being away from school for 1 day a fortnight adds up to missing 4 whole weeks of school a year. Where possible, you should avoid your child missing school, for example, make appointments for your child outside of school hours and keep family holidays to outside term time.
https://www.vic.gov.au/attendance-and-missing-school
