Wellbeing news
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we look ahead to the upcoming school year, we’re excited to continue offering opportunities for you to engage with our school community. One of the ways we do this is through in-person seminars and information sessions, where we can dive deeper into topics that matter most to you and your child’s education.
This is where we need your help! We want to make sure that the seminars we offer are relevant, informative, and useful to you. Whether it’s learning more about how to support your child’s learning at home, strategies for managing screen time, or tips for fostering emotional wellbeing, we want to hear your ideas.
Please take a moment to let us know what topics you would like to see covered in next year’s in-person seminars. Your feedback will help us tailor our sessions to meet the needs and interests of our parent community.
Here are some areas we’re considering:
- Supporting Literacy and Numeracy at Home
- Navigating Online Safety for Kids
- Building Emotional Resilience in Children
- Managing Homework and Study Habits
- Parenting in the Digital Age
- Understanding the Curriculum
Of course, these are just a few examples! If you have a specific topic in mind, please feel free to share it with us.
How to Share Your Ideas:
- Fill out the short survey:
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIDvNh2nh_bqRW2Z2UenbpCn6n-Kb2Yf_YznocsHJOfcvg2w/viewform
- Email us at caulfield.jr.co@education.vic.gov.au
- Drop by the school office for a quick chat
Your feedback is invaluable, and we truly appreciate your involvement in making our school a supportive and collaborative place for all students and families. We look forward to hearing your ideas!
Hero value of Respect
In our Junior wellbeing groups, we are discussing expected and unexpected behaviours at school with a focus on our HERO value of Respect. Following our work with School Wide Positive Behaviour Coach, Anthony King, students are exploring our school behaviour matrix and identifying ways to demonstrate respect in various school settings. As part of this lesson, students are tasked with choosing an area of the school and coming up with positively phrased expected behaviours that reflect respect.
At CJC, we are explicitly teaching these expected behaviours just as we would teach literacy or numeracy. Just like with academic skills, we break down these behaviours into clear, actionable steps, practicing them regularly so students understand not just what is expected, but why these behaviours are crucial to creating a positive and respectful school environment.
By modelling, reinforcing, and providing opportunities for students to demonstrate these behaviours in real-life situations, we make respect a tangible skill that students can apply consistently in their interactions with peers and staff. Through this intentional approach, students are learning to build a culture of respect, one behaviour at a time.
