Wellbeing News

At St Augustine's, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all students. As part of our whole-school approach to Respectful Relationships, we are focusing on two key topics this term:

1️⃣ Emotional Literacy – Helping students recognize, understand, and express their emotions in a healthy way. By building emotional awareness, children develop empathy and positive communication skills.

2️⃣ Personal and Cultural Strengths – Encouraging students to appreciate their own unique qualities while respecting the diverse backgrounds of others. This helps build confidence, resilience, and a sense of belonging within our school community.

Through engaging lessons and activities from Prep to Grade 6, we aim to equip students with lifelong skills to build respectful relationships with others. We encourage families to continue these conversations at home and support our shared values of kindness, inclusion, and respect.

Thank you for being part of this important journey!

5/6 Respectful Relationships

During Term 1, the grade 5/6 students have been understanding and reflecting on Personal and Culturall Strengths. They built a vocabulary to help recognise and understand strengths and positive qualities in themselves and others. They also identified the values and strengths in their families and communities. The students had the opportunity to learn from each other about how cultures celebrate personal stengths.

The 5/6 Students spent a few lessons exploring the United Nations 'Rights of a Child'. They learnt the history of the organisation and the different rights children have. 

This includes:

1. Be treated fairly no matter what.
2. Have a say about decisions affecting you. 
3. Live and grow up healthy.
4. Have people do what is best for you.
5. Know who you are and where you come from. 
6. Believe what you want. Privacy.
7. Find out information and express yourself.
8. Be safe no matter where you are. 
9. Be cared for and have a home. 
10. Education, play and cultural activities. 
11. Help and protection if you need it.

Students worked in groups and research a different 'Right of the Child' and created a poster to support their learning. Each group explained their research to the class and reflected on why ALL children should have access to education, safety, healthcare and emotional support. 

Ziggy Thursday 

Yesterday was Ziggy's last day for the term! 🐾 We are so grateful for the joy and comfort Ziggy brings to our school community. We’ll miss him and look forward to his return in Term 3!

Wellbeing Day: coming soon!

Wellbeing Day is coming soon in Term 2—stay tuned for more details! We’re excited for a day full of fun and engaging activities. Keep an eye out for updates! 😊

Miss Paglianiti, Miss Tara & Student Wellbeing Leaders