Wellbeing

Positive Behaviours for Learning (PBL)

At SFS, our school expectations are: 

Respect

Responsibility and 

Kindness

This week we have focused on Responsibility: Be safe in all areas of the school. Remember to ask your child about why they have brought home a PBL card and sign it so they can put the card into the weekly raffle. 

Here are some of our lucky PBL raffle winners from last Friday.

National Child Protection Week 2023

National Child Protection week starts on Sunday 3 September. This year’s theme is “Where we start matters”. National Child Protection Week is all about the ways that we can all work together to build communities that support children and families.

Children are safest when they are listened to, respected and believed.

All adults can play a part by ‘tuning in’ to children in everyday situations about small worries; then they are much more likely to feel comfortable telling us if something big is wrong.

Talking with children about safety:

• Support children to identify trusted adults (both within the family and outside) they can talk to, if they are worried, upset, or don’t feel safe. Make sure these adults know they are on your child’s list.
• Remind children that they can talk to you or a trusted adult about anything, no matter how big or small their worry might be.
• Talk to children about how they know when they feel safe or unsafe. Help them to listen to their early warning signs (how their body feels), and to trust their feelings and instincts.
• Use everyday activities as opportunities for conversations (e.g. preparing meals and snacks, going for walks, playing, shopping). If children are used to having lots of communication, it can make it easier to talk when big or tricky issues come up.
• Be open to talking about all kinds of feelings, including anger, joy, frustration, fear and anxiety. This helps children to develop a ‘feelings vocabulary’.

National Child Protection Week is a great time to start conversations with children and families about feeling safe.

For more information visit www.napcan.org.au

SFS Twilight Community Market

The count down has begun. Only 11 weeks to go. Tell your family and friends and make sure you have the date marked in your calendar! We have a variety of stalls and food trucks booked in this year with lots of great things to buy and yummy food to try. A great opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. Some of the stalls include children’s toys, jewellery, handmade goods, candles, homewares, hair accessories, plants and so much more!!!!!!

Lego club

This week’s challenge in lego club was to build the tallest tower that can stay standing. Here are some photos of the children’s towers. Here are some photo of the children building their towers.

 Parent Teacher Interviews

I will be on Long service for the last week of this term so I will not be available on the Parent Teacher Interview evening. If any parents would like to speak to me about their child either for Specialist subject or children I work with in a Social skill’s group, please contact me to make a time to speak before the last week of term 3.

If you have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please do not hesitate to contact me. rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Positive quote for the day

Rachel Lenko

Student wellbeing Leader