Engagement & Wellbeing
Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships
This week in 5/6 Lidgett we have been discussing the idea of positive and negative self talk. We thought about a few scenarios where we might say things to ourselves which are negative; after missing a goal, after losing a game, after saying something silly; and the effect these negative words have on us.
Students also shared times when they might say positive things to themselves and how this makes them feel.
We shared reasons why we might say negative or positve things to ourselves and what we would expect the result of these comments to be.
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
There are just 31 days left in this years Premiers' Reading Challenge. We have 60 students school wide who have completed the challenge and we have now almost read 5000 books over the last 3 months. I am excited to see what our results are at the completion of the Challenge!
Madie
madison.floyd@education.vic.gov.au
SWPBS News
We previously announced at our last assembly that our Term 3 Whole School Rewards we are working towards are:
Level 1 Whole School Reward - Pyjama day
Level 2 Whole School Reward - Movie and Popcorn
The whole school reward will be held in the last week of term. In the meantime, students will continue to receive positive praise and stickers, that will also go towards their own individual rewards.
Recently in the Grade 5/6 classrooms, students have been cashing their stickers in for the following prizes:
-printing something from the 3D printer
-recruiting a friend to join their classroom for a day
-watching a movie with friends at lunchtime
-spending some time on the lower oval with some friends (for a break)
Eat Up at Our School
We're fortunate to have the support of Eat Up Australia, providing sandwiches to students in need. Eat Up tirelessly fundraises to make this possible. If you, your workplace, or anyone you know can contribute to Eat Up, please reach out to us at community@eatup.org.au. Eat Up is currently seeking donations of bread, cheese, fruit, and snacks. Perhaps you know a local business that could organize a Snack Drive.
Indigenous Leaders Update
Sharing Culture with the Preps and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
Evelyn: On Friday Tiahna and I read to the Preps. I read the Dja Dja Wurrung book Mooie’s Stories by Burwhela Ros Kneebone-Dodson, which is a bunch of dreamtime stories. The story I read was “How Willa, the Brushtail Possum Became Wehla with a Curly Tail”. They were good listeners. I liked sharing this story with the Preps.
Tiahna: I read a local dreamtime story to the Preps. I read from Mooie’s Stories “How Willa, the Brushtail Possum Became Wehla with a Curly Tail”. The possum went from having a bushy tail which got injured to a sleek curly tail that can wrap around the branches easily. It was good and I’d like to do it again.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day is held annually on 4 August and is our day dedicated to celebrating our children.
The 2024 theme is Strong in Culture, Stronger Together
We hope that this year’s theme empowers our children, making them feel proud of who they are and where they come from. Showing them that their culture is one of the most sacred, strong and important assets that they can have.
SunSmart Update - Hats are Back!
As a proud SunSmart school, students will be asked to wear broad-brimmed hats or bucket hats outside from Monday 12th August. This is in line with the Cancer Council’s SunSmart recommendation that hats be worn from mid-August through to the end of April. Although it may not feel like hat weather, UV levels can still be damaging on cool, cloudy days.
Staff will spend the first few days reminding students of this change. Following this, students without an appropriate hat will be required to remain in the shaded area around the hub during lunch and recess.
Too much of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause sunburn, skin and eye damage and skin cancer. UV damage accumulated during childhood and adolescence is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer later in life. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Australia. It is also one of the most preventable cancers. You can’t see or feel the sun’s UV. Whatever the weather, if the UV levels are three or more, it’s important to Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide!
Families are encouraged to access the daily local sun protection times via the SunSmartwidget on the school’s website, free SunSmart app, sunsmart.com.au or bom.gov.au.
Hats may be purchased from our uniform supplier, Noone.
Noone's hours are Monday to Friday 9 am-5 pm and Saturday 9 am-12 pm.
Noone
21 Queen Street
Bendigo Victoria 3550
Phone: 03 7018 4199
Email: Bendigo@noone.com.au