St Joseph's School Newsletter

Student Wellbeing

Mrs Rebecca Beveridge

Welcome back to Term 4! We hope you all had fantastic school holidays and that the students had a lovely break and relaxed before getting back into the swing of things at school!

 

Getting back into the school routine can be tricky at the start. Here are some tips to help. 

  • Get back into a routine of bedtime with a good sleep schedule
  • Eat nutritious food
  • Make sure there is enough time for breakfast
  • Organise and lay out school clothes and bags the night before, to save the rush in the morning.
  • Discuss School Life: Talk about their friends and what they look forward to at school.
  • Establish Academic Goals: Encourage your child to set personal goals for the term, such as improving in a subject or participating in a club.
  • Celebrate Achievements: Acknowledge and celebrate small accomplishments to build confidence.
  • Talk About Feelings: Encourage your child to express any worries or concerns about returning to school.
  • Listen Actively: Validate their feelings and provide reassurance.
  • Monitor Media Consumption: Reduce screen time before school to help children adjust to a structured routine.
  • Encourage Reading: Promote reading or other creative activities instead of excessive screen time.
  • Promote a Positive Outlook: Share your enthusiasm about the new school term and focus on the opportunities ahead.

PBL

For the past two weeks for PBL, we have focused on 'Being Responsible for School Equipment'. Classes talked about why we need to look after school equipment to ensure that they don't get broken and so that everyone has the chance to use that equipment.

 

In Foundation, the students made posters to showcase how they can be responsible for equipment in the classroom.

 

 

Respectful Relationships

Dear Parents and Carers, 

 

During Term 4, students will continue engaging with the Rights, Resilience and Respectful Relationships program. The Respectful Relationships program supports schools and early childhood settings to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. 

 

Respectful Relationships promotes respect and gender equality and helps students learn how to build healthy relationships. It prepares students to face challenges by developing problem-solving skills and building resilience and confidence. Schools involved in the Respectful Relationships initiative to create a culture of respect and gender equality, by looking at their practices and policies to drive meaningful change.

 

The Royal Commission into Family Violence identified the critical role that schools and early childhood education have in creating a culture of respect to change the story of family violence for future generations.

 

In 2016, Respectful Relationships education became a core component of the Victorian Curriculum from foundation to year 12 and is being taught in all government and Catholic schools and many independent schools.

 

During Term 4, students will be engaging with Topic 7- Identity. Respectful Relationships lessons occur fortnightly in the classrooms. Below is a summary of what the students will be learning about. To cater for our students, we have also altered the lessons and have decided to teach the students the given lessons in the year level below to take smaller steps and to tread lightly with the content.

 

F/1/2

  • Students will reflect on their Identity 
  • Students will become aware of ‘Stereotypes’. This will be discussed through likes and dislikes such as ‘some people believe that girls can’t play with cars’
  • Students will develop an appreciation for differences and diversity in the classroom

3/4

  • Students will reflect on their identity: likes, dislikes, strengths
  • Students will develop an awareness of positive and negative Stereotypes and norms
  • Students will develop an appreciation for differences and diversity in the classroom

5/6

  • Students will analyse and reflect on their identities
  • Students will identify the negative and positive effects of Norms and Stereotypes 
  • Students will develop an appreciation for differences and diversity in the classroom

We have sought advice from MACS (Melbourne Archdiocese of Catholic Schools) through the implementation of this topic.