Around the School  

 

Around The School - Mr Flynn, Assistant Principal

Mobile Phone Policy

This a reminder that St. Joseph's has a no mobile phones policy. If for some reason your child needs to have a phone before or after school, they must hand their phone in at the front office before they go to class and pick it up again before they leave in the afternoon. During the school day students can always be contacted via a call to the front office. If students are found with a phone during the school day, the phone will be confiscated and parents will be notified. 

A reminder also that all phone capabilities of smart watches need to be disabled or sim cards taken out while students are at school. If students are found to be using their smart watch in this way they will also be confiscated and parents notified.

These policies are in place for the safety and well-being of all our students and we thank you for your ongoing support. 

Stage 2 Sphero Coding Lunch Club

This term students from Stage 2 have had the opportunity to learn some coding skills with Mrs. Bearman during lunchtimes using our newly purchased Sphero programmable robots. The students have begun learning the skills of block coding by using the Sphero Edu app to code the Spheros via blue tooth. 

(More information and photos to come next newsletter)

SchoolTV Edition on Resilience

Resilience is one of those skills that all kids need and should have. It refers to their ability to cope and adapt in situations when confronted with challenges such as adversity, trauma, tragedy, or even stress. It is essential to their mental health and wellbeing as part of their journey to adulthood. It is a skill that can be learned from an early age through the support of an adult role model.

However, being resilient does not mean your child won't experience any difficulties, but it will better equip them to manage those situations. Over-protective parenting can be viewed as being unhelpful towards the building of resilience. Although this may be a natural instinct, potentially experiencing failure is all part of the process. Encouraging children to take healthy risks will help them trust their capacity to deal with uncomfortable situations and increase their capacity for courage.

In this edition of SchoolTV, parents will gain an understanding of how to support their child’s brave behaviour to help them adapt and build resilience.

We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact the school counsellor for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to the Resilience edition of SchoolTVhttps://stjosephstamworth.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/resilience

Have a wonderful week everyone,

Pete Flynn