Wellbeing
National Day of Action Against Bullying
Once again OLSC is joining the National Day of Action Against Bullying. The theme for the National day of Action against Bullying is 'Growing Connections.' This theme supports research findings that strong school community connections and social skills are protective factors in the prevention of bullying and help enable positive, help-seeking behaviours in students.
We will launch our action next week with a whole school incursion facilitated by Bully Zero. Each Year level will be involved in a one hour workshop titled 'Understanding Bullying'. Be sure to ask your children about the workshop next week.
The national definition of bullying for Australian schools says:
Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop it from happening.
Bullying can happen in person or online, via various digital platforms and devices and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert). Bullying behaviour is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.
What this video clip which explains What is bullying in more user friendly language.
More information will be posted over the next couple of newsletters, so stay tuned.
Positive Behaviours for Learning - PBL
Sam is our school mascot for PBL.
Sam encourages the students to be a STAR …
Show Respect
Take Responsibility
Always be
Resilient
Over the next few weeks we will be focusing on the following expectations. Please reinforce these at home.
Respect
We are aware of the personal space of others
Responsibility
We take ownership of our choices
Resilience
We include others
We seek solutions to solve problems
We have high expectations of ourselves and others
We accept the consequences of our actions
We learn from our mistakes
We let an adult know if we are feeling unsafe
Community Conversation
Thank you to the parents who were able to come to our Community Conversation on Thursday morning. The purpose of these conversations is to build community & increase parent engagement at OLSC. The agenda for the conversation was to:
- Prioritise ideas from parents & staff
- Timeline a way forward & lock in dates for whole school activities
- Form a team to help plan our Multicultural Day
We are extremely happy to have locked in some great initiatives and activities for our families to be involved in. Make sure you put the following dates in your diaries.
| Activity | Date | Who | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Father's Day Breakfast | Aug 30th | Whole school | 8.00am |
| Parent Coffee Kiosk & Shared Learning Centre Lunch: | Sept 7th | Preps | 10.30am |
| Parent Coffee Kiosk & Shared Learning Centre Lunch: | Oct 5th | Year 3/4s | 10.30am |
| Parent Coffee Kiosk & Shared Learning Centre Lunch: | Oct 19th | Year 1/2 | 10.30am |
| Parent Coffee Kiosk & Shared Learning Centre Lunch: | Nov 3rd | Year 5/6 | 10.30am |
| Learning Expo | Sept 15th | Whole school | 9.00am |
| Multi-Cultural Day | Oct 13th | Whole school | 9.00am |
| School Disco & Family Picnic | Oct 20th | Whole school | 6.00pm |
| Playgroup | Oct 26th | Preschoolers | 9.00am |
| Playgroup | Nov 30th | Preschoolers | 9.00am |
Plans for 2024 include:
- OLSC Colour Run: March 22
- Performance or Art Show 2024
Our next step is to plan our Multicultural Day. We are looking for a team of parents to work with the staff team to make our Multicultural Day bigger & better than last year. If you can spare some time & are willing to help please contact Sandy on shenderson@olscwyn.catholic.edu.au
Student Leaders News
Term 3 Events
Book Week Parade Friday August 25th
Spellathon Week 8 more info to follow
Spelling Bee Years 3 - 6
Casual Clothes Day Friday September 15th
Feel free to email me at: shenderson@olscwyn.catholic.edu.au or call the school office if you have any concerns or need help at any time.
Cheers
Sandy