Student Wellbeing

The Fathering Project - Next Week's Event!!

Last week an Operoo message was sent out 'ATTENTION TO ALL DADS AND FATHER-FIGURES' regarding the first of 'The Fathering Project' Special Events to be held at St Joseph's. All Dads or Father-Figures (any positive male role model in your child's life) are invited to come along with their children to meet other dads from the school community and have some fun together with their kids.

DETAILS:
Event : PAPER PLANES AND PIZZA NIGHT (For Dads / Father-Figures and their kids)
Date: Wednesday, 26th October (Week 4)
Time: 5-6pm
Cost: $10 per family

Join the St Joseph's Dads' Club on the following link: https://portal.thefatheringproject.org/dads-group/st-josephs-primary-school-sorrento-portal-and-dads-group/

This portal will give you access to many great resources and research on the important role dads play in the lives of our kids, for their social and emotional health, wellbeing and academic development.

Watch this introductory video on The Fathering Project in Schools:

Looking forward to seeingyou and your children at next week's Fathering Project event.

Socktober Day - Crazy Socks and Sockball 'Shoot Out'

The Student Action Council have asked that we get behind the Catholic Mission's focus for 2022 which involves raising money for the Ethiopian village of Emdibir's Goat Farm; used as a community pantry for families to come and access nourishing milk for their children. It costs $117 to buy a goat for the farm and $77 for food, medicine and care for the farm animals for two weeks.

The SAC are asking students to WEAR CRAZY SOCKS on Socktober Day, Friday 29th October, and to bring a donation equal to the cost of a purchased drink (eg chocolate milk, soft drink, hot chocolate, etc), in order to remind our students of why we are raising money for the people of Emdibir.

On that day we will organise a 'Sockball Shoot Out'; our 5/6 students will use their own 'Sockball'. These 'Sockballs' were designed and made as a STEM Project in class. The project was linked to Catholic Social Justice and their FBI unit on 'Global Connection' to others. Catholic Missions Australia use the 'Sockball' as a symbol of connection. When Australian children kick their 'Sockball' around, they are sharing in the experience of children from Africa, Asia, South America and the Pacific Islands, who can only play with this kind of ball. It also illustrates for our students the concept of the "haves and have nots".

The Student Wellbeing Team,

Jenny Todd and Lisa Inglese