Assistant Principal's Report

This week’s e-safe article: Girls and Social Media: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

How to support preteen and teen girls with their mental health and well-being.

Social media plays a key role in our lives and relationships. So it's no wonder that kids start to feel the pull of social media as they get older. According to Common Sense Media's 2023 research report, "Teens and Mental Health: How Girls Really Feel About Social Media," social media is used by a majority of girls age 11 to 15 who were surveyed. On average, girls who use social platforms spend over two hours a day on them.

As parents and caregivers, you may be wondering how to best approach this topic with your daughters. Check out these tips to help your child balance the risks and rewards of social media.

Keep reading here: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/girls-and-social-media-a-guide-for-parents-and-caregivers

Planning Week  

Each term, teaching teams are released for one day to plan together for the upcoming term. Students will have all of their Specialist classes on this day in order to release the classroom teachers. Planning Days for Term 2 will be as follows:

Prep - Friday 9th June

1/2 - Tuesday 13th June

3/4 - Wednesday 14th June

5/6 - Thursday 15th June

Free Healthy Lunchbox Ideas Workshop - Term 3

Looking for some lunch box inspiration? 

Join me in my upcoming workshop and I’ll show you how to make some easy and delicious lunchbox snacks that the whole family will enjoy.

Hi, I'm Peta, qualified Nutrition consultant, wife and mother of three beautiful kids. I decided to follow my passion for real, healthy food and created Whole Health Habits to empower my community to make healthier choices, get back to real foods and create new eating habits with simple, nutritious recipes. 

I love helping people find ways of getting whole foods back into their families diet and school lunches are so important and a great place to start! 

As a SGPS parent, I am excited to offer this free workshop to the school community. 

When: Thursday 13th July 6pm-7pm

Where: Spring Gully PS (5/6 building)

Please register interest via email: petacomfort@gmail.com