Junior School
Busy Start to term
The Junior School has had a busy few weeks with information nights at year 7, 8 and 9. The year 7 students are settling in very well and are this week embarking on their first camp with Scoresby Secondary College. We look forward to hearing about their time when they return.
Year 8 and 9 parents were fortunate to hear Chris Daicos speak at the information night last week. Chris Daicos, a former primary school teacher and social worker with the department of education has extensive experience working with children and adolescents in schools. She currently works as a Training and Development Consultant where she works with a number of private and public sector organisations. She also has experience teaching in the tertiary sector in the Masters of Social Work, Masters of Teaching and the Masters of Education (Student Wellbeing) at the University of Melbourne, Victoria University and Deakin University. Scoresby Secondary was fortunate to have Chris Daicos share her knowledge and experience with the parents of year 8 and 9 students. Chris presented to parents about building resilience in Children and Adolescents. Some advice that she gave to parents included:
- Allow children and adolescents to be independent and ask questions for themselves.
- Discuss strategies that you use as parents to deal with stress with your children.
- Allow your children to know what it feels like to fail. Help them solve problems but don’t solve them for them.
- Communicate openly with your children and acknowledge the emotions they are feeling.
When given the opportunity in the future we highly recommend listening to Chris Daicos speak. She is not only very knowledgeable in her field but comes with a wealth of experience and engages her audience with stories that make you laugh.
We encourage students to continue to use their planners on a daily basis to record homework and have them signed by parents. Through our merit chart system this year we are encouraging students to discuss homework with their parents.
In the next newsletter we look forward to reading about Year 7 camp highlights.
Please get in touch with the Junior School team if you have any questions or concerns.
Junior School Team
Emma Morris
Head of Junior School
The Hurting Game
On Friday 9 March during period 4 Brainstorm Productions will be presenting their student wellbeing program ‘The Hurting Game’ for year 7, 8 and 9.
The Hurting Game is a live, interactive theatre experience that captures the dizzying highs and crushing lows of high school and growing up. From teen cliques, coping with peer pressure, teenage insecurities and bullying. The production, tells the tale of how destructive relationships at school and online can affect students’ self-esteem and their future wellbeing. But the characters soon realise that caring for others is the answer to most of life's biggest problems. The program aims to inspire students to develop healthier and happier relationships, both online and in the real world.
The Hurting Game is part of our student wellbeing curriculum and the program has been developed in consultation with teachers, psychologists, as well as real-life student experiences. The methodology of the program is safe, supportive and nonjudgmental and designed to provide students with positive and useful tools that they can use in their everyday lives.
If you would like to know more about Brainstorm Productions, visit their website at www.brainstormproductions.edu.au
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