5-8 Community News
Dear Families and Caregivers,
Thanks for your continuous support and diligence when working with our students.
We have continued to push and educate The Resilience Project and the students have continued to respond exceptionally well with this learning.
In Years 5/6 and 7/8 students are exploring and labelling emotions, exploring new and different emotions that are not commonly shared in the classroom and what it looks like when we experience these emotions.
Students have watched a number of videos to help with their thinking around this topic. This video was provided to the students to help them identify some of these emotions:
In their Student Journals, students have answered the following questions:
- What emotions are you feeling today?
- How did you feel when you left home?
- What emotions might you feel when conflict presents itself?
- How did you manage this conflict?
A few healthy reminders:
- Please continue to ensure your child is in uniform. If they do not have the correct uniform, a note must be provided. If a note isn't provided, they will be placed on the detention list. Jumpers/Jackets - The mornings are starting to get fresh. A reminder that if students are cold, they are most welcome to wear a St Augustines College jumper.
- Hats - The weather is still warm. It's important that your child has a hat. If they do not, they will be redirected to a safer location in the school.
- Water: Ensure that your child has 1 or 2 bottles of water. It is recommended that our children need from 1.5 - 2 litres a day. This will help to eliminate tension/stress headaches.
- TA - Please remind and pre correct your children about the importance of getting to TA on time. As I am sure you are aware, TA commences at 8:50am and concludes at 9:10am. There is still an opportunity to book in a TA interview with your TA.
- Healthy diet - Plenty of fruit throughout the day and sandwiches packed with all kinds of salad will ensure that our children are remaining healthy. What I notice at recess and lunchtimes is that our students are very active. It's brilliant! Children need vitamins to ensure that they are re-establishing their depleted energy levels.
Corey Carver and Anthony Poppa
5-8 Community Leaders
5-8 Community SOLE Focus
Our recent social tracking data in the 5-8 Community, suggests that our children need some further support when respecting others in the yard and in the classroom.
If children are finding themselves becoming frustrated/angry/annoyed in a situation, here are three steps you might like to try at home:
1. Stop (make our mind stop), Think (about the situation), Act (provide a positive response)
2. Move away from the situation
3. Seek help from an adult
This will ensure that we are following a consistent approach to managing the emotions of our children during difficult times.
Anthony Poppa
5-8 Community leader