Living Well, Learning Well

Character Strengths

This year we continue with investigating character strengths and highlighting positive character strengths of those who are ‘Living Well’ and ‘Learning Well’ in our school. Last week, our 2022 captains and prefects met with Mrs Long to discuss and plan our 2022 character strength focus’. It was agreed that the strength of Kindness is a most important strength, and one that is very relevant to beginning the school year. At last week’s assembly, our captains and prefects spoke with the students about what kindness is and what it looks like, both in terms of kindness towards others and kindness towards ourselves. 

Throughout this week, we will be watching closely to catch acts of kindness and are looking forward to acknowledging students who have been ‘spotted’ at Friday’s assembly. 

At St. Joseph’s School, we can show kindness by:

• Being nice to our classmates
• Helping someone in need
• Including someone who is on their own
• Saying nice words and giving compliments
• Having a positive mindset and not being too hard on ourselves when things don’t go our way

By building our character strengths, we can all work together to say:

People have a better day because I am here as part of the school team! 

Each week, we will display our focus for all students to see on our new Living Well, Learning Well display. We look forward to watching our students display kindness in all they do this week and encourage families to discuss this week's character strength at home.

Centacare Services

We are so fortunate to be able welcome our Centacare School Counsellor, Emma Stilinovic, back to St Joseph's as part of our team once again this year. She is available to support students and staff both in the classroom and on the playground as part of our Living Well, Learning Well focus.

If you would like your child to speak with Emma in a confidential capacity, please touch base with your child's teacher and they will arrange for some simple paperwork to be sent home for signing.  

If you have any questions regarding counselling or other support services please speak with your child's teacher or contact Wendy Rheinberger (Inclusion Support Teacher).