'O' Week 2020

At the start of each school year, we celebrate 'O' week at COHR. This is an opportunity for students to build relationships with their new teacher as well as set up their classrooms and create classroom displays. This years 'O' focus is on our yearly theme of:

"Guided by the Light"

This year, students will receive a small activity sheet for them to complete over the holidays. Could I please ask that you assist your child in completing this activity ready to be shared with their new class in 2020. If you have any questions please ask your current classroom teacher.

I hope everyone in the COHR community has a lovely and restful holiday and a Merry Christmas.

-Emily Faella (Wellbeing Leader)

Season's For Growth 2020

On Wednesday the 13th November and Thursday the 14th November, Kim Goddard and myself traveled down to Geelong to participate in the Season's for Growth Companion Training Course. This means that we now have four staff members trained to run the Season's for Growth Program at COHR in 2020.

What is Season's for Growth?

Season's for Growth is based on the belief that change and loss are part of life, and grief is a normal response to these losses. Children, young people and adults need the opportunity to learn about how death, separation, divorce or other significant loss events may impact on their lives.

The Season's for Growth program provides an opportunity for participants to learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to understand and respond well to such experiences.

Overview of the program

The program helps participants in the following ways:

supports children and young people to understand and respond well to issues they experience as a result of death, separation, divorce or other significant change and loss in their lives
assists children and young people to understand that their feelings and other reactions are normal
develops skills for coping, problem solving and decision making
builds a peer support network
helps restore self-confidence and self-esteem
educates children and young people about the grief process.

If you think your child may benefit from this program, please speak to your child's classroom teacher, or contact myself or Kim Goddard at the school. You may also want to have a look as the website Good Grief - Season's for Growth for more information.

Myself and Kim are looking forward to running the program in 2020, as we have already had some parents express interest, if you have any questions or wish to email me please do so: efaella@cohroakeast.catholic.edu.au

- Emily Faella (Wellbeing Leader)

School Wide Expectations

In 2017, we developed our School Wide Expectations. These expectation encompass all the values that we as a school think should be shown to/by all individuals.

These values are: Show Respect, Be Safe, Try Your Best, Be A Team and Follow Christ.

Each week at our Friday Assembly, Mr. Welsford selects an expectation that the school will focus on. Teachers will choose one student in their class who have shown that expectation to receive acknowledgment and the SEL award.

Parents are encouraged to use these expectations at home with the children, as this will help them develop the language and behaviours that accompany the school expectations.

Some behaviours that students may show which demonstrate the school expectations are:

Show Respect: Taking turns, being patient, listening to adults and one another

Be Safe: Holding mum or dads hand when crossing the road, wearing helmets when riding bikes or scooters, being aware of their surroundings

Try Your Best: Completing their reading and homework to the best of their ability, showing persistence with jobs/chores at home

Be A Team: Playing nicely with siblings and/or family members, showing sportsmanship and positive attitudes at after school activities

Follow Christ: Showing kindness to family and friends, sharing toys with their siblings, using manners when speaking to others.

Emily Faella - Wellbeing Leader

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