From the Principal and Assistant Principal

Supporting the health and wellbeing of our students and families

We are here to help our families.

Below are three opportunities to help you support your children during these challenging times and during the years ahead.

Beaumaris PS ‘The Aware Parenting Workshop’

Facilitator: Lael Stone in conjunction with The Resilience Project.

7.00 pm September 7th via Zoom

Our school community including students, parents, carers and staff, has a long standing connection with The Resilience Project.

Beaumaris Primary is very excited to invite parents and carers to an online presentation facilitated by Lael Stone in conjunction with The Resilience Project. The session will offer a valuable set of tools for parents and carers aiming to raise children through positive connections and communication.

In this 60 minute workshop, Lael Stone will provide parents with:

Practical strategies to build stronger connections with your children.
Ideas to support your children when they are frustrated or going through challenging situations.
Preparing kids and parents for puberty and the transition into the teenage years.
Simple ways to create cooperation.
Dealing with our own triggers as a parent.
Understanding big emotions and feelings and assisting your kids in becoming emotionally resilient.

Lael Stone is an educator, author, mother and experienced childbirth and parenting professional with a background in birth education as well as pre and postnatal counselling.

She has been working in Aware Parenting for over 12 years and actively instructing to groups and private clients for the past 6 years.

Please feel free to visit her website where you can listen to her TED talk and see details about her parenting podcast: https://laelstone.com.au/

The Resilience Project (TRP) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Beaumaris PS presents, Connected Parenting Workshop with Lael Stone

Time: Sep 7, 2020 07:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Please note: If you are unable to join in the meeting at this time it will also be recorded and available for 14 days after the event.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82748970266?pwd=ZGRlY3hhZWxoY1Y5djIxUkltdU1UQT09

Raising Learners podcast

The Department of Education and Training has funded a 10-episode podcast series through the Raising Children Network called ‘Raising Learners’. It features parenting experts from organisations including the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Career Education Association Victoria, as well as the Australian eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant.

Raising Learners provides parents with practical advice, tips and ideas for supporting children’s health, wellbeing and engagement at school and at home. Topics include how to connect with your child’s school and community, how to best support your child’s learning, what to expect for VCE and VCAL students and how to keep your child safe online.

These topics were drawn from common questions that parents raised with the Department’s coronavirus (COVID-19) hotline and Parentline.

The first three episodes became available this week, and the rest throughout Term 3 and 4. Raising Learners can be accessed via podcast apps and Raising Children Network website.

Managing the Coronacoaster webinar

As mentioned last week, renowned child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is back by popular demand to repeat his Coronacoaster webinar.

On 15 September, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg will again present Managing the Coronacoaster – Tips for building resilient families in the coronavirus era. His first webinar in August booked out in three days, with more than 12,000 registrations. I was lucky enough to gain a spot and I highly recommend Michael's presentation.

In this webinar, Dr Carr-Gregg provides tools and strategies for parents and carers to help manage the lockdown period and remote learning. Topics include:

your supportive role
setting the emotional tone
focusing on what you can control
how to deal with disappointment
more resources and where to get help.

Webinar details

When: 7.30pm, Tuesday 15 September

Duration: 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session

Format: online via live stream

Cost: free

Upcoming Term 3 Year Level Teacher Team Planning Day & Professional Practice Day

As you may already be aware, in the later stages of each term our teachers undertake a planning day in preparation for the following term. This enables them to work collaboratively with their teaching team, and for part of the day alongside our 21CLD Consultant, Rowena Ulbrick, to discuss, plan and prepare the curriculum overviews and units of work for the upcoming term.

Our teachers will all have their planning day next week (week 9). Please find the days listed below so that you are aware of the slightly different online format for your child on that day.

Monday 7th September: Year 4 and Specialist teachers
Tuesday 8th September: Year 5 and Year 6 teachers
Wednesday 9th September: Prep and Year 3 teachers
Thursday 10th September: Year 1 and Year 2 teachers, and Mrs McSwain

Each term our teachers also undertake a Professional Practice Day. This is a Department of Education and Training entitlement, and each teacher is entitled to one day per term release from their scheduled duties, including teaching, to focus on the improved delivery of high quality teaching and learning. Teachers spend the day on planning, preparation, assessment of student learning, team collaboration, curriculum development, relevant professional development, peer feedback and reflection. Teachers will have their Term 3 Professional Practice Day in the final week of term, on Monday 14th September.

On both planning day and Professional Practice Day, learning tasks will still be posted online by the teacher for your child to access, but teachers will not be available online to run class video calls, to answer questions or to provide feedback.

Planning for teaching and learning in advance is crucial, and ensures the delivery of classroom program that meets the needs of our students as they move in to Term 4. We thank our BPS families for their support and understanding and we recognise that families may choose to modify the day and the learning tasks to ensure it best suits them and remains manageable.

Quote of the Week:

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” ― Alan Lakein, author

Gratitude and Mindfulness

What are three things that went well for you today?

What are the best things that happened to you today?

Who are you most grateful for and why?

What are you looking forward to most about tomorrow?

Sheryl Skewes Ellen Hollowood

Principal Assistant Principal