St Anne's Primary Sunbury Newsletter

St Anne's Primary Sunbury Newsletter

2022 Term 4 Week 9 · 29 Nov 2022

In this issue

From the Principal

Religious Education and Life at St Anne's and in the Parish of OLMC.

Wellbeing News What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious, How to respect feelings without empowering fears, 1. The goal isn’t to eliminate anxiety, but to help a child manage it., 2. Don’t avoid things just because they make a child anxious., 3. Express positive—but realistic—expectations., 4. Respect her feelings, but don’t empower them., 5. Don’t ask leading questions., 6. Don’t reinforce the child’s fears., 7. Encourage the child to tolerate her anxiety., 8. Try to keep the anticipatory period short., 9. Think things through with the child., 10. Try to model healthy ways of handling anxiety.

Important Dates

Student of the Week

General News Student Absences, Late Arrivals, OSH Club