Semester One Student Council

We would like to acknowledge and thank our members of the Student Council for Semester 1. These students have done a job representing their classes and we are incredibly grateful for their time and effort. These students have discussed and implemented a variety of ideas and their feedback on how we can improve practices across the school has been greatly beneficial.

Thank you once again to the students below!  

Diocesan Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Harriet (3G) for her recent participation in the Diocesan Spelling Bee. Harriet was one of six students across Stage 2 who made it to this elite level. As a school community we are exceptionally proud of Harriet’s knowledge and skills as well as her positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning! Well done!

Below is a passage from Harriet as she reflects upon her experience.

The Diocesan Spelling Bee was an exciting opportunity as I was able to compete with students from other schools. I was feeling quite nervous, but I was confident in my strategy. I was the first speller, and no one was eliminated for the first 5 or 6 rounds. Overall, I came third and I’m really proud of myself. I’m already looking forward to competing next year.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L)

Students continue to be greatly engaged with our PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) Dash tokens. It is great to hear children pleased with how their positive behaviour is being acknowledged. It is wonderful to see the PBL containers in the classrooms filling up over the past 5 weeks! Students may receive tokens in class or on the playground. Staff are rewarding students for positive behaviours across all four expectations: 

• Act Safely 

• Be Respectful 

• Care For All 

• Do Your Best  

Congratulations to the Gold Sports House for achieving the most tokens in the second half of this term! Students in this sports house will meet early next term and decide what their reward will be. 

MAT Life Skills Program

During Term Two, Years 4 and 2 students have participated in the MAT Life Skills program. 

This program is an active modality that combines the principles of mental wellbeing and emotional regulation with those of therapeutic martial art training techniques, games, metaphors and stories. Its format engages and empowers young people to learn life skills, and to better manage the challenges in their lives. The program does NOT rely on sparring of any form amongst its participants.

The program teaches four core values that align with our school's Positive Behaviours for Learning (PBL):

• Be Strong (Act Safely)
• Be Calm (Be Respectful)
• Be Kind (Care for All)
• Try Hard (Do Your Best)

The MAT Life Skills Program supports a positive climate for learning, empowering students by:

• Helping young people to be able to recognise their emotions and express them appropriately
• Supporting them in becoming confident, resilient and adaptable
• Developing pathways for effective communication
• Showing positive ways in which to negotiate and manage conflict
• Becoming disciplined and capable of setting goals

As such, lessons have focused on themes including - goal setting, mindset, resilience, communication, kindness, self-control and self-worth. 

We are grateful to Sensei Darius and Sensei Leisa for facilitating the program.

Renata Rozenfeld
Assistant Principal