Dear Parents and Guardians,   

Welcome to Week 5 and it has been another busy 2 weeks and the children have been working hard during this time. Some of the activities that the students are participating in are training for Athletics Carnival, AFL classes and St. Joey’s Service Club. 

Social Emotional Learning   

This Semester in SEL in the Seconds Steps Program we will be focusing on Emotional Management.   

Second Step      

Second Step SEL is research-based, teacher-informed, and classroom-tested to promote the social-emotional development, safety, and well-being of children from Early Learning through Grade 8. Children learn and practice vital skills for listening and paying attention, having empathy, managing emotions, building friendships, and solving problems with others. The 25-minute interactive lessons and discussion-based activities with distinct grade-level experiences. The lessons focus on Social-Emotional Learning:   

• Mindsets & Goals   
•  Recognising Bullying & Harassment   
• Thoughts, Emotions, & Decisions   
• Managing Relationships & Social Conflict   

Positive Behaviour for Learning    

Our school community has identified the following school wide expectations to teach and promote our high standards of responsible behaviour:    

• Be Respectful   
• Be Responsible   
• Be Resilient   
• Be Ready for Learning   

PB4L assemblies take place on Monday’s at 2pm followed by Second Step lessons.   

NCCD - Nationally Consistent Collection of Data   

The NCCD is an annual collection of information from all Australian schools on the numbers of students with disability and the adjustments they receive. All Teachers at St. Joseph’s School will be expected to understand their obligations to students with disability under the DDA and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 and consistently collect and provide evidence which is recorded on ENGAGE. 

Visitors  

Next week we welcome back Tosca Grainger - Dee our School Counsellor and she will continue to provide her service to St. Joseph's School throughout the week. 

If you have any questions please feel free to make contact with myself at a convenient time that suits. My email address is   mturner@cns.catholic.edu.au     
     

Kind Regards,     

Melanie Turner.