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 have participated in is Mother's Day Morning Tea, Under 8’s Day and AFL classes during and after school.

Social Emotional Learning 

This Term in SEL in the Seconds Steps Program the classes 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   

MTSS-E (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support- Engagement)

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  

MTSS-E assemblies take place on Mondays at 1.40pm 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

This week we had Vicki Reimann - CES Psychologist, Lorrain Carroll - CES Speech Therapist and Zinna Alyward - CES Occupational Therapist visiting Weipa  providing their service to St. Joseph's School.

We also welcomed back Ms Lillian Miller – Consultant - First Nations Education who worked with Staff and students.

In Week 7 we have Ms Heather Alison our School Counsellor visiting St. Joseph's School Weipa and working with Staff, Parents, and Students.

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.