Hello parents,

My name is Sandi Brown and I’m the school counsellor at St Joeseph’s. I am at the school in week 2, 4, 6 & 8 each term.

My role is to work with students, families and teachers on issues that may be affecting student learning, engagement and wellbeing.

If you have a concern for your child, please speak to your child’s teacher first, and they will put in a request for support if required.

I hope you have a great school holiday, whatever you are doing.

Holiday fun idea

• Jazzy Jenga - Create your own set of Jazzy Jenga. All you need is a cheap set of Jenga blocks from Kmart and a packet of sharpies. Spend time creating a unique set of blocks with the kids then play away. This is a good camping activity.

• Get to know you Jenga – if you are not the creative type, try this one. Write one reflective question on each block, the person who pulls the block, needs to read out the question and share their thoughts. You can make up the questions to suite your family or use the attached example.

Sandi