Deputy Principal's Post
NAIDOC 2021 – Heal Country
Maggie-Jean Douglas – a Gubbi Gubbi artist from South East QLD – is the winner of the prestigious National NAIDOC poster competitions for 2021.
Her entry – Care for Country – was chosen from 260 entries in the national competition.
The 21 year old artist said her first thoughts on hearing the 2021 NAIDOC theme ‘Heal Country' was about how country has cared for and healed First Nations people in all senses of the meaning for so long.
Student councillors, with the support of Mrs Wilson, will be presenting their learning around NAIDOC week on assembly next week.
Prep 2022 Update
Parents of children enrolled to start Prep in 2022 will be contacted in the next couple of weeks to arrange a prep experience for your child. This requires an hour of your time. Please keep an eye on your email for this invitation.
We are soon conducting out-of- catchment enrolments, abiding by the EQ procedure, for Prep next year.
Social Emotional Learning
Be a Bridge Builder - Share – take turns
It’s an age-old problem. While young children are learning to socialise and play with their friends, they inevitably disagree with the actions of others.
It can continue into adulthood. The difference is, when our experience with social situations deepens, and we get ourselves into embarrassing situations, we learn to resolve conflict with a win-win mindset.
Children need time to learn to do this. Less time is needed if we teach them the skills and talk them through their conflict with others. Children feel better when they have had a chance to air their concern. While we at school can talk it through with both parties, parents can only do this with their own child.
Please spend the next fortnight talking about the ‘Share – Take Turns’ strategy. Ask them if they used it at school today and how did it make them feel? Children feel empowered when they use a strategy that works – you can see the pride in them. When it doesn’t work, you’ll know because they will complain about it when they get home. This is the time to talk them through it. Praise their attempt but build their resilience to give it another go. Encourage your children at home to use these skills with each other. You will then be able to see it in action.