Assistant Principal's Message
Dear Parents, Carers and the St Joseph’s Community,
I cannot believe that another term is nearly over (only two more get ups!). It has been fantastic to see the progress being made with our building works and more importantly to witness the amazing learning that has taken place. I asked some students to share their greatest ‘take-away’ from the term …
Staffing News
A big thank you to Chris Johnson who has worked in the Library this term, her passion for literature has been thoroughly enjoyed by all the students. We will see Chris again next term in her capacity as a relief teacher. We are pleased to announce that Catherine Parmenter will be returning to St Joseph’s for two days a week during Term 4 after extended leave due to Covid-19. Thank you, Chris, and welcome back Catherine!
Term 3 House Points
Congratulations to members of Fatima who were our winning House for Term 3. It was a fight to the finish with Loretto missing out on their first win by a mere 200 points! Members of Fatima will be treated to a Pizza Lunch on Thursday. All students are invited to wear free clothes on Friday to celebrate their successes this term.
Anxiety Workshop for Parents
A reminder that tonight at 7:00pm, our Student and Family counsellor, Mark Holberton is hosting an evening session for parents, focused on supporting students with anxiety.
The session will cover the topics:
- Understanding anxiety
- Signs to look out for in children
- How to know when children need professional support
- Way’s to support them
- Parental self-care
- Opportunity for questions
If you would like to join this online information session, please follow the link below.
Meeting ID: 985 5567 0582
Social and Emotional Learning
Over the past fortnight, I have been talking to the students about resilience. We have been speaking about how helpful and unhelpful thinking that can either help or hinder our capacity for resilience. How a person thinks about an event influences how they feel and act because of it.
I introduced ‘Mind Hooks’ as a way for students to identify how our inner voice can lead to unhelpful ways of thinking:
Me, me, me – blaming ourselves for all difficulties without considering external or uncontrollable factors that may have contributed to the situation (‘It’s all my fault’).
Them, them, them – blaming others or external forces for negative outcomes without considering how our own behaviour may have contributed to the problem (‘I can’t do it because she didn’t explain it properly’).
Always, always, always – thinking that negative or unfavourable events are permanent (I am terrible at English, I will never understand’).
Everything, everything, everything – seeing negative events as all-encompassing and related to all aspects of life (‘Everything I do is useless’).
Book Week 2020
Time to Panic... almost! Due to COVID-19, Book Week in 2020 moved into Term 4, 17 to 23 October. On Wednesday 21 October, we will hold a virual Book Week Parade - more information to come early next term. So start to think about those costumes!
I hope you enjoy the change of pace that the holiday period brings!
Yours in Christ,
Amy Doszpot
Assistant Principal