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Newsletter 5 - Term 2 - Week 10
Thursday 20th June 2024
Website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Mrs. Michelle Charlton
Email: principal@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
The weather has definitely turned on us with some very cold mornings. At least we are getting some sunshine during the day and our children can get outside at recess and lunch times.
The Resilience Project: Gratitude
Working on gratitude helps us to be thankful and appreciate what we have in our lives, rather than focusing on what we don’t have or what we want. When we practise being grateful, we start to scan the world to look for positives – this only takes 21 days! Practising gratitude every day increases our levels of energy, and helps us to feel happier and more focused, determined and optimistic. It even helps us have better sleep, lowers levels of anxiety and depression and we are less likely to get sick. So many benefits – let’s all try to be grateful for the things and people in our lives every day!
Whole Family Activity:
Gratitude Scavenger Hunt
- As a family create a scavenger hunt list of things that make you happy or you are grateful for, you can make your own list or use the examples below:
- Something that makes you happy
- Something you love to smell
- Something you enjoy looking at
- Something that is your favourite colour
- Something you like in nature
- Something that is useful for you
- Each member of the family uses the list and has to find as many things as they can.
- You can hunt for things inside or outside, or both. You can hunt for real things, or you can also do this using magazines or pictures from the internet.
- After a set amount of time hunting, come back together, have a look at what each person collected and let them explain why they are grateful for each item.
Family Habit Builder:
Every night at dinner, have each person talk about their favourite thing about that day.
Foundation 2025 Enrolments
Just a reminder that 2025 Foundation enrolments are due in by Friday 28th June 2024. Acceptance letters will be sent out early next term so that families and the school can start to prepare for the transition program in Term Four.
Enrolment forms are available via the office or our school website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
End of Term Two
A reminder that term 2 will conclude on Friday 28th June at 1pm. Please note that the school buses will not be running at this time. Reminder: All Country Bus Travellers will need to renew their applications for Term 3 if they are a full fare paying traveller.
Semester One Reports
All student reports for Semester One will be released via PAM on Wednesday 26th June. To access the report click on your child’s profile, profile menu, assessment reports and you will be able to access it.
Important Dates
- 28th June - Last Day Term Two (1pm finish)
- 15th July- First Day Term Three
- 18th July - State Cross Country - All the best Tahnee Judilla, Jerzey Podmore, Angus Reid & Aura McDonald
- 26th July- District Basketball
As this is our final newsletter for the term, we wish you all a very happy and safe mid term holiday break.
Kind Regards
Michelle
| Hudson Reid | Toby Williams | Logan Mustoe |
| Arlo McDougall | Ameya Francis | Amelia Reid |
| Ruby Bauer | Byron Williams | Audrey Black |
| Isabelle Kesper | Jordan Bilyj | Armie Grimes |
| Henry Svoboda | Sonny Kirby | Brody Potalej |
| Kisa Ashton | Faith Ryan | Lily Peterson |
| Archie Stockdale | Charley Albanese | Amelia Bifin |
| Darcy Bilyj | ||
The children were excited for our third playgroup with their new friends in Dalkieth.
We chatted, we planted sweet peas together and decorated our little pots.
Once again, a time of laughing, chatter, playing and a quite a few gentle hugs.
Next week is the last week for Prep Green.
On Wednesday 12th June, Year 6 student, Kisa Ashton made the brave and generous decision to cut her long locks off.
Kisa is donating her hair to ‘Wigs 4 Kids’ - An initiative through the Kids with Cancer Foundation. The foundation takes hair donations and makes wigs for children fighting cancer.
Amazing effort Kisa! The St. Gabriel’s school community is so proud of you.
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CHILD SAFETY & WELLBEING
St. Gabriel's Primary School is a child safe school. We are committed to embedding a culture of Child Safety, adhering to the Victorian Child Safe Standards: Managing the Risk of Child Abuse in Schools and School Boarding Premises (Ministeral Order No. 1359).
We believe that ensuring the safety of the students in our care is an integral part of who we are as a Catholic faith community. The school acts in accordance with the Ministerial Order through policies, procedures, measures and practices, staff training and, ultimately, through the strategies used in working with the students and families within our school community.
We continue to maintain and develop a safe and supportive learning environment where staff are focused on engaging students in meaningful, relevant and challenging learning experiences.
If at any time you have any issues or concerns you feel you need to raise please contact our Principal: Michelle Charlton or our Child Safety Officers: Alison Phillips or Jo Quinn on 5174 5515.
