Term 2 Week 7 - Friday 31st May 2024
From our Principal
Dear families,
The emphasis on the ongoing journey of reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, acknowledging past injustices and the need for healing and progress was a focus in Learning Communities and prayer this week.
The importance for all Australians to learn with and from our First Nations people, to acknowledge truth telling, promote mutual respect, dignity for the human person and increase collaboration for a better future for all. As a Church community we need to be a beacon of equality and hope, working to eliminate division and promote unity.
We continue to make headway on preparing our learning spaces for our upcoming building project. At this stage we are still planning to have demolition works happening in the term break. Our staff team has been moving and packing away resources and clearing spaces in order for the decanting of classrooms, office spaces and other areas. If any parents are able to pop in at any stage between now and the end of term to pack a box or two that would be greatly appreciated.
Every blessing,
Roxanne
SLC Swimming
This week, our senior students have been learning to be safe in the water during our indoor swimming program
National Simultaneous Story Time with Ararat ELC & JLC
This month we had the four-year-old kinder students from Ararat Early Learning Centre join our Junior Learning Community for National Simultaneous Story Time. We read the story Bowerbird Blues and made a bower and bowerbirds. What a fabulous experience for everyone involved!
Bush Dance Working Group
BUSH DANCE WORKING GROUP
We are excited to announce that we will once again be hosting the Billy Tea Bush Band to lead us in a community bush dance on the evening of Thursday the 19th of September.
If you would like to be part of the working group involved in making this event a success, please let us know! Please tell our office staff Jess or Jane if you're interested, or email our Performing Arts teacher Elissa: egault@smararat.catholic.edu.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to the following students for this week:
James & Ivy
SchoolTV
smararat.catholic.schooltv.me
In this edition of SchoolTV: Resilience
Resilience is one of those skills that all kids - and adults - need! It refers to the ability to cope and adapt in situations when confronted with challenges such as adversity, trauma, tragedy, or even stress. Resilience is essential to good mental health and wellbeing as part of the journey to adulthood. It is a skill that can be learned from an early age through the support of an adult role model.
Being resilient does not mean your child won't experience any difficulties, but it will better equip them to manage challenging situations. Over-protective parenting can be unhelpful in the building of resilience: although this may be a natural instinct, potentially experiencing failure is all part of the learning process. Encouraging children to take healthy risks will help them trust their capacity to deal with uncomfortable situations and increase their capacity for courage.
In this edition of SchoolTV the video resources aim to help families gain an understanding of how to support their child’s brave behaviour - helping them adapt when life throws tricky situations their way.
We hope you are able to take some time to check out the videos and other resources in this edition of SchoolTV.
If you have any concerns about how your child is tackling different situations, please contact your child’s class teacher. Here is the link to the Resilience edition of SchoolTV.
https://smararat.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/resilience
UPCOMING DATES
TERM 2
WEEK 8
Wednesday 5th June
SSG Meetings
Year 7 2025 Marian College Enrolment Interviews
Thursday 6th June
SSG Meetings
WEEK 9
Monday 10th June
King's Birthday
SSG Meetings
Wednesday 12th June
SSG Meetings
Thursday 13th June
SSG Meetings
WEEK 11
Friday 28th June
Last Day of Term 2
Term 3 Dates
WEEK 1
Monday 15th July
Students Return
Tuesday 16th July
Student Free Day
Whole School Prayer Dates
WSP is held each Friday at 2.45pm in the Multi Purpose Room. All welcome!
TERM 2 DATES
WEEK 8 Friday 7th June - TBA
WEEK 9 Friday 14th June - JLC2
WEEK 10 Friday 21st June - SLC2
2024 Student Free Days
TUESDAY 16TH JULY
MONDAY 4TH NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER
(STUDENTS LAST DAY TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER)