FROM THE DIRECTOR OF WELLBEING
What an exciting few weeks it has been at the College. The Wellbeing team has been busy acknowledging the positive contributions and choices that the students are making each day.
The College has also hosted Nick Kenny, formerly of KYDS to speak with our wider school community and provided strategies to assist with the development of positive mental wealth.
Parents in Touch
On Wednesday, 29 August, Nick Kenny presented a session called ‘Mental Wealth’ which highlighted the LOVES strategy to assist parents when their children may need some additional support during a mental-ill health episode. Please see below for some actionable tips.
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Listen – really listen, try using supportive conversations, such as “Thank you for sharing that” and "That sounds rough” |
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Observe - Take stock of what your child is saying and how they are acting - have things changed? |
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Value - Really engage with what they are saying and doing - this will let them know that you are there to support them through this difficult time. |
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Empathise - Don’t try to ‘fix’ the problem, work with your child so that they can see a way out. |
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Support - Be a pillar for them, which can be often hard. Show them that you are committed to assisting them and working with them to find external services to work with them |
Many parents provided feedback, which indicated that they gained some new and relevant information from this presentation - it was interactive and allowed us to pause and reflect on how we can best support the young people in our lives.
Attendance Awards
As a College community, we have been working towards improving the College attendance. We have managed to continue our improvement, with an average College attendance of over 90% for close to 4 terms now.
As a result of this, it is imperative that we reward the students who have recorded 100% attendance in this first semester. It is such a privilege to recognise these students for their positive contribution to their education.
Year 7
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Nicholas Edwards |
Henry Anderson |
Elian Caguimbal |
Callum Dwyer |
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Diego Frontini |
Aarav Golani |
Alessio Infarinato |
Benjamin Kelada |
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Matthew Li |
Diyar Malike |
Zach O’Donovan |
Rentarou Tobe |
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Leighton Zou |
Year 8
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James Flint |
Gabriel Frontini |
Xavier Khoo |
Lucas Lantry-Griffith |
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Jenson Lippert |
Jacob McGrath |
Dai Son Vu |
Year 9
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Max Stephens |
Year 10
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William Bexton |
Jenson Ferraro |
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Year 11
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Enrique Barahona-Gordillo |
Mitchell Farnworth |
Joshua Haddow |
Dante Stuart |
Year 12
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Nathan Sutton |
Jayden Vu |
Alistair Byrne |
Daniel Woods |
R U OK? DAY
The College celebrates R U OK? Day every year. This year on Thursday, 11 September the College will once again be highlighting how a simple question can help someone in their time of need. Keep an eye out for the communication around this day.
Melissa Rutter
DIRECTOR OF WELLBEING