Open Day 2019

Open Day 2019

Next week will be Education Week at St Peters Public School. The theme for Education week is Every Student Every Voice and we will be celebrating this through next week with a focus in classrooms of speaking and listening and for all of our families through Open Day. Parents, relatives and friends are all invited to our Open Day Assembly followed by a visit to classrooms to see the children learning. Additionally, our new families for next year are all welcome and while the classroom visits are on, there will be a P&C led tour of the school complete with stickers culminating in a book being read in the library. Everyone can then enjoy a sausage sizzle lunch in the main courtyard or hall should the weather be inclement. We’re looking forward to seeing you all at our open day.

Festival of Instrumental Music

Our year six students have been very busy these past few weeks practising with Ms Caponas for the Festival of Instrumental Music performance at Sydney Opera House. This years performance is this Monday and as part of a nearly 700 strong set of recorders provided by other public schools taking part they will perform 3 pieces as part of the concert. We wish them well and thank Ms Caponas for all of the time and extra effort she has expended these past few months to make this happen. Ms Cusack will join them tomorrow evening for a celebration pre concert dinner and to enjoy the performance from the stalls. Good luck year 6.

Deadly Kids Awards

Every year we celebrate Aboriginal children at the school who are going brilliantly at public schools across our operational directorate. This year is no exception as we are proud to have Yindi and Mylla from the Wombats receiving Deadly Kids awards. Well done to them as they will attend a ceremony at UTS. Mr Lavitt will be there to celebrate your success.

Athletics Carnival

This Thursday we will make our latest and final attempt to hold our 2019 Athletics Carnival. We are hoping for kind weather through the week and hedging our bets somewhat with our track already being marked out. If this does not happen we will use other opportunities to run qualifying races for the zone carnival but we will not run an actual carnival. Fingers Crossed!

Peer Support 2019

This week our year 4, 5 and 6 students will be trained as leaders in Peer Support. Peer Support will commence next week.

Moving Forward is based on the evidence resilience can be developed within students by recognising and utilising protective factors and employing a range of strategies in challenging situations.

Moving Forward focuses on developing the following skills:

• planning
  
• resilience
  
• coping
• communication.

Students are encouraged to think about their strengths and personal qualities, and discuss how being courageous can help them when learning something new. Students will talk about their interests and favourite activities and celebrate their achievements.

At the core of a student’s resilience is the safety and security provided by external sources such as family members and other caring adults. It is important for students to identify the people in their network and their role. Students also have an opportunity to discuss the types of situations where they might need the support of a trusted adult.

Understanding the difference between resilient and non resilient responses, students look at examples of positive and negative self talk. Students also discuss the importance of persevering when trying to reach a goal as a group and an individual.

Students will be encouraged to think about their feelings and these effect their responses in challenging situations. Students discuss and choose strategies to help them manage their feelings and use critical thinking to determine a range of resilient responses in situations they may face.