Passion Clubs

This week saw the beginning of the “Passion clubs” on both Monday and Friday lunch times. Students were seen having fun making paper planes, drawing Disney pictures, doing craft, acting, reading, positive graffiti, Being a St Pats Kid club and doing yoga interacting with older students and learning a skill at the same time.  Both Aleesha Danvers, Brooke Scott and Jack Garner volunteered to be leaders of the Passion Clubs assisting in getting the materials ready and helping problem solve situations that may arise.  Children engaging in their passions can provide a stronger sense of self, building confidence and creating a deeper sense of achievement. 

Peer Mediation

Caitlyn Healey and Tigerlily Chinnock are St Pat’s Peer Mediator leaders and have been introducing themselves to your children and letting know that they are on the junior playground to help maintain “Peace and wellbeing”.  The great news is that to date there has only been one incident in three weeks which was about friendships so you as parents can give yourselves a pat on the back. You have obviously taught your children how to be tolerant and inclusive of others. Keep up the great work.

Empowered Program

The theme of LISTENING was explored this week as your children enrolled in the program this term reflected on the words that they hear the adults and friends around them say in their regard. They were challenged to then think about what they say to themselves too – their internal dialogue.  

“Do you speak positively with encouragement or do you put yourself down with negative words?”

As adults it is good to stop sometimes and to reflect on how kind we are to ourselves especially our thoughts which then manifest into words which then manifest into actions.  It is a life long process and your children are learning the power of positive self-talk early so that by the time they are adults like us they will have cultivated an inner strength that will be difficult to be destroyed by others.  Every child at St Pat’s has an “I AM’ statement.  What is yours?  “ I AM KIND, I AM HAPPY, I AM BRAVE, I AM LOVE OR I AM AWESOME.

Blessing of the classrooms

Have an awesome weekend

 Alicia Spicer

Wellbeing Coach