St Emilie’s Busy Bee 2019

March 22, 2019
Stuart Munro
· Kindy · Pre-Primary · What's On? · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

On Saturday the 4th May from 8am to 11am we will be holding our school BUSY BEE.

This year we hope to knock a number of jobs off our ‘to do’ list with a little help from our friends.

Mulching
Tree Pruning
General Help

If you are able to make some or all of the morning, please register through the below instructions

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If you can’t make it but would like to help out in another way you might consider:

dropping in a small plate of morning tea for the workers

Please bring gloves, rakes, trimmers, wheelbarrows, ladders, a hat, a drink bottle and any other tools that might be helpful.

Thanks again everyone!

Seek a Leak Week

March 20, 2019
Kerrie Cogger
· For Families · Kindy · News · Pre-Primary · Science · waterwise · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

As a Waterwise School, we encourage all our families to participate in Seek a Leak Week. This activity can be done at home.

As part of our Seek a Leak Week Waterwise schools are encouraged to take the time to spot a leak with some activity plans.

Leaks can be extremely wasteful and costly. Did you know that a leaking toilet can result in nearly 3 buckets of wasted water a day!

Here is a link to the Waterwise website with details on how to run your own Seek a Leak at home.

Seek a Leak

Year Two Purposeful Practice Grid – Weeks 7-8

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‘Bullying No Way’ Friday 15th March

March 14, 2019
Tania Thuijs
· Kindy · Messages · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

The ‘Bullying – No Way!’ website for Australian schools is managed by the Safe and Supportive School Communities Working Group, which has representatives from all states and territories, including the Catholic and independent schooling sectors.

Here at St Emilie’s we work hard to maintain a ‘close ear to the ground’, to empower students to ‘find their voice’, to stand up for what is right, to seek out help and support when needed, to work together to maintain a safe and respectful school culture.

Parents and carers

Parents and other carers have a key role in preventing and responding to bullying.

You can:

Learn what bullying is and what it is not. This is the first step in talking about how to prevent or respond to bullying with your child. ‘Bullying’ is a word that is used for lots of things that are not actually bullying. These other behaviours may be just as serious, but may require different responses.
Talk about the value of diversity with the community and understanding that each individual is unique and brings with them individual differences that should be values and respected.
Talk about bullying with your child at home to make it easier for them to tell you if something happens. Make sure they know what bullying is and how they can respond. Help prepare your children to prevent online bullying and to know what to do if it happens.
Start when your child is young to guide them to develop the social and emotional skills they will need to build positive relationships throughout their lives, including problem-solving skills.
Recognise the warning signs of bullying. Although there may not be an issue, you should talk to your child if you have any concerns. Raise the topic generally if you don’t want to ask directly. Be aware that many times children and young people won’t ask for help, so it is important to know what to look for.
Learn about how to respond appropriately if your child tells you about bullying. You can reassure your child by remaining calm and being supportive.
Find out as much as you can about what has happened by talking calmly with your child. A good understanding about what has happened can also help you in communicating with the school about the situation.
Read about strategies that can help. Practising strategies at home with your child is a good way to prepare them to use them at school.
Contact the school if bullying has occurred and the school needs to be involved. Read about how you and the school can work together to support your child, whether your child was bullied, bullied others, or witnessed bullying.
Find resources for parents on online safety on the Student Wellbeing Hub about supporting your child to be safe online.
Find additional assistance if, after working with your child and your school, you need more information or help to address the situation from outside the school.

Children’s Resources:

https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/forkids

Japanese Mid term Post

March 11, 2019
Tracy Aroozoo
· Classroom News · For Families · Front Page · Japanese · Japanese News · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

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Project Compassion Launch 2019

March 8, 2019
Stuart Munro
· Kindy · News · Pre-Primary · Religious Education · Uncategorized · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

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School Photos 2019 – A Reminder and Timetable

March 5, 2019
Stuart Munro
· Kindy · Messages · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

St Emilie’s School Photos will be taken on

Wednesday 13th March and Thursday 14th March 2019

All children in Year 1 to 6 will need to wear their St Emilie’s School Shirt and shorts/skorts. Please do not wear sports uniform on these days.

Year 6 children need to bring their House Tops to school for Leadership House groups photos on the Thursday afternoon.

Please see the attached timetable for when each class is having their photo. Please note that this timetable is a guide only and times may vary without notice.