From the Assistant Principal - Wellbeing and Learning

End of 2023 school year.

The end of the year is approaching quickly. The last day of lessons are as follows.

Year 10 - Wednesday 29th November. Year 10 students continuing to Year 11 and Year 12 at St Andrews will be starting their transition program on the Senior Campus which will conclude on Tuesday 12th December. Students receiving major awards will be invited to the Prize giving ceremony on Wednesday 13th December.

Year 7, 8, 9 and 11: Classes will conclude on Tuesday 12th December. Students receiving major awards will be invited to the Prize giving ceremony on Wednesday 13th December.

Camps for Year 8, 9 and 10.

In week 9 Year 8, 9 and 10 are attending their annual camps. This is a great opportunity for students to do activities that are sometimes out of their comfort zone and challenge their normal expectations. It is a great opportunity to interact with other students in the year group and develop teamwork skills, cooperation skills and have some fun. Best of luck on the camps

Expectations as we finish the year.

It is expected that all students are engaged in learning and are cooperating every lesson until the end of the year. Learning will be happening and there will not be down time or time for movies etc, there will be structured lessons every day. 

What is in the Planner?

Key ideas are “Meaning and Purpose”

Sorting out issues

There are many reasons why we have conflict with others. It could be misunderstanding, actions or words that are used or a disagreement. Sometimes this conflict or issue can cause friction in the relationship/friendship. The conflict or issue could threaten others feelings of being connected, respected or protected. If this is the case it is essential to “sort it out”

The first thing you need to do is identify the cause of the issue/ conflict. What were you thinking? What have you thought since? Who has been affected? What could have been done differently? What would you do now? and what are you going to do or say to make things right? Having clarity after answering these questions will give us the meaning and the future purpose to resolve the conflict/ issue.

Wellbeing

One of the most important attributes we can have is curiosity. Curiosity is a skill that can help us grow in our learning and our future careers. Once we have the curiosity for something then the next step is the bravery to do something with the curiosity. 

Growth mindsets are about believing, understanding and accepting that you can grow your brain's abilities by lifting your efforts to learn and try new approaches. We must learn to look at everything in a positive way. Adding yet to statements about learning or growing help develop this growth mindset. “I’m not good at Math-YET”. This ensures us that if we work on the task we have the possibility of mastering it. If we see learning as an opportunity from growth we will develop a love of learning. 

Once we have the right mindset, we need to develop GRIT, which is long term persistence and self-regulation. People with grit also enjoy self-determination, competence, autonomy and relatedness. They believe others matter and understand relationships underpin anything worth achieving. 

God bless

Mr Nick Thrum

Assistant Principal