From the Leader of Wellbeing
From the Leader of Wellbeing
Even though we aren’t at school, there are a lot of great activities happening at St Andrews College. Congratulations to all the students who are actively participating in the Wellbeing activities that the Leaders of Learning Wellbeing are putting up on their Wellbeing google classrooms. From Yr 7-12 there have been many challenges so the students can have a bit of fun, connect with each other & take a break from the news. Some of these activities from the Leaders of Learning Wellbeing include photo competitions; sharing favourite recipes; telling your favourite joke & participating in different Group Zooms (such as Learning Group, House & even Year Group zooms!)
Hope Week
In Week 3, as part of our Wellbeing Program, our College celebrated Hope Week. It was our first Online Character Strength Week. Our SRC & Captains did such a wonderful job planning the week with Hope themed activities, all of which could be accessed via their Wellbeing Google Classroom. They shared prayers, daily songs, created a video on what they are hopeful for and even facilitated a 7-12 kahoot game during lunch. On the Friday, we asked students to dress in Green & Gold which combined not only an opportunity to celebrate the amazing feats our Olympians were achieving in Tokyo, but it was also a way to send our Hope to them and to take a bit of hope & inspiration from the amazing stories that were coming out of the Olympics & to bring it into our own lives. Thank you to all students who participated and got involved. It was a wonderful week.
Online Learning
There have now been 4 weeks of online learning. If you have any concerns please feel free to contact your child's individual class teachers or their Leader of Learning Wellbeing. It’s important that for every lesson, students:
- Answer the roll question
- Be a part of the class zoom, where the teacher explains the lesson (make sure the video camera is on!)
- Ask questions either on the live chat document or via a private message on Google Classroom if they don’t understand something
- Submit all classwork at the end of the lesson - even if it’s not finished. The teacher wants to know how their students are going & where they are up to.
If you need any extra resources at this time, here are some helpful websites. There is also specific advice about COVID-19:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/covid-19
Mrs Sue Cooper
Leader of Wellbeing