Hello Everyone, Please find attached a few pictures of our Life Skills sessions. We have be focussing on meditation, basic yoga positions and the meaning of different values. Regards, Tim
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Hello Everyone, Please find attached this week's homework due on the 12th of March. There are three different tasks to complete. Regards, Tim
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Yesterday, our class was lucky enough to participate in a restorative behaviours workshop with Terry O’Connell from Real Justice. This was a great session and built upon some of the work that has already been happening at Coburg North. The Restorative Practices model recognises that consistency in response to behaviour helps to create a safe and comfortable learning environment. It also helps to further develop interpersonal skills, communication and gives students a frame work in which they can resolve their problems. Each student has been given a set of cards containing questions to use to assist them resolve issues they may experience. Teachers will be using these questions as well. Please find these attached. Regards, Tim Hello Everyone, Please find attached the overview for this term. Regards, Tim
Hello Everyone, Please find attached this week's homework, due date for this task is the 19th of February. Students are also expected to be reading on a nightly basis. All students have had multiple opportunities to borrow books from the school library in the last week. However, students are not limited to reading books from the library. Regards, Tim
Are your kids constantly glued to a screen? Where do you draw the line to keep screen time in check? Parents often ask school staff about strategies for managing screen time at home. This is often a difficult question given the individual nature of every household. However, there are a number of apps on the market that allow parents to have greater control over the devices in their household. One such app is Google Family Link. This app allows parents to monitor screen time, set device bedtimes and manage the apps that can be used on a device. Google Play https://families.google.com/familylink/ iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/google-family-link/id1150085200?mt=8 But remember not all screen time is bad. Screens are a part of family life and when used in moderation can offer positive benefits, like:
Hello Everyone, Yesterday, the students were lucky enough to participate in a free St. John's Ambulance First Aid Course. During this course they learnt basic first aid including C.P.R. The students have also been doing more activities around different emotions and exploring what makes a good teacher and a good student. Regards, Tim Hello Everyone,
Today the class participate in an online cyber safety conference – Safer Internet Day. This conference compliments the work that we have been doing within our classroom on the school’s rights and responsibilities. Safer Internet Day The presentation covered:
Tim Hello Everyone, Today the students participated in a 'Card Tower Challenge'. The aim of the challenge is to build the biggest card tower. However, each group had to earn the cards for their tower through discussions with other students about things that they had in common. This activity is great for building communication, cooperation and problem solving skills. Please find some pictures below. Regards, Tim Hello Everyone, Please find attached some pictures of 5/6A doing some group work relating to the right to feel safe and comfortable. Students explored what this looks, feels and sounds like in different contexts using Y charts. Regards, Tim |
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