TERM 2 Week 8
GOOD COUNSEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
6th June, 2017
takes many forms including physical aggression (or blackmail); intimidation; harassment and exclusion.
Why the distinction? I hear the term bullying misused a great deal in the media and when talking with students and parents. We run the risk of failing to skill our kids up to manage rudeness and teasing if we categorise every awful behaviour that kids experience as bullying.
Our ability to be discerning about bullying is as important as the action we take when we are sure that our child is on the receiving end of bullying behaviour. These actions include: dealing with feelings; providing emotional coping skills; getting others involved; building up a child’s support networks; and building self-confidence.
Bullying needs to be taken seriously. But we also need to be discerning about bullying behaviours. (Adapted from Michael Grose’s Parenting Ideas).
YOUNG PERFORMERS RESULTS Trinity Lee - Piano Solo 2nd, Single Character Portrayal 1st, Set Poem 3rd, Own Choice Poem 3rd and Poems for two VHC. Jack Brunetto - Piano Solo 2nd Ruby Kukulies - Piano Solo 3rd
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS All the best to our Peninsula Representative Rylee Jones who will compete at the U/12 Netball State Championships on June 19th & 20th.
Congratulations to Logan Lizzio and Juliet Santitto who have both qualified to represent the Peninsula Region at the State Tennis Championships in Toowoomba next term.
GREENWAY DANCE FESTIVAL Best wishes to all our dancers competing this week.
STATE TITLES CROSS COUNTRY Best of luck to Stevi Blennerhassett who will be competing at the State Titles in the Brisbane.
Regards Liam
Dear Parents/Carers,
Much time at school is spent by teachers and leadership dealing with one student not getting along with another. For the most, this can be sorted with a conversation between the two parties and some simple strategies employed so that each person can enjoy their time at school. Many times the word “bullying” comes out from students and parents. “What is bullying?” “Do we mix it up with teasing and other forms of mean behaviour?” It is a word used often and it needs some clarification. Bullying is a term that’s wrapped in emotion. For many people it’s associated with bad childhood memories. It’s been estimated that around 40 per cent of people have experienced bullying in the past. It’s something that we don’t want to happen to our children. Today the term is being overused and is confused with teasing and rudeness.
Rudeness refers to thoughtless behaviours and thoughtless words. Kids often do rude things to each other without thinking their actions through. Examples include joking about the colour of a child’s hair in front of others; failing to share possessions and neglecting to acknowledge someone. Rudeness is usually about selfishness and thoughtlessness. Taken on their own, many rude behaviours can be seen as an element of bullying, but when looked at in context they are more about thoughtlessness, lack of consideration and poor manners rather than a deliberate attempt to hurt someone.
Teasing refers to annoying, hurtful behaviour that is used to get a reaction from someone else. Teasing can be persistent in nature, but not always. It’s generally an attempt to get under a person’s skin. It can involve name-calling; it can be personal and hurtful in nature. It can also infringe on another person’s rights. But generally teasing doesn’t have the key ingredients that make up bullying.
Bullying is the selective, uninvited repetitive oppression of one person or group by another. It involves three elements - intent to hurt or harm; power imbalance; and repetition over time. It
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Page 2—Religious Life of the School
DIARY DATES TERM 2
Tuesday 18th April—Friday 23rd June
TUE 6 JUN P&F MEETING
7.30PM THEATRETTE
WED 7 JUN CHOIR PRACTICE
8:40AM—9:20AM
TUE 13 JUN ICAS WRITING
WED 14 JUN ICAS SPELLING
MATH OLYMPIAD #2
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TUCKSHOP ROSTER:
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TERM FEES
Term 2 fees were issued last
week. Please be mindful and
check your emails to ensure
delivery of your fee statement.
A reminder that every family will receive a fee
statement regardless of payment arrangements
or concessions, to keep you informed of your
current balance.
Please be aware for direct deposits into the
school’s bank account it is imperative to use
your 973……… Reference located at the bot-
tom of your invoice to ensure that monies are
credited against the correct account and not
delay payments. Also, please email remittance
to avoid payments being overlooked.
Year 5 & 6 “Game on Fitness”
Training for “Game on Fitness” continues each Thursday
afternoon until 15 June for years 5 & 6 starting at 3.10pm -
4.14pm in the Blue Covered Area.
Rookies 2 Reds this Wednesday. Book in online. Bring a change of clothes for
training Years 2 - 6.
CANE TRAIN SAFETY MESSAGE The 2017 can crushing season will begin in June.
Please stay safe and remember: Cane trains will be operating 24 hours 24 hours a
day during the crushing season Stay away from locomotives and cane bins
Don’t play around railway lines Never walk between cane bins
Never go on to a cane railway bridge Never walk behind a train—the driver will not see
you If you have to cross the railway tracks, STOP and
look both ways, LISTEN and only cross when it is safe
OBEY Flashing Lights signals and Give Way signage at road crossings.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE INNISFAIL
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR JULY
RECREATION DAY -
Learn the Art of Drumming with Olivia
Please phone 4043 8400 to book your place
WHERE: Community Support Centre
13-17 Donald Street Innisfail
WHEN: Monday 17th July 2017
TIME: 9.30am to 11.30am
COST: Free
LIBRARY NEWS—READERS CUP
Students this week will complete in the North Qld Readers
Cup to be held Thursday June 8 at Redlynch College. Well
done to Bailey Worth, Gurshaan Singh, Tess Wilson, Harry
Morrison and Kyanna Pike for representing GCPS in
reading. Thanks to Mrs Farina for coaching these students.
Welcome to the week that was:
Friday’s Pentecost Prayer Assembly...
Congratulations to Year 1 for their well-prepared Pentecost song and
actions to remind us that the 50 days of Easter was over and the
Church celebrated its birthday with tongues of fire.
3WH Liturgy...
Thank you Fr Kerry for presiding over the 3WH Liturgy of the Word this
morning for their Beatitudes celebration. Thank you parents who sup-
ported the children with their presence.
Prep Prayer Assembly…
Please join us for Friday’s Prep Prayer Assembly teaching us about
loving our neighbour. The children enjoy being supported by parents
and grandparents.
Social & Emotional Learning…
At home, at school and at play, Social and Emotional Learning is to be
encouraged in order to enhance students’ capacity to integrate skills,
attitudes and behaviours, to deal effectively and ethically with daily
tasks and challenges.
As with Program Achieve Framework which includes Organisation,
Persistence, Getting Along, Emotional Resilience and Confidence, the
competencies of Self-awareness, Social awareness, Self-management,
Relationship skills, and Responsible decision-making (CASEL 2017),
promote intrapersonal, interpersonal and cognitive competence as life-
long skills.
The first of these this week—Self-awareness
The ability to accurately recognise one’s own emotions, thoughts and
values and how they influence behaviour. The ability to accurately as-
sess one’s strengths and limitations, with a well-grounded sense of
confidence, optimism, and a “growth mindset”.
Identifying emotions
Accurate self-perception
Recognising strengths
Self-confidence
Self-efficacy
www.casel.org More to follow next week.
TERM 2 DATES 2017 Tue 06.06 P & F Meeting 7:30pm
Wed 07.06 School Officers’ Day
Thu 09.06 Prep Prayer Assembly
Mon 12.06 6B Class Mass
Tue 13.06 ICAS Writing
3B Class Liturgy
Wed 14.06 SCHOOL OFFICERS DAY
ICAS Spelling
Math Olympiad #2
Fri 16.06 GCPS Confirmation Pr. Assembly
Rugby Union U12 TAS
Mon 19.06 Sacrament of Confirmation MoGC
Tue 20.06 Sacrament of Confirmation St Rita’s
Wed 21.06 200m & 800m Callendar Park
Ball Games Blue Area
Thu 22.06 Andrew Chinn with Choir 12:00pm
Andrew Chinn Concert 1:40pm
Fri 23.06 Athletics Carnival Castor Park
Sat 25.06 Mini Vinnies at Mass 6:30pm
TERM THREE
Mon 10 July - Fri 15 Sept
Mon 10.07 Reconciliation Week
Fri 14.07 Innisfail Show Holiday
Sun 23.07 Catholic Education Week
TERM FOUR
Mon 02 Oct Queen’s Birthday
Tue 03 Oct - Fri 1 Dec
Tue 03.10 NAIDOC Week
Queensland Day…
Queensland will be celebrating it’s 158th Birthday on June 6. In celebrating Queensland Day, the community can share a sense of pride in being both Australian and a Queenslander. It is a time to reflect on how lucky we are to be part of such a wonderful, diverse state.
Year 6 PCYC Team Up Skills...
Thank you to the PCYC’s Mick Maguire and Michael
Sands for the Friday afternoon skills opportunities
provided to the Year 6 students.
Ditto and Brave Hearts...
Preps, Year 1 and Year 2 students learnt about
Personal Safety with Ditto last week.
State of Origin Raffle Winners... 1st Prize: Jason Schramm 4PD
2nd Prize: Sarah Anderson 2A
Free ticket Origin Raffle—
Qld Football—Tess Wilson 6H
NSW Football—Chayse Briggs
Yours in Catholic Education—
Maria Caltabiano—Mrs C.
Assistant Principal Religious Education,
Administration & Social and Emotional Learning.
Sacrament of Confirmation Ceremony Monday 19 June 7:00pm
Mother of Good Counsel Church Innisfail
Tuesday 20 June 7:00pm St Rita’s Church South Johnstone
We keep in our prayers the children preparing for Confirmation:
Isabella Booth, Karleigh Costa
Ayden Edgerton, Sheri Evans
Anthony Giandomenico
Behnjamin Johnson, Aidan Lo
Mathew Johnson Joshua Lowrey
Ryan Millard Zoey Morales
Oliver Nutting, Aidan Van Bael
Alexis Onaindia Jordan Ozzi
Jason Schramm Callum Scullen
Chelsea Scullen Gavin Shannon
Jared Spinella, Jake Tabone
Mia Terry, Aiden O’Brien
Ashton Vecchio, Stevie-Rose Wallis
Sacrament of Baptism…
Welcome Chelsea Scullen and Callum Scullen into the Innisfail Parish community through Baptism.
Congratulations & Welcome... to Daniel & Bibi Hollywood— A daughter—Imogen Violet to Marnie & Greg Webber— a son Brady, brother for Ellie (Prep C). to Josephine & Erik D’Urso—a daughter Sophia, a sister for Brayen(1S).
ALL KEYS
Alexis Morales PERSISTENCE Amaya Hutchinson Lacey Zieger Tayla Furber Bella Baldwin Brodie Masina Elizabeth Smith Mia McLeish EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE Elizabeth Hudson ORGANISATION Navreet Basra Kaiya Green Cooper Healey Tyson Catelan Claire McDonald Zavier McBride Ziggy Barker Lizzie Wolbers Harlem Mercer Matthew Thao Djay Weldon Belle Gallagher Olivia Laksa CONFIDENCE Elle Gracie Heleana Kuhn Lachlan Elliot Chelsea Scullen Kayani Kawiri Billie Luce Tristan Lee-Hogan GETTING ALONG Seth Sciacca Jake Blundell Olivia Kris
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