PADUA SHINE NEWS
SHINE AND FIRST NATIONS NEWS
SHINE
Our SHINE focus for Week 8 is:
AT PADUA CAMPUS OUR STUDENTS SHINE
Prep - Year 3 SHINE award winners.
FIRST NATIONS NEWS
Our Prep and Year 1 Padua students are getting ready to celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day which is being held on 3rd September. At Yabana club last week they had the opportunity to read along and listen to the book "Our Dreaming" where students explored their belonging and connection to Country. A beautiful book including First Nations language gave the students insight to the hundreds of different languages spoken across communities and mobs in Australia.
URSTRONG/FRIENDOLOGY
At URSTRONG, we look at social-emotional wellbeing through the lens of friendship. This month, we’re shining the light on the importance of KINDNESS in friendships.
Kindness counts! As Dana shared in this interview with the The Sydney Morning Herald, pop culture has led us to believe that popular kids are the “mean” kids who rule the roost, but the reality is that the most well-liked kids are the ones who are kind. The 20-year study that Kasey Edwards references proves that kids who exhibit social-emotional skills are more likely to be successful and happy later in life.
Whether you are a teacher or a parent, enjoy our KINDNESS Freebie – a fun colouring-in sheet to anchor a conversation about the importance of kindness.
Gracelyn Mitchell
Assistant Principal Administration (Acting) - Padua Campus