PADUA SHINE NEWS
SHINE
This fortnight’s SHINE focus is:
Congratulations to the Prep - Year 3 SHINE award winners.
FIRST NATIONS NEWS
Last week, Padua students celebrated Indigenous Literacy Day under the theme “Strength in our Stories: For Now & Future Generations.” Students gathered in classrooms and the library to watch a live-streamed event from the Sydney Opera House, featuring a film about storytelling in remote Aboriginal communities, along with performances from Indigenous Literacy Foundation Ambassadors and special guests.
The day was a meaningful opportunity for students to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the rich cultures and languages of Australia’s First Nations peoples. Across the campus, students also explored First Nations storybooks in our pop-up libraries and created their own story bags using traditional First Nations symbols.
URSTRONG/FRIENDOLOGY
Research shows that about 85% of conflicts at URSTRONG Schools are what we call: Friendship Fires. These are normal, low-level friendship issues like misunderstandings, hurt feelings and disagreements.
Knowing how to put out those fires and get friendships back in that Green-Zone on the Friend-o-Meter is one of the most important friendship skills in the Friendology curriculum.
This month, we’re focusing on FORGIVENESS.
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No friendship or relationship is perfect - and neither are we! Sometimes we might hurt a friend’s feelings, misunderstand them, or make an unwise choice. When this happens, it’s important to take responsibility by offering a sincere apology. A genuine apology can help “put out a Friendship Fire” and repair the relationship. By apologising and talking things through, we can move toward forgiveness and get our friendship back into the healthy zone of the Friend-o-meter. |
Gracelyn Mitchell
Assistant Principal Administration (Acting) - Padua Campus