St Peter's Bentleigh East eNewsletter

Building resilience in children … from Healthy Families website

Resilience … it’s a familiar word, isn’t it? But what does it really mean?

When we talk about resilience, we’re talking about a child’s ability to cope with ups and downs, and bounce back from the challenges they experience during childhood – for example moving home, changing schools, studying for an exam or dealing with the death of a loved one. Building resilience helps children not only to deal with current difficulties that are a part of everyday life, but also to develop the basic skills and habits that will help them deal with challenges later in life, during adolescence and adulthood.

Resilience is important for children’s mental health. Children with greater resilience are better able to manage stress, which is a common response to difficult events. Stress is a risk factor for mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, if the level of stress is severe or ongoing.

So where does resilience come from?

Resilience is shaped partly by the individual characteristics we are born with (our genes, temperament and personality) and partly by the environment we grow up in — our family, community and the broader society. While there are some things we can’t change, such as our biological makeup, there are many things we can change.

We can all help children become more resilient and the good news is, you don’t have to do it alone. You can ask other adults such as carers and grandparents to help. Building children’s resilience is everyone’s business, and it’s never too early or too late to get started.

How can I build resilience in my child?

As a parent, carer, or significant adult, you can help to develop essential skills, habits and attitudes for building resilience at home by helping your child to:

Build good relationships with others including adults and peers
Build their independence
Learn to identify, express and manage their emotions
Build their confidence by taking on personal challenges

There are some simple things you can do to build your child’s resilience in these areas on the Healthy Families Beyond Blue Website.

https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/healthy-homes/building-resilience

POLICY REVIEW

Policy review is an important aspect within the school organisation and we have a cycle for review and renewal. However, at times circumstances mean we have to revisit and update policies in light of changes to the world around us. One of these is the Mobile Phone Policy. We have had an increased presence of smart watches at school recently that fall outside the old policy. These smart watches have the ability to make and receive calls as well as SMS and having a camera. In light of the increased presence we have updated our Policy to reflect this. All relevant school policies can be found on the sidebar of the Newsletter webpage.

https://spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au/school-policies

REPORTS

Student Reports will be sent home on Thursday, 27th June. Please take the opportunity to celebrate your child’s learning and growth with them and let them know how proud you are of their achievements. The report outlines what they have covered over the past two terms in the Victorian Curriculum. The teacher comments also outline your child’s personal attributes to the class and may suggest future learning goals. The report this Semester will now include more information on R.E. and its place within the curriculum. This is outlined below:

REPORTING & RE INQUIRY

As Catholic educators we invite students to make sense of their world and their lives within a faith community that is faithful to the mission of Jesus. It is within this context that RE and Inquiry are linked. A question such as, "What is Religious about this inquiry concept?" is asked to enable students to ask further questions and to explore the wondering they have around the inquiry concept. Assessment is now around skills learned and achieved and not content as in other academic areas within the Victorian Curriculum.

As Michael Hanney is on leave reports I will be signing on his behalf.

Please Note: If you require a second report due to family circumstances please notify the School Office by tomorrow, Tuesday, 25th June.

TRIVIA NIGHT

A big thank you to the P & F Committee on a very successful Trivia Night on Saturday. A lot of work and organization goes into preparing for this event and on behalf of the School Community, I thank all those involved for all their hard work and the parents who attended.

FAREWELL

On Friday we farewell the Deledio’s - Kai 2MW - Tyler 1KG who are moving to Torquay. We wish them every success with their new adventure and thank them for their contribution to the St Peter’s Community.

Friday is the last day of term and we have the end of term Mass 10.00am to which all families are welcome. Please note that classes finish for the term at 2:30pm and resume on Monday, July 15^th.

I wish everyone a safe and restful holiday and if heading north I hope you enjoy some warmth.

Michael Juliff

Congratulations to the following student on celebration his Reconciliation on the weekend: Lachlan McGrath

On the 1^st July 2019 The Assisted Dying Law comes into effect in Victory. This law raises much debate in our Community.

A dear friend of mine, Fr Geoffrey King died of MND in May of 2015. He was a man of great Faith. He was a person of few words. But when he spoke you listened.

As we continue to debate what this law means for us as Christians who see life as a gift and not ours to take perhaps it is worth taking the time to read Geoff’s article which appeared in The Age in 2013. His reflection may help us to see things in a new way.

Edward Dooley (Mission and Faith Leader)

Life or death decision inspired by faith in God

Despite suffering motor neurone disease, I won't take my own life as Beverley Broadbent did.

By Geoffrey King (written April 2013) [Died May 7^th 2015]

I read with great interest, and I hope empathy, the story about Beverley Broadbent ending her life. I think I can appreciate her choice to end her life while still able to enjoy living. But it is not a choice that I intend to make.

It is, nevertheless, a choice that confronts me. I was diagnosed almost two years ago with motor neurone disease, admittedly with a rare variant of the disease that typically progresses more slowly than the more common forms.

Already my legs are virtually useless and I spend about 14 hours a day in an electric wheelchair. I need help to get into and out of bed and to get to the toilet. More recently I have noticed the beginning of weakness in my right arm - a sign of things to come, as all of my voluntary muscles begin to shut down.

At present my determination is to live as fully as possible within these already significant limitations. I am acting dean of the united faculty of theology within the MCD University of Divinity. I am teaching one course within that faculty. As a Catholic priest I celebrate Mass several mornings a week in the church at Richmond where I live, and on Sundays at Werribee. I go to the MCG when Collingwood is playing. I go to concerts in the city, and to exhibitions at the NGV. I frequent cafes that serve good coffee. I do most of the food shopping for my small community.

For some of this I need to use a maxi taxi. But more commonly I travel simply by wheelchair or by train, courtesy of a free myki pass and the help of train drivers who put out a ramp for me. When my arms and upper body become weaker, all this will be more difficult, ultimately impossible, but I have managed thus far to adapt in ways that would a few years ago have seemed improbable to me, and I hope such adaptation can continue.

Why, however, do I choose to press on into the more horrendous parts of this motor neurone journey, rather than seeking to take Beverley Broadbent's path? Ultimately for me this is not a matter of reason, but a matter of faith. I believe in a creator (and creative) God and I believe in the paradoxical power of the cross.

For me, life is a gift from God. So far it has been an extraordinarily generous gift. I have been able to do things, and to experience things, and to go to places (places of the heart as well as geographical places) that I would never have conceived of when I was, say, 20. I have had a wonderful life, and for this I am immensely grateful. I have now entered into much darker places, but even here I find new life: there is a sense of adventure, for example, in finding how to do even simple things from the constraints of an electric wheelchair.

I know that I shall never again go for 40-kilometre walks along Washington's C&O Canal, nor wander around the Parthenon on a misty morning, nor drink a dark lager in Munich's Augustiner Bierhalle, nor go to an outdoor concert at night in the Roman Forum, nor even catch a ferry on Sydney Harbour. There is deep regret in all of that, but it is far outweighed by a sense of gratitude that I have been able to do these things in the first place.

And then there is the cross. I do not believe that suffering is meaningless, but that, like Christ's suffering, it can be redemptive. Of course, we should do all we reasonably can to prevent suffering, but we will still be confronted with it.

This awful disease puts me in solidarity with others suffering around the world. It has enabled me to enter into the world of the disabled, such as the other wheelchair passengers I meet on the train. With them I see the world with new eyes. And in small ways I have become an advocate for the disabled and for disability access. I have been inspired by the peacefulness of other motor neurone sufferers, some of them much more disabled than I am.

I have also discovered how much people love me. Prayers, good wishes, and material help have come from places expected and quite unexpected. Through my blog (geoffreysj.com), I have met new friends and reconnected with old ones. Having motor neurone disease, then, has enabled me to live life in new ways. I actually see it as a gift, a very challenging and mysterious gift, from a life-giving God.

None of this is to pretend that motor neurone is not an absolutely awful disease, that the later stages in particular are about as nasty as it gets. As a friend remarked, getting motor neurone disease is drawing the shortest of short straws. I just hope that I can maintain my positive attitude as things get a lot tougher. Nor do I want my life to be artificially prolonged, by being kept going on a ventilator, for instance, as my breathing muscles fail. At that point I want to be allowed to die, but for me that is very different from taking positive steps to end my life.

None of this is meant as a direct comment on the politics of euthanasia, nor is it an attempt to rebut the views of Beverley Broadbent. My attitude is based on my Christian faith. I do not want to impose my views on those who do not share that faith. But it is the statement of someone who wants to live life to the full, who has found some of that fullness in the unlikeliest of places, and who trusts the amazing grace that has brought me safe thus far to lead me on.

Geoffrey King is a Jesuit priest and acting dean of the united faculty of theology, a college of the MCD University of Divinity (originally known as the Melbourne College of Divinity).

For an article arguing other viewpoints on this issue you might like to read:

We must not deny the sick a dignified death

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Bucket Filler Award

Last week the Bucket Filler Award was presented to three boys – Liam Martin, Matthew Boccari and Patrick Forster. They noticed someone who had no one to play with, invited them to join their game and taught them the rules. Well done boys, what fantastic Bucket Fillers you are!

Walk/Ride2 School

Congratulations to the winners of the Junior and Senior School Ride/Walk to School trophies!!

2GC and 5GM

Our first Ride/Walk to School Day for Term 3 will be held on Friday 19^th July.

Wellbeing Warriors

Wellbeing Warriors continued on Thursday with a free Yogabean kids yoga class. These yoga classes will be offered as a paid lunchtime program in Term 3 for those who are interested

PARENTING IDEAS by MICHAEL GROSE

Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s the author of 10 parenting books including Thriving!, the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It, and his latest release Spoonfed Generation: How to raise independent children.

Please click on the link below to read the latest article:

Helping Kids Tolerate Discomfort

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fUD_QQnnYoVjojwVxtVHLTNtJgfVxTJK/view?usp=sharing

Winter Sport Finals for Year 5/6 will be held on Wednesday, 26th June between 11:00am - 2:15pm. All teams will play two games during this time.

St Peter's Teams to qualify are - AFL Mixed, Soccer Boys, Sof-crosse A & B, Netball Girls & Mixed B.

Venues for the day are as follows:

AFL - Centenary Park

Soccer - Bailey Reserve

Sof-crosse, Netball & Rounders - Duncan Mackinnon

Students not involved in finals will do sport activities at school. It is being played on a Wednesday this year due to a clash with Region Cross Country on Thursday, 20th June and a school not available on Thursday, 27th. Tuesday and Wednesday Specialist classes will swap in Week 10 so students are required to wear their Sport Uniform on the appropriate days.

Good luck to all teams!!

Girls AFL Football Team

Last Tuesday, the 18th ofJune, the girls from years five and six attended Centenary Park to play a football match against Oakleigh South Primary.

We were all super nervous as we knew they were going to be a strong side. We went into the team huddle and talked about some strategies. We got into our positions and then the ball was thrown up to start the game. We started off extremely strong scoring 30 points just in the first quarter.

As we walked onto the pitch for the second quarter, we knew they were going to try and make a comeback. By the end of the quarter, we had gained another 12 points, and we managed to keep them down to just one goal.

At half time we talked about continuing strong and that’s certainly what we did. We hopped back onto the field and began the play. It was a great quarter as we scored another 22 points.

By the fourth quarter we were confident that we were going to take home the win, scoring another 19 points for the quarter. In the end, St Peter’s won 83 to 6. It was an amazing win, and as a result, we now have the opportunity to continue on as a team at the Division Level, against the winner in the Armedale district.

We are all super excited and are so proud of ourselves. Overall, the girls had an incredible game and showed great teamwork. We would like to wish everyone luck at the next level.

By Keiva Kell (6RD)

Well done to Mitch Langworthy who competed at the National Team Baseball Tournament in Lismore last week.

Mitch was the youngest competitor out of 16 teams yet still managed to pitch and bat extremely well.

A fantastic effort - Well done Mitch

Well done to Daisy Nousis on her outstanding effort at Region Cross Country last Thursday. Competing in terrible conditions against the best students from over 200 schools, Daisy finished 8th and will now head to the State Titles next term. Congratulations Daisy and all the best at States!!

Football Star Academy Holiday Camp

Football Star Academy will again conduct a holiday camp at St Peter's on Tuesday 9th & Wednesday 10th July. These have been very popular the last few school holidays and are held on Casey or the hall if the weather is unsuitable.

All details are on the link

https://sportstaracademy.com/football/programs/clinic?id=4138 .

St Peters students have access to 25% discount when using codeword : WINTER25

Regards

Justin McCarthy

Sport & Specialist Coordinator

jmccarthy@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

"The Tree Of Life" - School Holiday Performances - Well Done Jamie Brown!

In 2017, St Peter's was the first school to perform 'The Tree Of Life', a musical written by our very own drama teacher, Drew Lane. Well, a theatre company based in Frankston - People's Playhouse Theatre Company - has picked it up and are performing the show during the July school holidays. There are new songs, a cast of over 35 students from ages 7-18, and even a live band!

Not only that, but one of our students - Jamie Brown 3LK - is performing as part of the cast! Congratulations Jamie on being involved in 'The Tree Of Life.

If you would like to see the show, go to www.trybooking.com/bbxny To buy your tickets. There are only 6 shows, so don't miss out! It would be great to see more St Peter's students and families there to support the show and, of course, our own Jamie Brown!

SAVE THE DATE

Tuesday 25^th June - Sausage Sizzle & Casual Day - Tomorrow

Friday 26^th July - Grandparents & Special Friends Day - Mass, Morning Tea & Time in Classroom

SAUSAGE SIZZLE & CASUAL DAY- Tuesday 25^th June

Thank you to everyone who returned their child/rens order form.

Don’t forget it is also Casual Day tomrrow!

Thank you to all the volunteers who have offered to cook & serve.

LOCAL MATTERS- GRILL’D COMMUNITY DONATION PROGRAM

We’re off to a great start but you still have until the end of June, to pop a token in our St Peter’s Jar at Grill’d Carnegie!

Local Matters is the Grill’d Community Donation Program that sees each Grill’d restaurant donate $500 back into the community every month. The donation is split between 3 local community groups $300/$100/$100.

HOW YOU CAN HELP?

We would love your support in receiving the highest $300 donation! Simply head to Grill’d Carnegie during June for a burger and pop your Local Matters token in our jar. The group with the most tokens at the end of the month receives the largest donation.
It’s a simple (and delicious) way to show your support!
You’ll find us on a jar at Grill’d Carnegie, 86 Koornang Road, Carnegie.

TRIVIA NIGHT

Thank you to everyone who attended the Trivia Night Saturday! We hope you all had a fantastic night!

It was great to see everyone dress up in their Hollywood themed costumes! Special mention to our best dressed winners: Marilyn Monroe - Mick Ferwerda & Dame Edna- Marnie Richardson.

Congratulations to Table 1 who took out the win in a nail-biting tie breaker!!

RAFFLE - 1^st Prize $500 VISA (CASH) -Sue Zivic

2^nd Prize $250 WESTFIELD Voucher -N De Luca

3^rd Prize $150 VILLAGE CINEMA Voucher- B Hogan

4^th Prize $100 COLES/MYER Voucher- James Brooker

To all our wonderful sponsors, THANK YOU for your support! We couldn’t make this event as successful, without you!

A special Thanks to Mick Schinck and Cat Noble, Trish and Pam for supporting us on the night and in the preparation for the event.

Finally, a massive thank you to the TRIVIA NIGHT SUB COMMITTEE Katrina Dimitriu, Dani Leversha, Dianne Rayner, Katie Tiberi and Jo Melita for all your hard work in making our biggest fundraiser such a success!

GRANDPARENTS & SPECIAL FRIEND’S DAY- Friday 26^th July

An invite has been emailed home today via CareMonkey so you can ask a grandparent or special friend to come along to school for a very special day. The P&F provide Morning Tea for our special guests, and we ask you to please respond via CareMonkey if you are able to provide a plate and/or volunteer with the serving of Morning Tea.

Entertainment Books

For the families that received an Entertainment Book at home, could you please pay for your book or return the unwanted book to the office. Extra books are also available from the school office. Digital copies are best ordered via the payment link below. There is a display book in the Office.

Please go to the link below to order your book.

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/1879g67

Next 2 P&F Meetings – Monday, 15th July - 7.00pm - All Welcome (Meeting Room off the Breezeway)

Then Monday, 19th August

Please send us an email on the address below if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the P & F.

pnf1@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

We also have a Facebook Page. Follow us on

https://www.facebook.com/St-Peters-Primary-School-Bentleigh-East-Parents-Friends-388657947987381/

Thank you

P & F Committee

LUNCHTIME YOGA

Due to the great response during Wellbeing Warriors we have organised a Yoga Program that will be running every Tuesday lunchtime in Term 3. Please see flyer on the link below for more information and registration details. There will be a free trial session next Thursday, 20th June at lunchtime.

Please go to the link below to see details on how to register for this program.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8IsZ9pU28TqTTRwSjJ5UjRCYlgwcWpieHYxYjNUX0tzRjJ3/view?usp=sharing

CANTEEN ROSTER

Week Beginning Monday, 24th June

Wednesday, 26th June - Kirsty Lentine & Irene Major - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 27th June - Michelle Bridges & Nicole Catania - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 28th June - Colleen Dowling & Vanessa Lawless - 9.00am - 10.30am

Ana Vranesic, Yvonne Gower & Trudy Fitchett- 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Week Beginning Monday, 15th July

Wednesday, 17th July - Michelle Monaghan & Sharon Odlum - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 18th July - Leanne Johnson - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 19th July - Julie Eyles - 9.00am - 10.30am

Nicki De Lorenzo & Felicity Gallagher - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Week Beginning Monday, 22nd July

Wednesday, 24th July - Kirsty Lentine & Irene Major - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 25th July - Michelle Bridges & Nicole Catania - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 26th July - Colleen Dowling & Vanessa Lawless - 9.00am - 10.30am

Ana Vranesic & Yvonne Gower - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Please click on the link below to view the updated Canteen Price List

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8IsZ9pU28TqY08xei1Hc0cyUFBRS3dMZHpvUmxYOXBUVHdz/view?usp=sharing

Thank you to those families who have been bringing in stickers. Tomorrow, Tuesday 25th June is the last day for collecting them, so if you have any stickers at home please bring them into the Office as soon as possible. Thank you once again to all families.

ST. PETER'S FOODBANK

Thank you to all the volunteers that have cooked for us in the past few weeks.

St. Peter’s Primary School Food Bank was established in 2013 with families volunteering to cook meals for other families in the school community during a time of need. Whether there is illness, hospitalisation of a family member, bereavement, the arrival of a new baby, moving house or even if someone is in need of a little extra TLC, the Food Bank can help.

We would like to invite parents to consider becoming one of our volunteer cooks. We anticipate each volunteer would only be required to cook 2-3 times per year. Of course, you are welcome to cook more often if you like.

We also encourage you to think about your friends and classmates at the school and keep the Food Bank in mind if they are going through a tough time. It is a completely confidential service and you can access it through us or through a staff member at St. Peter’s. If you would like more information about the service or volunteering, please download our electronic brochure below.

We are looking for some new parents to sign up as volunteers to start cooking for our Food Bank. We love to have as many volunteers in our Food Bank pool as possible.

If you have not cooked for our Food Bank before, please ensure you email us prior to cooking, at sppsfoodbank@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au, and ask us for a Food Bank information pack.

If you become aware of someone in the school community needing a little help or TLC, please contact us. You can contact us confidentially at: sppsfoodbank@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au or call Karina Clement 0404 057 522 or Katrina Chapman 0488 386 088 (Program Co-ordinators) or your class teacher, school office or Michael Hanney directly.

Please go to the link below for information regarding the Kids On Key Instrumental Program.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8IsZ9pU28TqMl9PODRuWWVwc0otLTFuOTAzZUtjYXpTYnA4/view?usp=sharing