From the Assistant Principal
PDHPE
Starting last week, the newsletter will provide information about what each grade are learning in their Personal Development and Health lessons each week. This will include a question for parents to use to engage in discussion with their child/ren.
We hope this information allows you the opportunity to discuss the content and activities that are covered in these weekly lessons. We have a shared responsibility to keep our children safe, cared for and help them to experience a life that is full and inclusive of respectful, caring relationships now and in the future.
Session 3
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Kindergarten and Amaroo Gold are learning to identify and use correct names for body parts, including the male and female anatomy. Question to discuss with children: What are the names of the parts of your body that are private? |
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Year 1 are learning to recognise their own emotions so that they can respond to different situations in a positive way. Question to discuss with children: What are some emotions that you feel at different times and how does your body feel when you have these emotions? |
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Year 2 are learning to identify parts of their skeletal system so that they can understand how their body works. Question to discuss with children: Keeping bones strong requires eating calcium-rich foods like dairy products, broccoli, and some fish. Exercise, especially weight-bearing exercise, helps keep bones strong, too. What do we do to keep our bones strong? |
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Year 3 are learning to identify their internal organs so that they can understand how their body works. Question to discuss with children: Why do we have internal organs? Has anyone in our family had an operation on an internal organ? |
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Year 4 are learning to identify roles, rights and responsibilities in different relationships. Question to discuss with children: What could you do if you were in a challenging situation and who could you go to for support? |
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Year 5 and Amaroo Blue are learning to identify physical changes that happen during puberty so that we can understand ourselves better during our own experience. Question to discuss with children: What are some changes that will occur during puberty? |
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Year 6 are learning about the reproductive system so that we can understand the process of creating babies in a healthy life-giving relationship. Discuss with children: What were some of your own personal experiences during puberty? |
Science Week:
Next Tuesday, 16 August Good Samaritan will celebrate Science Week. The Year Six students will be hosting a mini science Fair and are going to be scientists for the day. In groups they will be planning, desigining and demonstrating a range of science experiments for students in all grades. Students will explain the scientific process of each experiment and engage students in problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Book Week:
Book Week Parade - Friday 26th August @ 12pm
This year's Book Week theme "Dreaming With Eyes Open" acknowledges Australia's First Nations People and their rich story based culture. Book week will be celebrated as a school community on Friday 26 August. Students will be completing classroom activities on this day and will participate in a book parade at 12pm.
All students are invited to bring in their favourite book and dress up as their favourite character for the day.
Parents and families are welcome to come along and join in the fun from 12pm.