From the Assistant Principal
PDHPE
Personal Development and Health
Please find below information about what each grade is learning in their Personal Development and Health lessons this week. This includes 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 4
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Kindergarten students are learning to identify different emotions so that we can share how we feel. Question to discuss with children: What are some emotional responses we have had in different situations? How did we respond? |
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Year One students are learning to recognise when to say ‘no’ in an assertive way. Question to discuss with children: What are some situations where we should say ‘no’ in an assertive way? |
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Year Two students are learning to identify and name the private parts of the male and female bodies. Question to discuss with children: Why is it important to know and use the correct names for the private parts of the body? |
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Year Three students are learning to identify changes that will occur to their bodies so that they know what to do when it starts to happen. Question to discuss with children: Why is it important to know and use the correct names for the private parts of the body? |
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Year Four students are learning to identify types of abuse so that they can appropriately respond to situations and be safe. Question to discuss with children: What is the difference between an accident and abuse? |
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Year Five students are learning how puberty will impact the bodies of boys and girls differently. Question to discuss with children: What hygienic products do we have to help with changes to our bodies during puberty? Eg. deodorant, shampoo, clean underwear, menstrual products etc… |
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Year Six students are learning to identify changes that will occur to our bodies during puberty so that we can know what to do when it happens. Question to discuss with children: What were some of your own personal experiences during puberty? |
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.
Book Fair
A book fair will be set up on the morning on the Book Week Parade, Friday 26 August from 8:20am. Mrs Medina will have a range of books for students to donate.
Students can purchase a book which will be donated back into the Good Samaritan Library. The donation price of these will range from $5 - $15.
Students names will be included inside the book and they will be the first person to borrow this book from the school library.
Cash purchases only will be available.
Costumes
Students are encouraged to use recycled materials to create a book character for the parade. The parade will take place at 12pm. Parents and families are invited to come along.
There will be a prize for each class based on the creative use of recycled materials in the costume. A second prize will be given for the best entry into the Colouring in Competition. These will be completed at home and must be returned to school by Wednesday, 24 August.