Hi Guys!

Last week we had a ball treating the staff to a well-deserved brunch to thank them for all their hard work. A BIG thank you to the Mum’s, Lifestyle Church and the Tuckshop for helping to make it happen by donating some delicious treats. For our next gratitude brunch, I was thinking a Christmas themed one would be good. If you would like to contribute please email me at sjarm17@eq.edu.au to let me know what you would like to donate so we don’t over cater. Please bring it into the office before 10.30am on the –

            Next Brunch - 26th November Friday 11am – 11.45am

The new Brave Box initiative is located in my office and helps kids to prevent mental health issues by teaching them to think about what they are thinking about. Instead of storing all of those thoughts in their mind (which can weigh us down) we are encouraging kids to write them down and put them in the BRAVE Box. This helps kids to begin to recognise their own thoughts and what could be getting in the way of concentrating on their education.

What is a Chappy and what does a Chappy do?

Even though I am called a Chaplain my role is to do support work. This means I am able to support your family emotionally, physically or spiritually. The kind of things your kids could do is talk to me about life and play games at the same time. I do not provide a counselling service but sometimes spending time with kids and listening to them really helps to support them emotionally. I will be here on Monday’s, Tuesdays and Fridays this term if you would like me to support your family please contact me via email sjarm17@eq.edu.au.

Last week we started a program called Seasons for Growth. Over the next 5 weeks students will come together and share their experiences of change and loss. Students will learn that they are not alone in their experiences and are able to build communication, resilience, decision making and problem-solving skills within the context of a safe and supportive peer group learning environment. The program runs during school time and is about 30-45 minutes a session. We look forward to the positive changes that this program will bring our students.

Have a great week!

Chappy Sheree