Hi Guys!

This week we will be treating the staff who have worked so hard this year to educate and support our kids to a Delicious Brunch. Some of our mums have offered to make homemade biscuits, slices, lasagne, chicken carbonara and Mexican. If you would like to contribute please email me at sjarm17@eq.edu.au to let me know what you would like to donate (gifts or food) and please bring it into the office before 10.30am on the following dates. Thank you for your consideration.

1. 26 November Friday – 11:00 – 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?

Recently people have been asking what do you do? I wanted to clarify a little bit about how I can help you and your kids. 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.

This week we are starting a program called Seasons for Growth. Over the next 6 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 for 8 sessions 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