Principal's Message
Happy Mother’s Day to the Wonderful Women of Joey’s!
What a beautiful morning celebrating the special women in our lives at Joey's. Big shout out and thanks to our PCG male helpers this morning who were here bright and early setting up and preparing food for our celebration. Special thank you to Troy Hardy and Woolworths for their very generous donation to our Mother's Day breakfast.
Welcome to the Family!
We are so pleased for Hudson and Emerence Young and Jay Tymerski who completed the Journey into the Catholic Faith Course and were baptised last term.
Catholic Schools Youth Ministry Association
Students from Years 3 to 6 have committed to a lunch time Youth Club run by our CSYMA Regional Ministry Assistants Jacob and Jaz. On Wednesday Jacob and Jaz ran a retreat afternoon, diving deep into our Catholic Faith. It was a fun faith-filled time of strengthening our friendship with ourselves, others and Jesus.
What is Bullying?
At the heart of Catholic Education lies a commitment to the wellbeing and safety of every student. Over the next few weeks we will share with you some information and support resources focused on building friendships and bullying. We will start this series with unpacking the term ‘bullying’.
Understanding bullying helps us to distinguish between regular conflicts and actual bullying. This helps avoid confusion and ensures that the right help is given when needed. It can also empower you as parents to engage in prevention efforts proactively. By teaching your children about respectful behaviour, empathy, dignity, courage, and inclusion, parents can help prevent bullying from occurring in the first place.
Bullying refers to the unwanted, repeated and intentional use of words or actions against a student or a group of students to cause distress and risk to their wellbeing.
Bullying means behaviour that has three (3) key features:
- It involves the intentional misuse of power in a relationship;
- It is ongoing and repeated; and
- It involves behaviours that can cause harm.
Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include:
- Mutual arguments and disagreements;
- Not liking someone or a single act of social rejection;
- A single episode of hurtful words or actions; and
- Isolated incidents of aggression, intimidation and/or violence
Indirect bullying (also known as covert bullying) is not always immediately observable and acknowledged as bullying. Indirect bullying can be discreet and anonymous, and the person experiencing the bullying behaviour may not realise it until after it has occurred. Examples of indirect bullying include:
- Spreading rumours: Sharing false or harmful information about someone to tarnish their reputation.
- Gossiping: Engaging in negative discussions about a person without their knowledge.
- Social manipulation: Encouraging others to exclude or reject a person from social groups.
- Cyberbullying: Using digital platforms to harass, intimidate, or spread harmful content about a person.
- Stealing: Discreetly and repeatedly stealing personal belongings.
When we as parents have a greater understanding of what bullying entails, we can effectively communicate with our children about their experiences at school, in the community and online. By using the correct terminology and understanding the dynamics of bullying, parents can encourage open dialogue and provide the necessary support.
Resources:
Watch What is bullying?
Watch Bullying and Conflict with your child.
Uniform Reminder
Girls are asked to wear the school tracksuit pants if they are cold over their skort rather than tights, as these are not part of the school uniform. It is also a timely reminder to ensure students only wear their sports shoes on the days allocated to sport, as indicated in your child’s Term 2 Overview.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact the Office.