Congratulations!

As part of our PB4L rewards systems, students are awarded Happy Cards, for following our rules of Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Safe while playing in our play areas. When a student has received 10 Happy Cards, they receive a Playground Award and a small treat. After they have received 20 Happy Cards, they receive a Citizenship Award and a Bronze Medallion. Congratulations to the following students who received their awards at the Week 1 Assembly:

Playground Award: Isla.B, Olivia.B, Aya.H, Fatima.H, Mason.W, Rahwa.B, Natinee. P, Aleksander.C, Alira.S, Tyrese.B, Ronan.B, Sienna.F, Lilith-Rose.L, Mateo.N, Mia.D, Monique.D, Jaxen.G, Jasmin.H, Hassan.H, Joshua.M, Kylar.L, Ace.T and Ryan.O

Citizenship Award (Bronze): Yehia.S, Abbas.H, and Rocco.B

Public Speaking
During Week 1 we conducted our school Public Speaking Competition for all students in Years 5 and 6. The students wrote and delivered their speeches on the topics assigned to their grades. From this, students were chosen to deliver their speech at the school final on Friday, 14 October.

The finalists chosen were:
Year 5: Zelia.S, Samuel.A, Marco.C, Zaynab.R, Jaeda.Y, Thomas.W, Makedde.A and Charlie.M
Year 6: Lara.D, Savannah.G, Dominic.G, Sekne.A, Sara.E, Chanel.T, Eva.G and Celina.Y

Congratulations to all students, especially Marco.C and Lara.D, who now progress to the Southern Region Final on Wednesday 26 October.

Appropriate Television Viewing
Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behaviour. Television programming can contain some violence. Studies on the effects of TV violence on children and teenagers have found that children may:

• become "immune" or numb to the horror of violence
• begin to accept violence as a way to solve problems
• imitate the violence they observe on television; and
• identify with certain characters, victims, and/or victimizers
• become aggressive
• be easily influenced
• show immediately changes in behaviour either immediately or surface years later 

Parents can protect children from excessive TV violence in the following ways:

• pay attention to the programs their children are watching and watch some with them
• set limits on the amount of time they spend with the television; consider removing the TV set from the child's bedroom
• point out that although the actor has not actually been hurt or killed, such violence in real life results in pain or death
• change the channel or turn off the TV set when offensive material comes on, with an explanation of what is wrong with the program
• disapprove of the violent episodes in front of the children, stressing the belief that such behaviour is not the best way to handle a problem
• help with peer pressure among friends and classmates by contacting other parents and agreeing to enforce similar rules about the length of time and type of program the children may watch

Parents can also use these measures to prevent harmful effects from television in other areas such as racial or sexual stereotyping. The number of times children watch TV, regardless of content, should be moderated because it decreases time spent on more beneficial activities such as reading, playing with friends, and developing hobbies. 

Reminder About Wearing Hats

Now that the weather is getting warmer, we are reminding the students of the importance of wearing a hat during break times. Even on cloudy days, the sun's UV rays can have a detrimental effect on the skin of children, so children without a hat will be directed to use the shade during their break. If you could also label your child's hat and ensure they have their own hat.

Bring A Drink Bottle to School
A reminder to bring a drink bottle to school every day. A filling station is available for the children to refill drink bottles during the day.