W E L C OM E Student Wellbeing Bulletin · 2. A puppy investigates EVERYTHING with their mouth. Petey is yet to understand the phrase “Drop the dead bird!” or “Dead flies are

Student Wellbeing Bulletin  

February 2019 

WELCOME...  

“Wonder is the beginning of 

wisdom.” 

SOCRATES (c. 470-299BCE), Greek Philosopher 

The word Wonder can mean 

two things: to experience 

amazement and to be curious. 

Amazement and curiosity can 

help us create stronger 

connections between ourselves 

and the world around us. 

There is wonder in everything 

- the shapes the clouds make 

in the sky, the sound of rain 

on a metal roof, that instant 

when you realise you finally 

understand something you had 

been struggling with.   

Find the wonder in your day…... 

Student Wellbeing Bulletin  

February 2019 

Student Wellbeing Team: 

Mr Paul Graham 

Manager of Student Wellbeing 

Mrs Kerri Haworth 

Student Wellbeing Coordinator - Senior Campus 

Mrs Danielle Mott 

Student Wellbeing Coordinator - Junior Campus 

Mr Kyle Barnden 

Chaplain 

Mrs Margaret Taylor 

Integration and Individual Needs Coordinator 

Maria Disley, Jane Horrabin, Suet Kiew 

Integration Aides 

Michelle Taylor, Jodi Clooney, Penny Fleming,  

Caz Coady, Deb Radi 

School Nurses 

What’s happening on the Senior 

Campus? 

Welcome to the 2019 school year. I hope you 

all enjoyed a restful break and spent time 

with family and friends.   

During term 1, the Wellbeing team, as part of 

the Mentoring Program on the Senior Campus, 

will be hosting some fabulous guest speakers 

for our senior students, as well as recognising 

important events such as International 

Women’s Day and National Day of Action 

against Bullying and Violence.   

Don’t forget to come along to Breakfast Club 

every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the 

Fishbowl from 7:45am to 8:30am 

What’s happening on the Junior 

Campus? 

Welcome back to the year 8 students and a 

warm welcome to our new year 7 students. 

Just a reminder that Wellbeing is situated 

next door to the nurse/first aid near the 

main reception. Please feel free to pop in and 

say “hi”. We are always happy to have a chat. 

You do not need to have a problem to come 

and see us. The Wellbeing Centre is about 

feeling that you have a place to go to that you 

can be yourself and discuss anything that may 

be on your mind. We are looking forward to 

getting a chance to get to know you more 

through Camp and Challenge this week and 

developing your teamwork and resilience 

skills. Bring on the adventure. 

Don’t forget to come along to Breakfast Club 

every Monday and Wednesday mornings in 

Room LA41 from 8:00am to 8:45am.   

Student Wellbeing Bulletin  

Chaplain’s Thought  

My wife and I recently bought a new puppy. Her name’s Petey and she’s a white puff of fur. We’ve enjoyed playing fetch with her, teaching her tricks like roll over and high five, and her early morning wake up calls to go to the toilet. 

I have learnt a few things since having a puppy. 

1. Puppy’s do not understand when I want some alone time. Petey wants my attention all the time – even whilst I’m in the shower! If she doesn’t have my attention, she barks in a really high pitch that hurts my ears. 

2. A puppy investigates EVERYTHING with their mouth. Petey is yet to understand the phrase “Drop the dead bird!” or “Dead flies are not snacks!” or “Please don’t eat that, you just vomited it up”. 

3. A puppy’s idea of toilet is a very loose one. Basically if the area smells nice… it’s getting pooed on. 

I finally realised, after wiping up Petey’s 2nd poop of the day, a dog doesn’t understand English. I put an expectation on her that she should know what I was saying and be remorseful for ruining the carpet. I think we can get like that with our friends sometimes. 

Sometimes we expect that our friends know how we’re feeling, understand our point of view without needing explanation, and we get angry or frustrated when they don’t. 

Like I’ve learnt with Petey, we need to cut them a break. Friends can’t read our minds. We need to talk to them if we want them to understand how we feel. 

It can take up to 12 months to toilet train a puppy. 

But our friends speak our language.