Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,

The weather has definitely turned on us with some very cold mornings.  At least we are getting some sunshine during the day and our children can get outside at recess and lunch times.  

The Resilience Project: Gratitude

Working on gratitude helps us to be thankful and appreciate what we have in our lives, rather than focusing on what we don’t have or what we want. When we practise being grateful, we start to scan the world to look for positives – this only takes 21 days! Practising gratitude every day increases our levels of energy, and helps us to feel happier and more focused, determined and optimistic. It even helps us have better sleep, lowers levels of anxiety and depression and we are less likely to get sick. So many benefits – let’s all try to be grateful for the things and people in our lives every day!

Whole Family Activity:

Gratitude Scavenger Hunt

• As a family create a scavenger hunt list of things that make you happy or you are grateful for, you can make your own list or use the examples below:
• Something that makes you happy
• Something you love to smell
• Something you enjoy looking at
• Something that is your favourite colour
• Something you like in nature
• Something that is useful for you
• Each member of the family uses the list and has to find as many things as they can.
• You can hunt for things inside or outside, or both. You can hunt for real things, or you can also do this using magazines or pictures from the internet.
• After a set amount of time hunting, come back together, have a look at what each person collected and let them explain why they are grateful for each item.

Family Habit Builder:

Every night at dinner, have each person talk about their favourite thing about that day.

Foundation 2025 Enrolments 

Just a reminder that 2025 Foundation enrolments are due in by Friday 28th June 2024. Acceptance letters will be sent out early next term so that families and the school can start to prepare for the transition program in Term Four.

Enrolment forms are available via the office or our school website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au

End of Term Two

A reminder that term 2 will conclude on Friday 28th June at 1pm.  Please note that the school buses will not be running at this time.  Reminder: All Country Bus Travellers will need to renew their applications for Term 3 if they are a full fare paying traveller.

Semester One Reports

All student reports for Semester One will be released via PAM on Wednesday 26th June.  To access the report click on your child’s profile, profile menu, assessment reports and you will be able to access it.

Important Dates

• 28th June - Last Day Term Two (1pm finish) 
• 15th July- First Day Term Three
• 18th July - State Cross Country - All the best Tahnee Judilla, Jerzey Podmore, Angus Reid & Aura McDonald
• 26th July- District Basketball

As this is our final newsletter for the term, we wish you all a very happy and safe mid term holiday break.  

Kind Regards

Michelle