Year 11

This week has seen our Term 1 Luminary Leaders run both Luminary sessions, so thank you to the following students for their collaboration and leadership:

• Abbeythorpe – Angelina Hu (Year 11)
• Booralee – Isabella Kristallis (Year 11)
• Churunga – Sara Yaqub (Year 11)
• Leawarra – Tiana Roins (Year 11)
• Lester – Ava Dean (Year 11)
• Mooramoora – Lily Hatton (Year 11)
• Prescott – Vivian Qin (Year 11)
• Sutton – Sofia Sefein (Year 11)
• Wade – Sienna McCormack (Year 11)
• Whitley – Catherine Kong (Year 11)

The group decided that for the first session, they would talk about the importance of sharing gratitude and then give students the opportunity to contribute leaves to a gratitude tree. The top things to be grateful for seemed to be our pets, our parents and our friends which is a good reminder of the importance of connections.

In our second session, the leadership team decided it would be beneficial to then write a personal letter of gratitude to someone in our community who may not expect it. Sharing gratitude is important because it can have a positive impact on both the giver and the receiver. Expressing gratitude can help build and strengthen relationships, increase feelings of happiness and wellbeing, and reduce stress and negative emotions. It can also promote a more positive and grateful mindset, leading to increased resilience and coping skills during difficult times. Sharing gratitude can be a simple yet powerful way to acknowledge and appreciate the good things in our lives and can help us cultivate a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the people and things that bring us joy and happiness.

I am certainly grateful that our Luminary leaders approached the sessions this week with such interest and care, and I’m proud of what they achieved.

– Fiona Pow
Head of Year 11