Assistant Head of Gioia House

R U OK?

During the Gioia House Community Time, the students discussed the importance of communicating and connecting with each other. We spoke about the people we can go to in times of need and the importance of reaching out to others. The students viewed an R U OK interactive video which showed different school scenarios and talked students through the four important steps of an R U OK? conversation. Students also shared different ways we can start conversations with people who are close to us as well as people who may need someone to talk to. 

We also worked together to create origami paper cranes. The paper crane symbolises Hope and Peace. Together as a community, we created our paper crane display in the Gioia House breakout area to remind students of the hope, peace and strong connections we can work together to achieve.

To conclude this pastoral session we prayed:

Heavenly Father, I am your humble servant,
I come before you today in need of hope.
I need hope for a calm and joyful future.
I need hope for love and kindness always.
I pray for peace and safety.
I need your light, Lord, in every way.
Help me to walk in your light,
and live my life in faith and service.

In your name, I pray, 
Amen.

Speak Up competition

On Friday 13 September, the St Ignatius Riverview & Santa Sabina College Speak Up competition was held at St Ignatius College. The Term 3 Gioia House Speak Up team worked hard to prepare their speech and participate in weekly sessions. The students are commended for their amazing speeches and confidence when presenting at the competition. We are so proud of all the students for the personal goals they achieved and the support they showed for each other. Congratulations to Analicia Jayaseelan who was awarded the winner of this competition.

Well done to all the Term 3 Speak Up students:

Mariam Fajloun
Zoe Garrett
Analicia Jayaseelan
Pheodora Jayaseelan
Rachel Michael
Emily Nguyen
Alessandra Ronsisvale

With one more week left of Term 3, I pray that everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday break.

Marisa Maks
Assistant Head of Gioia House