Gioia House Pastoral
Gioia House Action Girls serving others
A big thank you to our Gioia House students who actively participated in the Santa Fest activities that occurred throughout Santa Fest week. Students gave generously to help raise funds for Kopanang, the Solomon Islands and the Dominican Sisters’ charity work. The Gioia House students were able to learn more about how their donations can help these communities in need and were given the challenge to continue to identify ways we can continue to support others. During our Gioia House buddies community time, the students worked with their buddies to discuss ways we can continue to serve others. Students were asked to reflect on Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop’s quote ‘Never see a need without doing something about it’ and identify ways we can continue to contribute to those in need. The Gioia House students created a pledge and were asked to continue to reflect on their personal pledge and how they will fulfil their promise.
We pledge to continue to raise money to support people who need our help and charities.
We will continue to donate food, clothing and items which can help communities who don’t have as much as we do.
We will find opportunities at school to continue to remember people around our world who need our prayers and support we can provide.
We pledge to always live and speak truth, Veritas, through our words and actions.
Find ways we can reach out to others in need.
DigiTalk Year 11 CASS project co-curricular
This term we have a new Gioia House DigiTalk co-curricular opportunity. This DigiTalk co-curricular will be conducted by Year 11 students who are completing their Year 11 CASS project. They will be introducing a new co-curricular ‘Digital Safety & Skills’ for Gioia House students and have created a series of lessons which focus on developing students’ digital skills, discussing the importance of using our digital tools correctly and being a responsible digital citizen. Students will take part in creating digital artworks, coding activities, creating a GIF and a variety of other engaging online digital activities. This co-curricular will be offered weekly in the library on Wednesday 3:30-4:30pm. If your child would like to participate they need to express their interest to their Gioia House homeroom teacher by Monday 7 August. Students will need their laptop and will be informed of any software programs they may need to download before the next lesson.
E-safety Commissioner Free Online webinars
The eSafety Commissioner provides free online live webinars for parents and carers to develop their knowledge, skills and tools to support your children to have safe online experiences. Our Gioia House pastoral program provides students with opportunities to develop their understanding of how to be a responsible digital citizen online, what to look out for when you’re using online platforms and how to responsibly contribute to online messaging, social media and other online games and tools. It is important for parents and carers to continue to have open discussions with your child/ren, making sure they continue to develop their knowledge and awareness of being a responsible digital citizen.
The following topics will be covered this term:
- eSafety 101: How eSafety can help you
- online boundaries and consent.
Please use this website link to register for the webinars: https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars
Marisa Maks
Assistant Head of Gioia House