Pastoral Care

R U OK Day

The Gioia House students gathered together with their House Colour buddies to take part in R U OK activities throughout the week. Students were able to identify the four steps to looking out for each other and asking if you’re okay? The students created a ‘Grateful Chain’ and watched a short video. Our Year 10 leaders also visited each classroom to share some strategies to identify ways we can look out for each other and support each other. We reflected on the importance of looking out for one another each day and the impact small gestures can have on someone’s day.

R U OK Day Del Monte Assembly

Our Gioia House Year 6 leaders were invited to attend Del Monte Assembly to discuss the importance of R U OK day and narrated some role plays to demonstrate to the Del Monte students how they can deal with different situations and make sure we look out for each other and ask if our friends are okay.

Action Girls

It has been a pleasure seeing many students displaying Action Girl qualities. We continue to encourage the students to be action girls in the classroom, at specialist subjects, during break times and throughout their daily interactions with others.

Congratulations to our following Action Girls:

Eva Taouk
Ciara Darlow
Alicia Bouantoun
Ashley Duigenan
Asha Millward
Alessia Mastroianni
Allegra Parisi
Amelia Abi Abdallah

Pastoral Program

This term we continue to focus on the Pastoral needs of the students. We had a ‘Secret Acts of Kindness’ initiative, the students have identified different ways we can focus on our wellbeing during our Action Girl program and developed strategies to deal with different situations that may arise through our Rock and Water program.

We also shared our pastoral programs at the College professional development afternoon. We provided some Del Monte and Senior campus staff an insight into the Rock and Water program, the principles the program is based on and the staff were also involved in a practical session. We focused on the Rock and Water breathing techniques, Rock and Water salute and what it symbolises and identified times when we can have a rock attitude and other times when we take on a water attitude, having a more fluid approach in different situations. This was a great opportunity for the college staff to also share some of the pastoral programs they are implementing within the different stages.

With only one week left of Term 3, I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday break.

Marisa Maks
Assistant Head of Gioia House