NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION WEEK- SEPTEMBER 1-7

This year National Child Protection Week will continue to champion the message ‘Every child in every community needs a fair go’. 

This message captures the essence of National Child Protection Week which aims to promote a safe and supported life for every child, now and into the future. 

So…. to build on last year’s theme of ‘Where we start matters’, this year’s theme will be: ‘Every conversation matters’.

Conversations are powerful tools to keep children and young people safe and well.

Conversations can help us understand issues, craft solutions, value community knowledge, and build the brains and social connections of children and young people.

Conversations between

…children and their caregivers matter (from the very earliest days)

…children and their peers matter

…families with teachers, doctors, and other professionals matter

…friends or neighbours matter

Source: https://www.napcan.org.au/ncpw-theme/ 

WELLBEING WEEK AT ST JOHN’S

Week 8 of this term has been set aside as Wellbeing Week. This week is aligned with ‘R U Okay’ Day held on Thursday, 12 September. 

We are looking forward to promoting mental health and well being for everyone in our community. There will be a range of activities next week such as health hustles, discussing acts of kindness and class picnic with fruit.