Well done to the following students who successfully completed at least 5 of the CRC SHAPE Challenge 6.0 activities in Weeks 6 and 7 of this term. These students received a Subway voucher as well as House points for the Williams Cup.

CRC St Albans SHAPE Challenge is proudly supported by Subway Delahey.

We are all aware of how important staying physically active is but now more than ever it’s super important for everyone, including our young people, to stay active at home or within your 5km zone for up to two hours, exercising with one other person. Below are some ideas on how to stay active during lockdown.

1. Do a virtual running challenge with your family and friends - download a fitness app and share your results virtually with family and friends.
2. If you have a trampoline - spend some time jumping on the trampoline.
3. Help out by doing some chores around the house and getting your heart rate up.
4. Make a tennis wall at home - with permission from a parent/guardian, use chalk to draw a horizontal line on a flat wall outside, 1 meter from the ground to the line. Then you can play tennis against each other or even downball.
5. Get all family members to write down 5 different physical activities on different pieces of paper and place them into a bowl. Each day one member of the family takes out a piece of paper and everyone has to do the activity on the paper. 

Below are some links to workouts/activities from Brimbank Council and their Be Active program.

• For children and families
• For adults
• For older adults 65+

Interschool sport is not running at the moment, so SACCSS has introduced the SACCSS Run Challenge. Please see the flyer below for more information. If you are interested in taking part the google form is linked below so that you can submit your entry. There are prizes up for grabs too! Any questions please email ajurcec@crcstalbans.com.au

SHAPE Word of the Week

Word: Perserverance.

Definition: Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Example: Perseverance is really important for living a life they enjoy and can be proud of. Why? Because life is full of challenges and struggles. Perseverance is the drive that helps you get past the hard stuff to get to what you want.  

Synonyms: determination, persistence, resolve, endurance, tenacity.

Proverbial Phrase: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Encourages optimism and a positive can-do attitude when faced with adversity.

 Join the CRC Albans STEPtember Challenge

If you and your family are looking for a way to improve your health and wellbeing and raise awareness and/or funds for a good cause...I encourage you to join our CRC St Albans STEPtember Challenge....in three easy STEPS!

1. Click on the link provided: https://www.steptember.org.au/fundraiser/catholicregionalcollegestalbans
2. Register and join our CRC St Albans Team
3. Take 10,000 steps per day, your way!

As we continue our learning and teaching at home, it is important that we continue to utilise and add to our 'Wellbeing Tool Box' to look after our health and wellbeing.

Please see the 'Weekly Wellbeing Worksheets' that we encourage all members of our community to use.

-          Year 7 and 8 – Weekly Wellbeing Worksheet 9

-          Year 9 and 10 - Weekly Wellbeing Worksheet 9

Wellbeing is not just the absence of disease or illness. It’s a complex combination of a person's physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Wellbeing is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction. In short, wellbeing could be described as how you feel about yourself and your life.

Factors that influence wellbeing:

Every aspect of your life influences your state of wellbeing. Researchers investigating happiness have found the following factors enhance a person's wellbeing:

• Happy intimate relationship with a partner.
• Network of close friends.
• Enjoyable and fulfilling career.
• Enough money.
• Regular exercise.
• Nutritional diet.
• Enough sleep.
• Spiritual or religious beliefs.
• Fun hobbies and leisure pursuits.
• Healthy self-esteem.
• Optimistic outlook.
• Realistic and achievable goals.
• Sense of purpose and meaning.
• A sense of belonging.
• The ability to adapt to change.
• Living in a fair and democratic society.

How to achieve wellbeing:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with family and friends.
• Make regular time available for social contact.
• Try to find work that you find enjoyable and rewarding, rather than just working for the best pay.
• Eat wholesome, nutritious foods.
• Do regular physical activity.
• Become involved in activities that interest you.
• Join local organisations or clubs that appeal to you.
• Set yourself achievable goals and work towards them.
• Try to be optimistic and enjoy each day.

Reference: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/wellbeing#about-wellbeing

CRCs Got Talent - Has been Extended with Bigger Prizes for the Winners!!

We have been given a generous donation by one of the parents in our school community for our 'CRC's Got Talent' Show... So as House Captains we have decided to extend your chance to win!!

The Competition will run until Friday the 10th of September, 2021.

Winners will be announced in the last week of Term 3, from the 13th until the 17th of September.

What you will need to do is record yourself performing your talent (maximum of 2 minutes) and send it to the House Captains and Mr Marshall for your chance to win.

(housecaptains@crcstalbans.com.au & dmarshall1@crcstalbans.com.au)

Top 1st, 2nd & 3rd talents will win a gift voucher and every entry will score points towards the Williams Cup along with Commendation points.

The gift vouchers will be starting at:

1st Place - $50

2nd Place - $30

3rd Place - $20

Good luck and have fun with it!