LEARNING MATTERS
Yr 8 Humanities
Year 8 Hollows 'Renaissance Explorers Research Poster Task'- Students are exploring famous people and the legacies from the historical period. The Renaissance, an era of human discovery and creativity.
Junior Girls Futsal
On Tuesday 12 October we had the opportunity to represent CRC St Albans at the SACCS Junior Futsal. For me it was a memorable day because I have never ever had more fun playing futsal than this experience. So many funny things happened during the day too!
At first when I signed up to play, I thought to myself that if I made the slightest mistake the team would be furious at me. However, as our team continued to work together through each match, we all made mistakes and we weren’t perfect. We didn’t get mad at each other for making mistakes, we laughed through them as a team. We had a lot of fun, although we still had competitive energy and spirit. It didn’t matter if we won or lost. What mattered most is that we had fun playing futsal together as a team!
- Teresa Marsom, Yr 7 Yarra
Current Year 9 Families
Year 11 2024 Enrolment & VET Information Night
CRC Sydenham
Monday 21st November
Wellbeing For Learning
CLEARING THE AIR
Vaping Online Presentation
As there has been an increase in young people across Australia partaking in unhealthy behaviours around vaping, we have organised a presentation for families and members of our school community to get further information about vaping and its impacts on our health and wellbeing. Please see the additional topics covered below and details on how to connect.
Date: Thursday 20 October 2022
Time: 6:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85770191344
Meeting ID: 857 7019 1344
Passcode: 360353
The following will be covered in the presentation:
- What is vaping?
- Vaping & E-Cigarettes - Fact or Fiction?
- Vape & E-Cigarettes Anatomy
- Nicotine
- Peer Pressure or Social Norms
- What attracts young people to vaping?
- Vape & E-cigarette Marketing
- Vaping & E-cigarette Lung Diseases
- School policy, advocacy & the law
- What can you do about the Vape & E-Cigarette Problem?
- A Good Reason to Quit
- Social Triggers when Quitting
- How To Quit Vaping
If you have any questions or require further information about the online presentation, please contact the front office on 9366 2544 or Dale Marshall on dmarshall@crcstalbans.com.au
Peer Support Leaders 2023
For almost 50 years, Peer Support Australia has provided essential support to Australian schools to positively impact the wellbeing of children and young people. Healthier relationships, positive school culture and improved student wellbeing can be cultivated by:
- providing students with social and emotional knowledge and skills
- partnering with parents to develop a shared language for guiding students through emotional responses and interactions with others
- supporting teachers to value student’s voices; involving students in decisions about their school and learning.
We are looking for 10-15 current Year 9 students to be Peer Support Leaders in 2023.
Students will be involved in leading activities with our Year 7 students and Homeroom in 2023 and will build a school community that is welcoming for the new members of our school.
If you want to develop your leadership skills and build a greater connection with students in our school community. Please use the google link to fill out the Peer Support Expression of Interest Form.
Mr Dale Marshall will meet with interested students next week and provide further information and critical training dates.
Optimistic October
Experiencing positive emotions helps us be more resilient. By choosing to stay optimistic, we can cope better with difficulties and get more out of life.
Please see our Optimistic October calendar full of actions to help you to stay optimistic in the face of challenges. Please share it with your loved ones too.
Mental Health Month
October is Mental Health Month which is a reminder to look after our mental health and highlights the importance of knowing how to support others.
Check out the link to Mental Health Australia's tips for daily mental health actions for you or someone you're supporting.
Activity: Rate where you are for each of the ten tips and what you need to do to maintain and/or improve your own mental health.
Our Positive School Wide Behaviours (PSWB) at CRC St Albans
As we welcome our school community back for Term 4, it is important that we re-visit and re-establish our 'Consistent Predictable Routines' in classes, around our school and in our community.
This will help us all support our wellbeing and build our capacity to engage and learn.
Wellbeing for Learning
Across the Year Levels
Year 7:
Last term’s RESPECT response challenge was highly successful and it was fantastic to see students treating each other in a way that made them feel included and valued. A big congratulations to 7 Yarra for winning the competition again and every class should be commended for their efforts in building a supportive community. The challenge is to maintain the momentum as we enter our final term for the Year.
In this light, we are asking students to consider the “Positive School Wide Behaviours” that focus on our community. How can we include others every day or every week? In relation to building a sense of community, the Movie Club and Nintendo Club are still taking place, and we are also examining a regular time for an Indoor Soccer Club at lunch.
It is now also time to start considering Year 8 homerooms for 2023. The students have been sent a Google Form and asked who they would like in their homeroom next year. We will do our best to include one of the people; however, of course, the top priority is to create homerooms that are harmonious and maximise class learning.
Mr Andrew Bain-King, Yr 7 Leader
Year 9:
It is now Term 4 and we are already flying through the Term. Year 9 Camp was a huge success, with students returning from Halls Gap exhausted but with broad smiles on their faces. We have begun looking at ‘Sleep’ in Pastoral Care and its impacts on themselves and encouraging them to complete a sleep diary for the next 2 weeks. In Trinity, we are continuing our ‘Positive Relationships Unit’, exploring identity and the gender stereotypes placed on men and women in society. In the coming weeks, we will begin exploring ‘Make A Difference, where students will be focusing on an issue in the community that students want to shed light on and inform others about.
Overall, it is an exciting time for Year 9s and we look forward to continuing to prosper until the end of the Term.
Ms Christie Roberts, Yr 9 Leader