GOODWILL AND INTENTIONAL GENEROSITY

Winters Flat GIG Economy

Next term WFPS will be including on the website, newsletter and Facebook our very own GIG (Goodwill & Intentional Generosity) economy. It works on a purely voluntary basis, but there will be ‘positions vacant’ (in our various roles in the kitchen, garden, yard, classrooms); ‘Pick your project’ - little jobs from 5 minutes parents, caregivers, families and children can help take care of others and our environment by doing little jobs that help create a calm, engaging and inspiring environment to work and play in – choosing the time frame and jobs that feel do-able for you and your family!

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BULLYING – NO WAY!

Today I will be sending home a keep card with tips for parents on responding if you believe your child has experienced bullyi9ng behaviour. Please take this opportunity to ask your child about their understanding of Bullying Behaviours & how they would respond if they believed they had experienced Bullying Behaviour.

Winters Flat has processes in place to deal with bullying behaviours (The Care Crows, Restorative Justice & School Wide Positive Behaviour Support – see WFPS website for further details).

Our goal is to address and understand the reasons for the behaviours and then to respond to the behaviours while supporting both the children who experience bullying behaviours and the children who have used the bullying behaviour. We always separate the behaviour from the child – believing that all children have their own unique strengths and challenges.

Visit: www.bullyingnoway.gov.au

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THE PLAYGROUND IS LIKE...

Thank you so much to the childern and families who have drawn pictures and shared their ideas on how they would like the playground to look and feel. Next term we will be having discussions in the Grounds Committee to see what ideas are ‘doable’. In the meantime, I have been puttting ‘play provocations’ and there has been lots of fun and mess and communication, leadershiup, negoationa and learning happening in the playground!

Don’t Forget to get your ticket to Matt Davis and his inspring talk on balancing Technology with the living, breathing, messy fun of unplugged life!

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Kim Collins
Wellbeing Officer.