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24.01.2022 This Friday 545pm

24.01.2022 F A T H E R S D A Y

20.01.2022 Congratulations! If you haven't received your prize they will be at the Primary office tomorrow for collection.

19.01.2022 Father's Day Raffle $2/ticket With thanks to Allure South Sea Pearls

18.01.2022 Cold drinks and ice cups will be available from our P & F refuel station at the Interschool Athletics Carnival tomorrow. We need a few amazing volunteers for an hour please...

17.01.2022 Look at the differences between a typical preschool child’s hand (left) and a typical 7 year old hand (right). Want to know why a preschool aged child isn’t a...ble to write yet? This is why! Their hands are still developing and are not fully formed. So what should they be doing to support this? PLAY!! Playdough, colouring, cutting, gluing, playing outside, digging in dirt, sensory play, dress up play, science experiments, beading, puzzles, throwing balls, etc. . All of these things help their hands develop. When they are physically ready to write, they will! No need to rush them, they will show you when they are ready. via @Raisingherbarefoot

15.01.2022 Don't forget to send your tickets and $$ back to school, thanks for your support. Raffle will be drawn at father's Day Breakfast Friday morning.

10.01.2022 Fathers Day raffle tickets will be coming home with Primary students today. Please support our P & F fundraising. Tickets are $2 each and we have some amazing prizes donated by our fabulous sponsors.

07.01.2022 This Friday night Gates open 5pm, movie starts 6pm, $5 entry Food vans, Bushy's pizza, ice creams, drinks etc...

05.01.2022 The need to feel safe is primal. We’re wired to fight or flee anything that presents itself as a threat - and shame, punishment, judgement, exclusion, humiliati...on all count as threat, even if they come with loads of love. . When our kids or teens mess up - which they will, because they’re humans not robots - the way we respond can open them up to our influence or shut them down to it. It can expand the fight and the disconnection, or it can shrink it. In time they will learn to be more in control of their urge for or flight, but for now, we will need to lead the way. (Of course, we are also human, and sometimes despite our biggest efforts to stay calm, we will step into the ring rather than wait for them to step out. We’re human. It’s going to happen. And that’s okay.) . If we want them to be open to our influence, we first need to calm their active amygdala (the seat of anxiety and big emotion) by sending the message that we aren’t a threat. We can do this by validating their feelings or the need behind their behaviour (if we know what that is). . Validation doesn’t mean agreeing with them, and it doesn’t mean approving of their behaviour. What it means is letting them know that we want to understand the world through their lens. ‘I can see you’re really upset about this.’ ‘It sounds as though you’re worried I’m going to get in your way. I can see this is important to you. I really want to understand. Can you talk to me about this?’ . When we do this, it sends a message to the protective, powerful, emotional amygdala that it’s safe and that it can back down. This will start to switch off the need to fight us or flee (ignore) us and open them up to our influence, support, warmth and guidance. . It also doesn’t mean giving them a free pass on ‘unadorable’ behaviour. What it means is letting them know that we see them, and that we understand there is something important they need. When things are calm, they will be much more open to exploring their decisions, their behaviour, the consequences of that (including any consequences for them), and what they can do differently in the future. See more

03.01.2022 Thank you to our amazing SMC staff. We are so grateful for your time and dedication to our children

03.01.2022 Don't forget to buy your Father's Day Raffle tickets. Thanks for supporting our P & F