It is hard to believe it is the last week of term 1 already, what a big term it has been! We are hoping the new IEP format and reporting is streamlined and easy for families to understand. A simple report will go out tomorrow to report against the term 1 IEP goals, behaviour and work habits.

Two staff members attended a professional learning session in Melbourne last Friday, the focus was literacy and phonics in the specialist setting. Both Lucy and Lyn found the training very effective and will be sharing their new knowledge with staff as we roll out the new curriculum and teaching and learning model. Lyn our Learning Specialist has been busy purchasing new readers both physical and online and developing teaching resources for teachers to use in their classrooms.

As a whole school focus, we continue to work within the framework of the School Wide Positive Behaviour Schools Mode, we have developed our new values of kindness, safety, teamwork & respect. The students have been gaining ‘student of the week’ points with our focus value for the week. The students have a strong understanding of the values and how we display these at school.

I wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday and welcome students back on Tuesday.

Take care

Kylie Carter

On Thursday the 20 of March we went to the Close the Gap Day out. I did the smoking ceremony. My favourite thing was learning about Aboriginal Culture. - Miles 

On Thursday the 20th of March, we went to the Close the Gap Day Out. It was at the Kirrae Health Centre in Framlingham. The first thing that happened was the smoking ceremony. My favourite was the bike n’ blend. I made a strawberry blast smoothie. -Caleb

On Thursday the 20th of march, we went to the close the gap day out it was at the Kirrae health centre in Framlingham. The first thing that happened was the smoking ceremony. The second thing we did was look around the Close the  gap day marquees and we got some gifts from all the shops there. We all made smoothies and they were yummy, then I got some stuff too. We had lots of fun at Close the gap day out then we went back to school. -Harper webber 

On Thursday the 20th of March we went to the close the gap day out it was at the Kirrae Health center in Framlingham. First thing we did was the smoking ceremony where we got to walk through the smoke and it felt so good. Next we went to different booths and had different questions like one of the places that we went to was smoothie bike and the question was how long does it take you to make the smoothies and they said 25 seconds. Finally we went back to the playgroup place to grab our bags and then we got back on the bus and came back to school for lunch. -Mackenzie

On Thursday the 20th of march we went to the close the Gap day out. It was at the kirrae Health centre in Framlingham. The first thing that happened was the smoking ceremony. We asked people questions and they gave us answers. Caleb ate a rice paper thing, then we went to have smoothie. We got a football and had fun at the Close the Gap day out. -Jesse

On Thursday the 20th of March, we went to the Close the Gap Day Out. It was at the Kirae Health Centre in Framlingham. The first thing that happened was the Smoking ceremony. Next we made some smoothies on a bike, you had to pedal fast to blend it together. The smoothie was very filling. It was a good day,  I loved it so much. We talked to a lot of people. -Gab 

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Everyone has finished off the year on a positive note in the art room.

Middle Years have been completing artworks inspired by the ocean. Geraldine’s class are also working on this theme, whilst Tegan’s group have created an impressive sculpture.

Ctrl Your Scroll is an evidence-based program designed to help individuals develop healthier digital habits to reduce their screen time and improve their overall wellbeing.

We had the presenters of Control your Scroll at the senior campus on Monday 31/3/205

It was an engaging session that highlighted how the amount of time we spend on our devices can impact our mental health, social connections and friendship/relationships .

Some interesting facts that came from the presentation were;

**58% of young Australians think their mental health is getting worse, with 42% citing social media as a major reason

**People who use smartphones for more than four hours a day are more likely to experience higher rates of stress and anxiety

**Engaging in hobbies and interests outside of work and school is correlated with better mental health 

Is there an envelope like this in your childs bag !

Understanding starts with you. Hampden P-12  would like to acknowledge World Autism Understanding Day (2 April). Take a moment to listen, learn, and act for a more inclusive world. ??
Join the conversation: aspect.org.au/waud #WAUD2025