I hope you are all keeping well in these challenging times. As a parent, I have witnessed some of the challenges families face. Converting my sewing room back to a bedroom for a child returned from interstate studies. Trying to coax school children to online learning, I know one of my sons hasn’t found the $20 inside his closed laptop, where as another one checks in on a Saturday not remembering what day of the week it is. I understand some of the challenges.

 As we begin to phase in a return to face to face learning over the next few weeks this will present challenges for some of our students. Challenges may include:

• Students returning to  face to face learning versus  screen time.
• Regaining a day to day routine. Actually getting up, breakfast, getting dressed in a uniform and getting to school versus rolling  out of bed and flicking on the computer.
• Over whelmed by the amount of work to do or they haven’t completed.
• Stresses of senior study and needing to catch up
• Reconnecting with friends

There will be other challenges that as parents you will be aware of. Can I please encourage you to contact a member of the College’s Wellbeing with any concern. I am confident that there is no challenge we can’t address or at the least share.

As you are hopefully aware there has been Year Assemblies across the last fortnight to continue to engage the students as part of the Hennessy community. I would like to thank Mrs. McInerney and the House Leaders for their guidance here. The year assemblies have highlight what fantastic Student Leaders we have with each Year Assembly be led by a House Captain or Vice-Captain and I would like to acknowledge their leadership and input into these assemblies.

I look forward to seeing you returning to the College over the coming weeks.

Mark Chifley

AP – Mission and Wellbeing

PARENT RESOURCES 

Elevate Education are doing an online FREE parent webinar 

 Elevate’s Head of Parent Engagement, Kane, will deliver the 60-minute webinar, which will delve into practical strategies for parents on how to boost their child’s motivation, and keep them organised and engaged with their education. We'll also be offering online 1:1 support for their children, should the parents feel their child needs some extra support staying on top of their workload and building effective study habits over this time.

Event Title: How to help your child study effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic (Yr 7-12 Parents)

Date: Wednesday 6^th May

Time: 6pm

Sign-Up Link: https://www.elevatecoaching.info/parent-webinar-aus/

Cost: Free

ONLINE SAFETY

An online safety guide has been attached – please feel free to have a read through this booklet, as it contains very useful information on how to support your children (and yourself!) during this season. (http://esafety.gov.au) 

AMY MERGARD | Student Wellbeing Officer/Aboriginal Education Worker