Wellbeing @ Hennessy
Thank you
As the term draws to a close I would like to thank the parents for working with staff in assisting their children with online learning during our recent lockdown. As always, one of the greatest strengths of Hennessy is the community and the lockdowns have allowed this community to shine through. I would also like to that all members of the College’s Wellbeing team who contacted families during the lockdown to check on the student and their family wellbeing.
Even though lockdown has been lifted I would like to encourage all members of the Hennessy community to continue to reach out and check on each other’s wellbeing. There may be long last effects on the well-being of some of our community. As always please contact any member of the College’s Wellbeing team if you need assistance. If you do need assistance across the break please reach out to some of the following organisations:
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Cyber-safety parent and student presentations
An area of concern for all members of the College community is assisting our students to navigate the ever-changing digital jungle. As you would be aware all students in years 7 – 11 completed a cyber-safety questionnaire and the information is being used to support the community and give direction to the Wellbeing Team at the College community.
Staff
The information that was gathered from the student surveys was shared with staff and was a real eye-opener to some of the challenges facing our students. It also has given a clear direction to the future direction of the Student Wellbeing Sessions (SWS) for 2022. A goal for the SWS is to ensure that students, staff, and parents are engaged in the program and using a common language, and able to support each other.
Students
The next steps are in week 1 of next term the students will have year group based follow up session based on their cyber-safety survey. These student sessions will be targeted to the specific issue highlighted by the year group. This will occur on Thursday 7th October.
Year 7 will then complete an inquiry learning unit. In this unit, they will identify issues relevant to them and address how to tackle them.
Parents
There will be an online parent information evening on Wednesday evening from 5:30 – 7:00 on the 6th October. This will also be part of the open forum of the Community Council. Please see the attached flyer for details on how to register for the parent evening. I strongly urge you to sign up for the online forum.
As always if you have any concerns please contact your child’s PC teacher or any member of the College’s Wellbeing Team.
Hoping you have a relaxing and safe holiday.
Mark Chifley
Assistant Principal
Mission and Student Wellbeing