ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ‘I acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.’ MORE THAN A WORD. RECONCILIATION TAKES ACTION Reconciliation week is over, but it Read more…
By Barb Bellesini Anxiety and fear is all around us as we face this Pandemic of Carona Virus. We DO have a choice about how it effects our state of mind and our health. And there are strategies that CAN help. Research from 2009 swine Flu showed fear of the Read more…
By Barb Bellesini Cool Text: Logo and Button Generator – Create Your Own Logo GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS THIS HARMONY DAY This year on Harmony Day why not talk about getting to know your neighbours, workmates and classmates better?? Everyone from 1-101 can do this at their own level. Read more…
Do an ‘Act of Kindness’ for someone today It can be as simple as a smile, a ‘hello,’ a helping hand, a compliment….. It doesn’t have to cost anything, and EVERYONE on earth is capable of doing it! Change someone’s life today. World Kindness Day is celebrated annually on 13th November. On Read more…
Mental Health day 10/10 By Barb Bellesini ‘I am living in a nightmare everyday, and nobody understands. I just can’t cope anymore.’ This statement shocked me into action, but not without asking first! I had listened and physically helped before, but this was different. They were trying to solve the Read more…
Problem Solving Toolboxes by Barb Bellesini We have been looking at how we automatically react to different situations, and wondering if we are Read more…
by Barb Bellesini We do the right thing, because it’s the best thing to do. This is from a Wilson McCaskill Poster from his Play is the Way program Life Raft see : https://playistheway.com.au/ IT TAKES GREAT STRENGTH TO BE SENSIBLE These are suggestions from the Seniors on ways we can do this: Read more…
YAY! The SHOP is OPEN! by Barb Bellesini After 5 months of toiling and trying, never giving up and making little and big bits of progress, following my own advice, positive thinking and Growth Mindset, I engaged a professional to help me finish setting up my BE POSITIVE PROGRAM Website Read more…
by Barb Bellesini Each Class has been talking about Harmony Day. We have looked at what ‘Every Face has a Place’ (KidsMatter slogan) means, as well as revisiting Anti Bullying. The seniors and middles made posters, juniors coloured Mandalas and the preps drew themselves playing kindly with their friends. Every person Read more…
http://picasion.com/gl/8VSh/ by Barb Bellesini It was Random Acts of Kindness Day on Feb 17th. What did you do?? Have YOU performed an Act of Kindness today? Have YOU shown kindness to someone else today?? Each child from grade one to six, chose an Act of Kindness to carry out over FOUR Read more…