HOW WAS SCHOOL?

Thanks for a Brilliant Start to the 2025 school year- it has been lovely to greet you at the front gate and see all the excited faces coming through.

How was school? Good.   I can’t tell you how often I’d get this response from my two children when they were at school. Here are some great questions which may illicit some more information …

1. Who did you play with at lunchtime today? What did you do?
2. What was your favourite classroom activity today?
3. What mistake did you make today that taught you something?
4. Did you read today? What are you reading right now?
5. What happened today that doesn’t happen every day?
6. What are you excited to do at school tomorrow?
7. What hard thing did you do today?
8. How did you help somebody today?
9. Who or what made you smile/happy today?
10. What is something you learned today?
11. What was the best thing that happened today?
12. What is something funny that happened today?
13. When did you feel proud or good about yourself today?
14. Was someone kind to you today?
15. How were you brave today?
16. Did you ask any questions today?
17. Was anyone unkind to you today? What did you do?
18. What was the best part of your lunch?
19. What did you do today that was creative?
20. If you could change anything about your day, what would it be?

TRIPLE P – Positive Parenting Program – Parent Session

Our School Social Worker Rosa Shepard will be offering a parent session this semester so stay tuned.

Below is some general information:

It’s not only children and teens who benefit from positive parenting. It also makes family life more enjoyable, easier and more rewarding for parents.

More and more parents understand that it’s okay to ask for help and, in Queensland, positive parenting support to suit every family is free for any parent or carer of a child up to 18 years old.

The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is used around the world and was developed right here in Queensland. It helps parents to raise children and teens who grow up to be happy and healthy. Thousands of Queensland parents have already done Triple P and recommend it.

Triple P offers practical skills and tools to help parents:

• develop strong, positive relationships with their children
• set limits and establish family routines that work
• encourage and teach prosocial skills
• confidently respond to challenges
• balance work and family with less stress
• create a happy, safe, and supportive family

How can I do Triple P for free?

• Start doing Teen Triple P Online at any time.
• Visit the Triple P Queensland website to learn more about the program and search for a free Triple P provider in your local area (note that providers manage their own listings on the website).
• Find out when free Triple P sessions are being delivered, either in person or via video conference (note that providers manage their own listings).

Thank you, 
Kylie Dunne
Deputy Principal
kdunn34@eq.edu.au