Congratulations to our students who performed on Sunday afternoon, what a culmination of talent!

Thank you to Sue Laing and Maureen Crimeen for organising this event.

Just a reminder that the fees for Grade 6 camp are now due.

Holy Spirit Catholic School uses Flexischools ordering system.  To register, login or to place orders, please click this link:  

Flexischools

Geckos Christmas Party and Carols – Saturday 24 November

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Take the family along to the annual Geckos Christmas party. This popular event has something for everyone but it  books out very quickly. Numbers are capped at 300 and spaces are filling fast, RSVP today.

Where: Geckos Family Centre, Lavarack Barracks

When: Saturday 24 November from 4.30 – 8.30pm

Why emotioal intelligence matters

by Michael Grose

Emotional intelligence benefits kids in so many ways, yet we’ve been slow to develop it in children and young people. Most parents intuitively know that emotional smarts is beneficial but they are unsure how to introduce it into their parenting. 

As a parent your emotions as well as your child’s emotions give you information that directs your parenting behaviour. Emotionally intelligent parenting means we consciously take in the emotional cues that children provide, as well as the cognitive and behaviour cues.

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Developing Emotional Inteligence in Children Webinar

On soon: Monday 29 October 2018,  7.30pm - 8.30pm AEDT

This webinar will explore the nature of emotional intelligence and how parents can act in ways to help their child manage big emotions. It will be presented by Michael Hawton, MAPS, a registered Psychologist and a full member of the Australian Psychological Society.

Michael Hawton is one of Australia’s leading experts in emotional intelligence development in children and young people. Michael works with teachers, parents, mental health workers and kids around Australia to help implement put emotional intelligence strategies in their schools, families and workplace settings.

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Parenting Courses

Our online courses have been designed to help parents to expand their skills and increase their confidence in raising children. Developed by author and award-winning parenting speaker Michael Grose, with contributions from world-leading child development and parenting experts, our courses all feature highly credible and reliable information.

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We are open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8am at Tuckshop.

Your support with donations of spreads (not nut based) would be appreciated.  Donations can be dropped off at Tuckshop.

Natalie Arnel

(Provisional Psychologist)

narnel4@hsstsv.catholic.edu.au

A full calendar of events is available for viewing on the school’s website.

Holy Spirit Catholic School Calendar

Parents, it is essential that you advise the office if your child is going to be absent. This can be done by emailing absent@hsstsv.catholic.edu.au or via the skoolbag app.