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Parent Webinar - My Teen & The Filtered Life
Upcoming Parent Webinar - My Teen & the Filtered Life
Understanding and Navigating Social Media, Self Worth & Identity
Is your teen glued to their phone? Ever wondered why they care so much about filters, followers, or how many likes they get?
This week’s parent webinar explores the complex digital lives of adolescents, where social media isn’t just entertainment - it’s a major force shaping identity, self-esteem, and peer connection. From group chats and selfies to sleep loss and comparison spirals, we’ll unpack what’s really happening behind the screen.
Presented by Year 9 & 10 Coordinator Aaron McClane, My Teen & the Filtered Life offers insight into how the teenage brain responds to social media and why even “trivial” online interactions can carry deep emotional weight. You’ll learn how digital platforms are wired to meet teens’ needs for approval and identity - but often at the cost of wellbeing.
This session will give you practical strategies for:
- Opening healthy conversations about your teen’s online life
- Supporting body image and self-worth in the digital age
- Creating shared, realistic boundaries around phone use
- Modelling balanced screen habits in the home
Whether your child is posting, scrolling, or struggling, this webinar will help you support them without judgment and stay connected through a world that can often feel filtered and fragile.
Join us Thursday 31 July at 7:30pm via Zoom for this essential session:
Click here to join the webinar
Each week, our My Teen webinar series highlights a different challenge of adolescence, from friendship breakdowns to school stress - with expert guidance from our College leaders.
Together, we’re working to strengthen the partnership between home and school, one developmental milestone at a time.
Unreturned Home Readers
Jump Rope for Heart is here – let’s get skipping!
We’re kicking off our Jump Rope for Heart journey this week and aiming to skip our way to a massive 20 hours of skipping – and we need your help to reach our goal!
Get started by visiting jumprope.org.au/parents to register your child and set up their very own fundraising page. You’ll unlock awesome skipping trick videos, be able to share your child’s progress with family and friends, and raise funds online the easy way!
Let’s jump in and make a difference – one skip at a time!
Ms Katherine Hiron & Mr Robert Schönherr
Primary Ice Cream Day - next Thursday, July 31
The Primary SRC is running a special ice cream fundraiser next Thursday to assist our Primary Musical performance with their purchase of costumes. We are hoping to raise $1,000 for this important event.
Children can bring in $5 anytime between now and the event and hand it to their teacher. On Thursday they will get an ice cream and toppings of their choice! It promises to be a fun event for everyone involved.
We will also have lactose free, gluten intolerant and dairy free options available.
If possible, please bring in the $5 payment by Tuesday next week and then Mr Stevens will have a good indication of how much ice cream to buy before the event on Thursday!
Celebrating Our Sporting Stars
Early Learning News
Pre Prep: Strengthening Social Skills Through Imaginative Play
In Pre Prep, our focus this term has been on strengthening social skills and encouraging imaginative play — two essential elements that align beautifully with the Connectedness and Active Learning outcomes of the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline (QKLG).
It has been a joy to see children deeply engaged in meaningful play across our learning environments. In the home corner, children have collaborated through role-play, negotiating characters and working together to create playful, real-world scenarios. Over in the small world area, creativity has taken flight with the building of magical fairy houses — ideas flowing freely as imaginations sparked and merged.
Outdoors, the energy and collaboration have continued in our new construction space. Children have been exploring tools and materials to bring their building ideas to life. A recent addition of stones to the mud pit has transformed it into a mini gravel yard, where trucks and diggers transport loads and deliver materials. The children have loved using the large scales to weigh the gravel — making sure they have the just right amount for each load.
These rich learning experiences have not only supported creative expression and problem-solving but also strengthened communication, teamwork, and a sense of belonging in our Pre Prep community.
Mrs Rachael Fernandez
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