After our Book Week Parade this morning our students were incredibly lucky to have some visitors from the Penrith Panthers. Whenever we have our NRL teams attend St Matthews, they always bring important messages for our students. This morning, as a great promotion of reading for our students, Isaah Yeo shared an award winning book, ‘The Wobbly Bike’ by Darren McCallum and Craig Smith. The message of reading everyday and finding enjoyment in a good book is hopefully one that will stay with our students for many years to come.

The players were also able to articulate some very key learnings for our school community. They spoke of ensuring that we are looking after our wellbeing and mental health. This week being ‘Wellbeing Week’, students were provided with a number of strategies to ensure they are safe, happy and confident in their own lives.

Lastly, the important message of living a healthy lifestyle was encouraged. Eating healthy, sleeping well and remaining active by exercising regularly are all components that are beneficial to finding the next Mudgee star of the future. We thank the Penrith Panthers club for their ongoing support of our Mudgee community.

Cyberbullying

This week we are promoting the awareness of Cyberbullying with our school community. Information is being shared with families and students are participating in lessons throughout the week to support the challenges that our young ones can face in the online world. Our resources come from ESafety, which is Australia's independent regulator for online safety. They educate Australians about online safety risks and help to remove harmful content such as cyberbullying of children. We encourage families to utilise the resources they have to offer schools and families.

Justin Yeo