There are both benefits and challenges around the student use of social media. Positive conduct around the use of social media is obviously encouraged and this can involve effective communication in some circumstances between friends and families. However uploading material to the internet using any variety of social media platform can be harmful and dangerous.

If confronting or negative personal statements or videos are uploaded to the internet this can be extremely damaging for those whom they target.  The following issues need to be considered by all students at St John’s:

• It can be offensive to a range of people even if it was not meant to be.  It can be interpreted as such and have a big negative psychological impact on people.
• All students at St John’s have signed an agreement (technology) that outlines expected appropriate use of computers and mobile phones, this does not include posting inappropriate material through any social media platform.
• Individuals and families have the right to involve the police if any material proves to be offensive or harmful to anyone in any way.

In summary we are saying this to support you in making the right decisions and also to report anything that you feel is having an effect on you or someone you know. Please report any incidents of social media misuse that you know may be affecting the peaceful relationships and/or the positive learning environment at St John’s.

UNIFORM

There is a recent move towards students choosing the wrong uniform on the wrong day, particularly wearing the sports uniform instead of our regular school uniform.  We are asking that parents support our students in wearing the correct uniform, not just the sports one because it is easy. Any student wearing the incorrect uniform will have their lunch and recess time taken away from them via withdrawal.

YEAR 8 DODGEBALL COMPETITION 2022

Students have entered teams on Google Classroom and this social competition is scheduled to commence Week 9 in the gym.

Rules at a glance...

• 10 Players per team (5 Male and 5 Female Students).
• All players stand behind their baseline until directed by the referee.
• Once indicated by the referee players can run to grab a ball but must retreat behind the white line before they can initially throw the ball.
• If you are hit from the shoulders down by the ball you are out.
• If the ball is caught on the full, the player who threw the ball is out. One player from the team who caught the ball can return to play; players are to return chronologically in order as to when they got out.
• The team becomes the winners when all opposition players are eliminated.

Don't forget, to be at your best be sure to utilise the 5 D's of Dodgeball... Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge!  

Mr Simon Vaughan

Year 8 Coordinator