Cool Little Kids: a program for parents and carers of children aged 3-6 years

Cool Little Kids is an evidence-based, group program for parents and carers of children aged 3-6 years. The program helps parents and carers to better understand the causes and consequences of anxiety, and use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies with their children to manage feelings of anxiety. 

Parents and carers must attend 6 weekly sessions in a group of approximately 6 families led by two clinicians from CatholicCare. Cool Little Kids has been developed for children who experience anxiety for a range of reasons. However, the program is generally not a suitable option for children who have experienced trauma, or who have additional mental health difficulties. 

Interested in attending? Please call the CatholicCare intake team on 02 6162 6111 to book an assessment. Please ensure to book your assessment at least 2 weeks prior to group commencement.

Time: 9:30-11:00am on Zoom

Dates:

• Wednesday 18th May
• Wednesday 25th May
• Wednesday 1st June
• Wednesday 8th June
• Wednesday 15th June
• Wednesday 22nd June

Cool Little Kids: a program for children aged 9-12 years and their parents and carers

Cool Kids is a group program for children aged 9-12 years with anxiety, which children and their parents/carers attend together. The program uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help children and their carers to better understand anxiety and develop strategies to manage anxiety.

Both children and careers must be able to attend 9 weekly sessions (after school hours) in a group of approximately 6 families led by two clinicians from CatholicCare.

Cool Kids has been developed for children who experience anxiety for a range of reasons. However, the program is generally not a suitable option for children who have experienced trauma, or who have additional mental health difficulties that could impact their ability to take part in the group. 

The upcoming group is planned to be face-to-face, however, it may occur online should the ACT Covid regulations change. Interested in attending? Please call the CatholicCare intake team on 02 6162 6111 to book an assessment. Please ensure to book your assessment at least 2 weeks prior to group commencement.

Time and Venue: 3:30-5pm at Favier House, 51 Cooyong St, Braddon ACT

Dates:

• Thursday 28th April
• Thursday 5th May
• Thursday 12th May
• Thursday 19th May
• Thursday26th May
• Thursday 2nd June
• Thursday 9th June
• Thursday 16th June
• Thursday 23rd June

NAPLAN 2022

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit in May each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students do.

As students progress through their school years, it’s important to check how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and numeracy.

NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time.

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It doesn’t replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ progress.

NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy. 

More detailed information about NAPLAN will be sent to all families in Year 3 and 5 in the next week. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Rebekah Brown

Assistant Principal and Inclusion Coordinator