Year 8
Happiness & Gratitude
“Happiness is not the result of bouncing from one joy to the next; achieving happiness typically involves times of considerable discomfort. It’s more than simply a positive mood, it’s a state of wellbeing that encompasses living a good life.” Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
Happiness is defined as the balance of positive and negative emotions, combined with overall life satisfaction. Happiness and gratitude have been studied in positive psychology for many years and researchers have found that gratitude is always strongly associated with greater happiness. Although everyone has their own definition of happiness, many of us want to feel more positive emotions than negative ones. However, negative emotions are still important. They have a lot to teach us and alert us when things need to change. Practising gratitude helps people feel more of the positive emotions, enable us to relish good experiences, improve our overall health, deal with adversity and build strong relationships.
TikTok
A parenting deep-dive into the trending app.
TikTok (formerly Musical.ly) is a free social media app that allows users to create, share, and watch short videos. Videos can be anything from dance challenges, lip-syncing, comedy skits, or viral trends.
Written by Online Safety Expert: Taryn Wren
Yr 7 & 8 Vaccination Clinic Catch Up Opportunity, 26 May
On Thursday 26 May Students will be offered a catch-up opportunity if they were absent from the vaccination clinic on 6 April 2022. Year Advisors will share the schedule with students closer to the clinic date.
Parents please ensure;
- your child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic.
- your child brings a mask to wear in the clinic.
- your child does not attend school with any symptoms of Covid or if they are unwell.
Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 8 Advisor
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133