This term Years 3 - 6 participated in the Pay it Forward Project by focusing on how we can pay kindness forward. Students were encouraged to write about the kindness they experienced or witnessed, and place this into a box in their classroom. Over a four week period, Mr Chappell celebrated kindness in each classroom by drawing one entry from the box to read to the class and that student's entry received a prize, acting as a reminder to continue paying it forward.

On Monday 24 June, the final raffle prize was given out to two students from Year 6 who spoke words of affirmation over a peer who was upset. The boys received a movie voucher for themselves and a guardian.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the project! We are fortunate to have a culture of kindness at LJBC, which was demonstrated by receiving over 250 nominations. Reading through the entries there were some recurring themes, some of which included:

• Helping others when hurt
• Playing with and including others
• Picking up pencils, or other belongings, that fell
• Helping with school work
• Encouraging one another
• Helping during games at recess or lunch
• Asking others to play when they were alone
• Being there for others that are sad or down

Alyssa Carter and Jeremy Chappell

College Counsellor and Primary Chaplain & Coordinator of Christian Ed