Buddy Program
At St Catherine's, our Prep and Year 6 students have the opportunity to become 'Buddies' - the Buddy Program being one of the many ways Prep students settle into our school. Preps and Year 6 students meet regularly throughout the year to complete fun activities together. These are many and varied and can include literacy activities, maths discoveries and well-being games. The program has an extremely positive impact on both the Prep and Year 6 students, with benefits including:
- Prep students having another positive role model within the school
- Prep students having a 'go to' person if they have any questions / concerns on the playground
- Prep and Year 6 students developing new and positive relationships
- Year 6 students taking on and developing responsibility, fostering pride in their ability to be helpful
We meet our buddies in week 1 with a getting to know you activity. We've since been to church together and we have also worked jointly on the school iPads. Friendships and positive mentoring have already been struck and we are certain, will be further enhanced, as students get to know each other over their semester with each other.
Please enjoy some photos from our first session together.
