WELLBEING NEWS
It has been a great start to our final term at school. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces coming through the gates on Monday. All of our classes have had a focus on student wellbeing and settling the students back into the school routine after being at home over the extended period.
Teachers will be implementing brain breaks and meditation to help the students regulate their energy levels and concentration as they move back to the classroom setting. Throughout the week during recess and lunch breaks, staff have undertaken to organise activities for the students, including mindfulness drawing, Lego building, gardening, games and relays, books to read, as well as all of the sports equipment Mrs Patto has organised.
Being mindful of friends reconnecting and the development of new friendships, it’s important for everyone to be using the same language at school and at home. I have included again the 4 Friendship Facts from the Urstrong Friendology program as a reference. Fact 4 maybe something that many of our students notice as they realise things they had in common with their friends may have changed.
Over the coming weeks classes will be engaging in Social and Emotional lessons that will assist the students in reflecting on their emotions, ways to express gratitude, positive coping skills and problem solving as we return to school and re-connect. The following link has been taken from the Parenting Ideas blog and addresses ways to assist the students over the next few weeks as they return to school.
Returning to school anxiety free
I have included a link to a wonderful book “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?” This book may provide your family with a way to check in with the students about their day at school. Asking how did they fill their bucket at school and how did they fill other student’s buckets. You may like to use it to acknowledge how your family members fill each other's buckets to bring about happiness to others.
