Wellbeing Report
Andre Campbell
Woori Wallabies Playgroup –starting Tuesday 2nd of March 1:30-3:00pm in the Multi-purpose room
Breakfast program Tuesday & Thursday-cooking room 8:15am onwards
Mondays & Thursdays 9-10am-parent morning coffee
School House Sports
We had a fantastic day cheering our houses on at our school house sports last Friday. There were many smiles across the day with the icy-pole sales going strong. Thank you to all the staff and parents who helped to support the event.
Wellbeing Update
It’s been great to meet families at the beginning of the day with most people looking forward to the day ahead. Many parents comment to me that their child shrugs their shoulders or gives minimal responses when they ask them how their day was. Please consider the language you use and be more specific.
- Tell me something you liked doing today?
- Tell me something you didn’t like doing today?
- What are you looking forward to tomorrow?
For children all learning experiences are building off prior knowledge. Particularly when children find a learning area challenging, this question can give you the insight into how they are coping and you can have a reassuring conversation. Personal challenges are very powerful mind blocks so being aware and talking through concerns will really help your child know that you are supporting them. These conversations will plant the seeds in their minds that will add to their character strengths including resilience, working tough and working through. A problem shared is a problem halved!
LEGO & “I Spy” Books Wanted
Last week I started running LEGO social skills groups which will grow into lunchtime activities next term. LEGO club is very popular especially when the weather cools down and we are desperate to increase our LEGO resources. I would like to thank the family who donated the tub of LEGO blocks. If you know of anyone wishing to donate we are very interested to increase our resources. Please bring your donations to the office or speak to me if you have any questions. These clubs are a great way for children to make more friends as well as have fun at recess or lunch breaks.
We are in short supply of I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo. Due to COVID-19 Veronica and I are finding the books difficult to find at retail outlets. These books are in high demand and we would appreciate any of these second hand books.
Dr. Justin Coulson Webinar-Parenting On the Same Page
Last night’s topic was on conflict and challenges for when parents don’t agree on parenting. Often disagreements and a lack of alignment with our partner will lead to a bumpy ride.
Dr. Justin had some great tools and advice to separate parenting from partnering.
- Values - what’s important to each parent? Sometimes we need to adjust our parenting as our partner may have something to offer.
- Understand their world-understand how your partner grew up. Listen and ask questions. What are your best memories from your parents?. What were your challenges?
- Sit down and talk to each other. How you want your children to be and look to the ahead to the future. How are they going to be when they grow up?
- Agree that we don’t agree, as long as have compassion for each other. We literally suffer with them.
- Build the relationship.
- Regularly invest in the relationship. Relationships are like a garden-when we spend time in the garden, pruning and weeding, it looks good.
- Make a list - What’s gone well in our family and what hasn’t gone well. What should we focus on next week? Pick one or two things.
- Make time to work on your relationship with your partner.
Free Happy Families Membership
If you are a new family at the school you may not be aware that the school has a free membership to the Happy Families website. The school will have free access until August and I would like to encourage everyone to join. The Happy Families membership gives you access to a number of resources which will help families, staff and students to thrive. Every member will receive a weekly "Lighten the Load" email, which includes a quick, easy to apply tip from Dr. Justin, as well as some updates about other features in the membership. There is a library of parenting resources which offers calm assurance, direction and solutions you can try out on your families.
Click on the link to join
- https://members.happyfamilies.com.au/woori-yallock-primary-school
Woori Wallabies Playgroup –
Tuesday’s 1:30-3:00pm in the Multi-purpose room
Term 1 dates-
23rd March-Books
(Eastern Library Story Time visit)
30th March-Easter
(last session for the term)
We have been busy at playgroup, we’ve had Tilly the service dog come and visit and we’ve had green pancakes to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Playgroup is so much fun, children meet new friends while they play and learn.
Woori Wallabies Playgroup is open to anyone in the community. We welcome all parents and carers to be a part of our group and we appreciate parents helping us run the program. We look forward to getting to know you and your children over the year so please don’t hesitate in speaking further with our Playgroup Team.