STUDENT SERVICES

Welcome to Student Services

Student Services is located next to the Library in the Student Wellbeing Centre, along with Careers.  Rob Webb and Jane Robbins are the Student Wellbeing Coordinators for 2017.

If your son or daughter is struggling with any issues either at home or at school, they are welcome to make an appointment to speak to Rob or Jane.  They can do so either in person or through their Coordinators.

Parents and guardians are also welcome to contact us directly with any concerns they may have.

Breakfast Club

Friday mornings

7.30 am

Junior School Deck

All students are welcome to come along to the Breakfast Club every Friday morning for toast, cereal, hot chocolate or just a chat! 

Sam and his crew of volunteers from the Discovery Church are back again this year too.

Today students enjoyed PANCAKES for breakfast!

Second Hand Items

Uniform and Books

Thank you to all those families who donate  uniform items and books to Student Services.  We are able to pass these on to many grateful families.

This year, if you are able to make a donation  it would be greatly appreciated.   

Managing ANXIETY

An increasing number of young people have difficulty managing anxiety.  The following three steps can assist you to help your child with anxiety:

Encourage them to talk about their anxiety.

Share the things that as a child you were anxious about and ask them what their biggest worry is.  By modeling your own calm acceptance of anxiety you will be assisting them to remain calm about theirs.

Teach your child about anxiety and its purpose.

Educate yourself about anxiety and its adaptive role in helping humans survive (flight-fight-freeze). Explain the physical changes in the human body when danger is perceived (sweaty hands, blood to extremities, rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing etc).  By explaining these you are helping to normalise anxiety as well as assisting your child to identify and understand the way their own body reacts when anxious.

Help your child to recognize their anxiety and to develop ways to manage it.

Ask your child to sketch their body and mark on it where their anxiety occurs, and is most felt. Teach them ways to work with their anxiety.

For example a young child might learn to say: "That's just 'Mr Worry' telling me not to do that. I don't want to miss out so 'Mr Worry' you can just be quiet".

Or a teenager might liken their worrying thoughts to a radio with the volume turned up high, and learn to manage it by turning the volume down.

Acquire the Mindshift app suitable for iPhones and iPads, which is designed to help teens and young adults, identify their anxiety, and also offers ways to assist them to cope.

Other things you can do to help;

• Learn to manage your own anxiety, thus role modeling to your child that it can be achieved, which in turn helps reduce their anxieties.
• Encourage good eating (reduce caffeinated, high sugar drinks and foods), regular exercise, hobbies, sufficient sleep and connection with friends.  When young people are well-rested and relaxed, they will be in a better mental state to handle fears or worries.
• Let your children and young people know who they can call on for support if needed. This will make them feel less anxious about the future.
• Visit your GP if you suspect that your child is suffering from an anxiety disorder.

The tips are from; 

http://www.parentline.com.au/parenting-information/tip-sheets/anxiety.php

Robert Webb and Jane Robbins

Student Wellbeing Coordinators