Student Wellbeing & Mental Health
School Holidays - Time to rest, reset and recharge
As another busy term comes to an end, the school holidays offer a valuable chance for our students - and families - to slow down, reset and recharge.
After weeks filled with learning, friendships, activities, routines and plenty of excitement, children benefit from having some space to simply switch off from the usual demands of the school week. Holidays don’t need to be packed with activities to be meaningful. Slower mornings, time outdoors, catching up with family and friends, playing, reading, creating or simply having some downtime can all help children recharge.
It can also be a lovely opportunity to reconnect as a family - whether that’s through a day out together, a walk or bike ride, a movie night, cooking together or just enjoying a little more time without the rush of school mornings and afternoon commitments.
We hope all of our LPS families find some time over the break for the things that help you rest, reconnect and feel good, ready for one final term together in 2026.
Looking ahead – Wellbeing learning in Term 4
In Term 4, students will continue their wellbeing learning through the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) program, alongside opportunities to revisit and strengthen learning from Friendology.
Across Prep to Grade 6, the focus will develop in an age-appropriate way, with students exploring skills and concepts including positive coping, problem-solving, stress management, help-seeking, respectful relationships, personal space, consent, gender norms and stereotypes, and being an upstander.
For our younger students, this includes building foundational skills around respect, personal boundaries, asking for help and what to do in tricky situations. As students move through the older year levels, learning builds to explore consent, respectful peer relationships, gender-based violence, upstander behaviour and help-seeking, alongside practical strategies for managing stress and solving problems.
Our regular classroom Circles will also continue, providing students with opportunities to connect, build belonging and practise the social and emotional skills that support positive relationships across our school.
We wish all of our LPS families a safe, happy and restful holiday break, and look forward to welcoming everyone back for a positive final term of 2026.
Kayla Pepper | Learning Specialist - Wellbeing
Upcoming Workshops / Other Information
Upcoming Webinar - Keeping Tweens & Teens Safe - Grooming, Red Flags & Safety Conversations - By Michelle Mitchell
Date: Tuesday 22nd Sept
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Cost: $30.00
Access: It is yours to watch and view as many times as you want for 6 months from the date of purchase.
As parents, we know we need to keep talking. The hard part is knowing what to say, and how to say it. This webinar will help you tackle some of the most important, high-stakes safety conversations parents need to have with their kids, including how to recognise grooming, genuine red flags and stay safe in higher pressure environments.
Michelle Mitchell's 'Friendship Smart Hub'
From Michelle (about Friendship Smart Hub) - Consider this a place for the additional thoughts, deeper insights, and pieces that didn’t make it into my new book Friendship Smart, but still matter deeply to me. Some of them will be background thoughts and others will be practical tools you can use with your kids.
Here you’ll find a short series of podcast episodes, supplementary resources, blogs and upcoming resources to support you in the everyday moments at home.
You know how much I love your tweens and teens, so here you will be able to sign up to make you don’t miss out on what I have in store for them. When you have shared language this content will be even more powerful. Friendship Smart is coming to them too!
Anglicare Parentzone Newsletter - Parenting in the East What's On Term 3 2026
News and information on programs, services, groups and events to support parents across the Eastern Region of Melbourne. Some of the upcoming (and free!) programs for Term 3 include Tuning in to Kids, Talking Teens, Dads Matter, Emotion Focussed Parenting & the Strengthening Parents Support Program (for parents & carers of children with a disability, developmental delay or neurodivergence - including ASD, ADHD & AuDHD) -
Online Safety - ESafety Commissioner - Free Webinars for Parents and Carers
These live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safer online experiences.
Podcasts of Interest
Pop Culture Parenting - Pop Culture Parenting — Guiding Growing Minds
Well, hello Anxiety - Podcast - Dr. Jodi Richardson
Parental as Anything - Parental As Anything with Maggie Dent and Bec Sparrow - ABC listen
The Imperfects - The Imperfects Podcast
ParentZone Pods
Podcasts for parents, carers and those who support others with their parenting. The ParentZone Teams are delighted to bring you TWELVE ParentZone Pods. Each Pod identifies and explores common issues parents bring to our parenting groups and offers strategies to try in these situations.
Podcast Series 1
Episode 1: Family Meetings
Episode 2: Dealing with Anxiety
Episode 3: Sibling Rivalry
Episode 4: Getting Children to Listen
Episode 5: How to Respond to Kids' Behaviour
Episode 6: How to Stop Yelling at your Kids
Podcast Series 2
Episode 1: Positive Discipline
Episode 2: School Refusal
Episode 3: Parenting our Teenagers
Episode 4: Meltdowns vs Tantrums
Episode 5: Couples Parenting Together
Episode 6: Dads Parenting Today
ParentZone Pods can be found on our website, Apple and via Spotify