SunSmart & Hydration information Pop-Up

Earlier in the year, Gina, our Secondary School Nurse hosted a SunSmart & Hydration information Pop Up stall. Students were reminded of the 5 Best ways to protect from the Sun’s UV rays – Slip, Slop, Slap, Slide and Seek and how to recognise a spot that looks different from the ones around it, or a spot that has changed in size, colour, or shape. Sun Smart questions and a Hydration quiz were run to help students to recognise if they are drinking enough water. The free Zooper doopers as prizes were well received on such a warm day.

Year 7 Camp

Gina and Dale had a great time attending the year 7 camp. The camp is a great way to get to know students in an environment outside of school. Gina and Dale both enjoyed participating in the physical activities, sharing meals with our students, and getting to know our students in a fun and relaxed environment.

Swimming Carnival

The student wellbeing committee, accompanied by Dale and Gina, attended the swimming carnival where they were involved in running a stall and helping with activities. Committee members assisted with providing sun smart information, in addition to free sunscreen, fruit and water to students and staff. We would like to thank Marcus, Ellie, and Rylan for their presence throughout the day, in addition to SRC members for helping with set up and pack up.

Wellbeing Resources SchoolTV

It can sometimes feel challenging for parents to raise happy, healthy, and resilient children and teens. What can help our families and schools is up-to-date resources aimed at providing information on key topics that relate to parenting and the wellbeing of our children.SchoolTV provides schools with an extensive range of wellbeing resources for parents, so together parents and teachers can work in partnership to ensure improved wellbeing for all children. SchoolTV streamlines and brings together information from many reputable sources such as REACHOUT and beyond blue, Australian Psychological Society, Nutrition Australia, headspace and esafety Commission. This provides a very reliable and accessible resource, saving parents time and confusion searching online across multiple sites.

It is now available to our parents and families. Each topic or edition addresses key issues using brief interviews with expert specialists, fact sheets, parent quizzes, recommended apps, books and much more. Please scan the QR code to access Cranbourne Secondary College’s SchoolTV website.

Tier 2 Group Programs

This year the wellbeing team are very excited to offer our students a vast range of evidence-based tier 2 group programs. Students are nominated or identified to participate in a group program via their Year Level Leader, Wellbeing referrals or their classroom teachers. Please see the below updates on our current tier 2 group programs:

Drumbeat (Year 10)

Our first Drumbeat session took place in the first week of term one, it was a lovely way to begin a new term with a new group program being offered here at Cranbourne Secondary College. The students seemed to enjoy the program, engaged well with the content, and seemed to take to the hands-on drum banging and picked up the beats quite quickly. By week two the students were already becoming proficient at their first rhythm, and we were able to split the group in two and play two different rhythms simultaneously. Their sense of accomplishment in being able to do this already was contagious! One of the activities they love is the RHYTHM DETECTIVE where one person must pay attention and listen carefully to “detect” which of the group is leading the change in rhythm. The Drumbeat program is facilitated by Donna Davidson (Occupational Therapist) and Robyn Breheny (MHP Social Worker), both Donna and Robyn are looking forward to seeing the students develop their drumming and other skills as they become even more proficient at the Drumbeat Program and learn to work as individuals moving to working together as one heartbeat.

My Friends (Year 8)

Students attending the My Friends group have settled into the group and seem open to sharing and talking about things. Over the last few weeks, students in the group spent time working on the concept of confidence. They explored confidence and what it looks like and feels like in your body. They also explored friendship and spoke about the characteristics they would see in a good friend and skills to be a good friend. Students spoke a bit about and explored what families, school, and friends can do to support them in building their self-confidence.

Men’s Talk (Year 10)

Men’s Talk is back up and running in 2024. This term James, Dale and Aaron are working with Year 10’s. So far, the engagement has been fantastic! We appreciate the energy levels the boys are bringing to each session. So far, we have covered getting to know each other, gender stereotypes, help seeing and mental health. The boys have engaged in some great discussions regarding these topics.

Canine Comprehension Program (Year 9)

The Canine Comprehension Program teaches students to develop an awareness and understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication indicators. The program works with hands, tone of voice, body language, facial gestures, plus vocal conversations. This program also highlights the inner voice that we all experience and how students can channel their inner voice from hearing only negativity into positivity. The students have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Ned, many of our students say this is their favourite period of their week.

Lego Creations (Year 9 & 10)

Lego Creations is a small group program based on the Lego therapy model, play therapy and social thinking models to promote a person’s social interaction and learning.Lego Creations allows participants to practice joint problem solving, planning, listening and social thinking, as well as communication skills. The Wellbeing staff will facilitate each student’s active participation within small groups. Lego Creations is suitable for students with concerns with their learning ability, who need support with social/emotional learning, and who have an interest in Lego construction.

New School Lawyer Program

The Peninsula Community Legal Centre is running a new School Lawyer Program at Cranbourne Secondary College. The lawyer, Yih-Laine Teen, is available at the school every Tuesday and Thursday to provide free legal advice to students. Yih-Laine is a senior lawyer with 13 years of experience who can provide advice on a wide range of general legal matters, including family, criminal, and civil law.

All appointments are free and confidential. Yih-Laine will also be giving legal education talks in the classrooms for all year levels.

To make an appointment with Yih-Laine, please go to the school wellbeing office or fill out the referral form on Compass (the link will be shared on Compass in the coming days).Meet our new School LawyerHello Cranbourne Secondary College community!My name is Yih-Laine and I’ll be your in-school lawyer. I’ve been a general lawyer for 13 years, which means that I have a lot of experience in most areas of the law.I am also currently studying a Master of Teaching (primary and secondary) because I believe in helping the next generations to become all that they can and want to be.

I have a husband, three young children and a four-month-old puppy I named Tim Tam (because I felt like eating one at the time). I am a teenager at heart, love to travel and cannot wait to go skydiving with my eldest son when he turns 18!

I will always be open for a confidential chat about anything and look forward to meeting you all.

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