Wellbeing News
Supporting Student Behaviour & Wellbeing
As we begin Term 4, it is a reminder for all of us of the importance of maintaining routines and structures to help students continue to feel safe at school. Our Ways of Working (WOWs) are consistent reminders to students of the importance of learning and playing in respectful and safe ways.
Each classroom has the WOW poster displayed and it is referred to frequently as a way to reinforce these expectations for all students. It may be a great time to revisit with your child about ways they can continue to show safe and respectful behaviours to others both at school and home.
Respectful Relationships
As well as teaching academic skills, it is part of the Victorian curriculum to promote student resilience, wellbeing and positive social attitudes. One way that we can achieve this is through the teaching of evidence based programs that explicitly foster personal and social capabilities. Explicit efforts to provide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) opportunities is recognised as a key part of this work. SEL is the process through which children and young people build and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to:
- Understand and manage emotions
- Set and achieve positive goals
- Feel and express empathy
- Establish and maintain positive relationships
- Make responsible decisions
- Develop resilience to deal with change
- Contribute to social cohesion.
This term as part of our Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) the students will be covering Topic 5 Stress Management from the Respectful Relationships Curriculum.
Children and young people experience a range of personal, social and work-related stressors in their everyday lives. Activities within this topic have an explicit focus on teaching positive approaches to stress management. Assisting students to recognise their personal signs and symptoms of stress, and to develop strategies that will help them to deal with stress effectively, will help students cope with future challenges.
The activities focus on the ways in which self-calming strategies can be used to manage stressful situations. The learning outcomes from this topic are directly related to the Personal and Social Capabilities from the Victorian Curriculum.
Kathy Blythe
Student Wellbeing Leader