Wellbeing

 PBL

At SFS, our PBL (Positive Behaviours for Learning) school wide expectations are:

Respect, 

Responsibility and 

Kindness

This week in PBL we focused on KINDNESS: Play fairly and be a good sport. 

We discussed what this looks like and why it is important to play by the rules. The children looked at different scenarios where children do and do not play fairly by the rules and discussed what could be done in each situation. 

We will continue to focus on this in week 8. Here are some of our lucky PBL raffle winners from last week who have demonstrated expected behaviours. 

Well done to these children and keep up the great work!

SRC news

Our SRC reps have been busy working on some ideas around child safety, R U Ok day and are planning some more fun lunchtime activities. Next Thursday is R U OK day and the SRC reps have organised a roster for themselves to be outside wearing bright R U OK vests. 

They have created a slide for morning gathering to let students know that if they are feeling upset at lunchtime, they can look out for the SRC reps in the vests to help them with their problems. The students know when a problem is more serious to make sure that they let a teacher on duty know. 

Brainstorm Productions: Being Brave Performance

On Monday, Brainstorm Productions visited SFS and the children watched a fantastic life performance of a show called “Being Brave”. There was a Junior and Senior performance with suitable content for each age group.

The show covered many important concepts for the children including how to be resilient when facing hard times, positive coping skills, cyber safety, help seeking and who children can go to if they need help and exploring emotions and how we cope with them. This is linked with the Personal and Social capability curriculum as well as the Respectful Relationships unit on Stress management as well as linking to Child Safety week and R U Ok day. 

National Child Protection Week

Next Monday 8th of September is the start of National Child Protection week.

This year’s theme is “Shifting conversation to action”. Child safety is everyone’s business and we need to ensure that children feel safe at school, home and in the community. We need to have conversations with each other and children about child safety then we need to make sure we demonstrate our commitment to child safety through our words and actions. 

The SRC are working on ways to promote child safety at school. The teachers have been having conversations with the students about the child safety standards and how we can keep children safe at school. They will also talk to the children about “Protective behaviours”. 

This teaches the children to understand what happens to their body when they feel unsafe and what their body signals are. It also teaches children to have trusted adults they can talk to at school, home and wider community when they are feeling unsafe. It is important that as parents you have these conversations with your children also.

It is crucial that children know who are the trusted adults they can talk to when they are feeling unsafe. 

HEY ADULTS !

More ways to get involved with ensuring that children and families are safe and supported:

NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION WEEK: Find out about other activities & events at:

www.napcan.org.au/get-involved-2025/

HELPLINES ARE LIKE LIGHTHOUSES

Raising children is a bit like sailing a boat. But when we experience serious stress - e.g. due to finances, health, isolation or violence - raising children can feel like sailing in a storm. Support lines can be the lighthouses that we all need to navigate these rough waters. 

These are some of the main Helplines that you can call for guidance:

• Kids Helpline:

1800 55 1800 (make sure your kids know this one)

• Parentline: VIC - 13 22 89
• Lifeline:13 11 14
• 13 YARN - 13 92 76 (24 hours/7 days)

Free and confidential service run by - and for - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

For reliable parenting information: Visit the Australian parenting website raisingchildren.net.au

Or access a free online course at triplep-parenting.net.au

R U OK day

We will celebrate R U OK day on Thursday 11th September.  Students are able to wear a “splash of yellow” to school on this day to highlight the importance of checking in our family and friends and promoting mental health.

A CONVERSATION CAN CHANGE A LIFE

R U OK? inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life.

You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener. 

Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life:

1. Ask R U OK?
2. Listen
3. Encourage action
4. Check in

Rachel Lenko

rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au 

Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader