Student Well-being 

Year 3/4 Community

This term, our Year 3/4 students are learning strategies to positively cope with their emotions. Through engaging discussions and activities, they are exploring how to identify their feelings, understand their triggers, and practice healthy responses. Whether it's using calming techniques like deep breathing or expressing themselves through creative outlets, our focus is on building resilience and fostering a supportive classroom environment. 

This week, our focus has been on understanding and managing anger. Students explored how anger affects the body and mind, and we discussed healthy ways to respond when those feelings arise. They learned techniques such as counting to ten, taking deep breaths, and using the robot to ragdoll strategy to manage their emotions calmly. Here is a list of the 10 Techniques for Controlling Anger we explored as a Community. 

To put their learning into practice, students participated in a role-play activity where they acted out real-life scenarios and applied these strategies to resolve conflicts. The activity sparked meaningful discussions and helped students see the power of staying calm and in control.

Helpful resources for parents

These resources offer support and guidance for parents in Victoria, from educational tools to bullying prevention and cybersafety advice.

Andrew Fuller and Parents Victoria Vodcast Series

Join Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist as he is interviewed by Gail McHardy from Parents Victoria. In this series of 6 short interviews, Andrew discusses the role of parents in bullying prevention and the importance of building resilience in kids.

Andrew also has a range of free Parent Resources that you can find here:

https://andrewfuller.com.au/free-resources/#parents

Parenting Research Centre

The Parenting Research Centre is dedicated to supporting parents through developing resources, programs and policies based on scientific evidence.

Raising Children Network

Raising Children Network is a website for Australian mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone else who has responsibility for the care of children. RCN is a source of information for parents. The website includes a wide range of professionals and agencies who work with parents every day – general practitioners, maternal and child health nurses, child care workers, preschool teachers, school teachers, social workers, psychologists and so on.

Parentline

Parentline is a confidential telephone counselling service providing professional counselling and support for parents and those who care for children. The aim of Parentline is to nurture and support positive, caring relationships between parents, children, teenagers and significant other people who are important to the well-being of families.

eSafety for parents

The eSafety Commissioner's website provides a range of different age appropriate resources for students, parents and teachers, designed to raise awareness of cyber security in students.

Parent support and assistance

Being a parent is a rewarding and sometimes difficult role. At times you might need extra support for you and your family. The parenting section supports parents to find helpful websites, telephone services, and translated resources.

Rewrite your story

The Office of the eSafety Commissioner's Rewrite Your Story is a national youth-focussed initiative which explores cyberbullying and other online issues faced by young people.

Taken from and reccomended by the  Victorian    Government.

Lauren  Borg

Student Wellbeing Leader