Wellbeing & Safety
Wellbeing at Sunshine Heights Primary School is the foundation on which we build our community. It ripples through our school, creating a safe, supportive and trusting forcefield that empowers and protects our young hearts and minds. It builds individual and collective skills, strengths and mindsets; it thrives through support networks, and the emotional and social intelligence our students need to be ready to live and learn.
We are committed to ensuring both you and your child have a positive start to the school journey and know the important role Wellbeing plays in that. That’s why we have added an extra layer to our Wellbeing forcefield to help our new preps develop the social and emotional skills they need to be ready to live and learn, and the support networks families need too.
Our special Prep forcefield looks like this -
Vicki McMahon, who works fulltime as our Wellbeing, Inclusion, Community and Engagement Assistant Principal, will be working closely with you and your children, helping to build strong connections, getting to know your unique stories and wrapping around a range of supports tailored to the individual needs of students and families. Vicki can be contacted via phone on 8311 7100 or email at sunshine.heights.ps@education.vic.gov.au
A Prep Buddy Program that sees your child partnered with a Year 3 or 4 ‘buddy’ who will be an important role model in your child’s first year of school.
We have part-time Occupational, Speech and Art Therapists on staff to support all our students with the demands of schooling and life.
Throughout Term One, the Prep teachers and their buddies will be supporting all Prep children with playing outside. A specific, beautiful play area has been dedicated to the Preps so that your child is able to make a successful transition to school through safe and inclusive play.
Explicit Social and Emotional learning in the classroom through exploration of the Zones of Regulation, Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships, the ‘Right to Learn and the Right to Be Safe’, and our aspiration and four core values – Commitment, Courage, Collaboration and Connection.
A start up program and unit of work that focuses on helping our Prep students to know themselves, show themselves and grow themselves as a community of learners.
Parenting Workshops and Forums, led by Mackillop Family Services, to help you best support your child.
The School Nurse Program that helps support your child’s physical health.
Community events, such as the Prep Picnic.
Daily Breakfast Club open to all students and parents from 8:40-8:55AM.