Wellbeing

Bringing Fun and Increasing Engagement

Wednesday and Thursday afternoons have continued to be thoroughly enjoyed by students and our ES staff during Passion Hour. Baking, collaborative games, minute-to-win-it challenges were among the many things students enjoyed throughout this term. All the while students were practising key social skills such as turn-taking, sharing and moving on from setbacks.

Many students have approached me seeking to become involved in this program. We are hoping to expand this initiative in 2025, as we have engaged Graeme Mill, our Student Wellbeing Mentor, in a fulltime position next year. 

As a school we have made significant progress in student wellbeing approaches and intiatives this year, such as staff learning in the areas of:

• School-wide positive behaviour supports - clarity around our expected behaviours, acknowledgment systems and consistent responses to inappropriate behaviours
• trauma-informed practices - developing consistent predictable routines such as morning circles, positive primers and brain breaks
• Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships - training in the new lessons

Next year, our whole staff will complete the final two domains in our trauma-informed practisce training through the Berry Street Model. These sessions focus on Stamina, Focus and Engagement. We will update you on these initiatives as we begin to embed them in our practise.

I would like to thank you all for partnering with us in 2024 - in working together we have made a difference!