Mental Health and Wellbeing:
Supporting Inclusion and Respectful Curiosity at School

Welcome to Term 2

Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program (RRRR)

The lessons in the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program (RRRR) are aligned with the Victorian Curriculum and address the achievement standards in Physical Education and the Personal and Social Capability.

This term classes will cover the following topics: Positive coping, Problem solving and Stress management.

Topic 3: Positive coping

Last week we concluded our unit on Positive coping. In the previous newsletter, we included some things you can do at home to promote positive coping:

Foundation: Encourage your child to ask about the types of things that family members do to help them cope with big emotions.
Year 1 and 2: Encourage your child to use positive self-talk when dealing with challenges.
Year 3 and 4: Encourage your child to ask parents, carers and extended family members what they like to do to help prepare for different sorts of challenges.
Year 5 and 6: Encourage students to talk to family members about the strengths they think helped them when they were in senior primary school.

What did you try? We are looking for some feedback. I would love to share your ideas in the newsletter. If you'd like to take part, please email me at frobinson@sjeuroa.catholic.edu.au. Your responses can be anonymous.

Topic 4: Problem Solving

This topic commences this week. Students learn about recognising the needs and interests of others during social interactions. They are encouraged to listen to the ideas of others and explore a variety of ways to approach and solve situations and challenges. Problem solving is considered individually and in groups, building a culture of cooperative behaviours inside the classroom and out.

Things you can do at home.

Foundation Year 1 and 2: Read the story This is our House by Michael Rosen Read Bing Videos. Can anyone play? What was the problem in the story? How did the children feel when George was saying unkind words? What can we do at school to make sure everyone feels included?
Year 3 and 4: The Roads and Roundabout Model is a tool we can use to help us solve a problem. It can be placed on the fridge for easy access. Your child writes the problem in the middle circle, the roundabout. After a discussion, along the roads, the potential solutions are written. Then the potential solutions are discussed, helping your child to look at the positives and negatives, or both sides of a problem and guide them to a solution.

Year 5 and 6: The Daisy Model is a tool we can use to help us solve a problem. It can be put on the fridge for easy access. It helps us to map out the options we have before we make a decision when we have a problem or a decision to make. First, your child writes the problem on the stem. Then you brainstorm some ideas to solve the problem in the petals. Explore each option and ask you child what the outcome might be for each idea. After all options have been considered, ask your child which one might be the most productive. This option is written in the middle of the flower.

If there are any topics in the Mental Health and Wellbeing sphere that you would like more information about, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Upcoming Events

Stand up Project: Friday 15th of May, 10 students from Year 6

Congratulations to the students who will be representing St John's: Queenie, Clare, Ted, Georgia, Ollie, Bradley, Eligh, Jocelyn, Ava and Maggie.

We are looking forward to our day on Friday and sharing our learning with the school community.

Walk Safely to School Day: Friday 22nd May (change of date from the 15th of May)

Research indicates that children who are physically active before school are more focused and perform better academically.

Parents and carers are encouraged to actively participate by walking, even part of the way, to school with their children. Students under the age of ten should always hold an adult's hand when crossing the road.

Walk Safely to School Day Set for 22nd May 2026

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