Wellbeing

Last week, in our Respectful Relationships lessons, students moved on from Topic 1 (to develop their emotional literacy) to Topic 2: Personal Strengths. Our WALT was to identify our character strengths and when we might use them. This topic aims to get students thinking about the positive character strengths they show at home and school and how these can help them in challenging situations or when dealing with others. This can filter into students showing and developing the character strengths of bravery, fairness, compassion, courage and kindness.

Activity

You may like to complete an activity at home with your family, which is taken from the Year 5&6 Respectful Relationships booklet. Using our strengths in everyday life: Talk about the following scenarios and discuss what strengths each character could use to manage each challenge/situation. What advice would you give each character? 1. Jack’s maths homework is particularly challenging this week. 2. Yin won a novel signed by the author in the school writing competition. It is her friend’s favourite author, and she knows her friend cannot afford to buy the book. 3. Shanti really wants to go on the flying fox at camp, but the thought gives her butterflies in her tummy. 4. Mark’s younger brother is being very annoying, and making lots of noise while Mark is trying to watch his favourite TV program. The character strengths below may help the conversation.

We will be celebrating Harmony Day next week (Thursday, April the 3rd) across the school. It will be wonderful to see students expressing their identity and culture through our free dress day, as well as wearing a splash of orange to represent social communication and meaningful conversations. Students will also participate in a whole-school ‘Reading for Pleasure’ session at 9:30 and our whole-school Dojo Pear Reward of a movie afternoon. 

If you have any questions about Wellbeing at OOPS, please do not hesitate to email Adam Todd at: adam.todd@education.vic.gov.au or Rhiannon Trimby at: rhiannon.trimby@education.vic.gov.au