Wellbeing & Culture

Welcome Back, and Happy 2024! 

As it is a new year, with many new families in our school community, I thought I would quickly re-introduce myself; Cheyenne Mason – Wellbeing Officer. 

I have been privileged to work here at Croydon Hills Primary since 2020 and support the well-being of all of our students. Some of my tasks here include: 

• Working with a few of our students for a short period 1:1 check-ins when a difficult season arises, or when a student needs a boost of confidence working through social or emotional areas of school life. 
• Finding, creating and running proactive wellbeing programs and small groups for students including Helping Hands and Peaceful Kids. 
• Discussing wellbeing concerns with parents and carers as they arise and recommend options and strategies. 
• Teaming with teachers, staff, and parents/ carers to best approach our whole school and student wellbeing. 
• Creating a safe space for students to recover, regulate and prepare to re-enter class when emotions have become too overwhelming. 

I approach my role from a restorative practice lens. Restorative Practices is the science of relationships in the context of community. I understand that to have a strong, healthy, sustainable well-being, we need to relate well to each other within our whole community. Grace and gratitude are key to good mental health! 

If you as a member of our school community have a well-being-related question or concern, please do not hesitate to send me an e-mail and I will do my best to get back to you promptly. 

My email: Cheyenne.Mason@education.vic.gov.au.  I am on-site Monday through Friday, feel free to stop by my office and say hi if you want to run past anything with me in person. 

This year we have a new face on our Wellbeing team working on Wednesdays, and her name is Kelly Goodgame. She will introduce herself in this newsletter next week so stay tuned! 

Kids Helpline

Kids Helpline is an amazing resource if your child needs a chat to someone trained who can give some immediate and confidential support. 

Parenting Anxious Children

Anglicare Victoria is running a 6-week program for those interested, that will help equip any parent looking for support and strategy options for their anxious child

Cheyenne Mason- On behalf of the Wellbeing and Culture Team