Student Services Wellbeing 

So good to see everyone again!

We’re back and it's wonderful is it to be back onsite! We hope you were able to take advantage of our new freedoms and see family and friends over the weekend. 

We are sure there are some mixed feelings about being back onsite together and this is very normal. Feelings of excitement, nervousness, worry, and many many more. Please feel reassured that the Wellbeing door is always open. The team are here every day, in room M11. If you’d like to have a chat or find out more about this service, please pop by or contact your Student Wellbeing Coordinator. 

Leanne Petroff – Head of Student Services 

Kat Brissett – Metal Health Practitioner 

Megan Simmons – Year 7, 11 & 12 Student Wellbeing Coordinator 

Sabatinie Balasooriya – Year 8, 9 & 10 Student Wellbeing Coordinator 

Lauren Pilakis – Secondary School Nurse 

Pets of Student Services : Meet Harry     

Harry is Booma's fur baby! He's a 5 year old Kelpie who loves nothing more than spending time with his family.  Favourite activities include lots of walks, trips to the country, helping with the gardening and begging for pats from people who walk past the house.  During lockdown, Harry has spent lots of time sitting in the back of the ute waiting to go somewhere… he really struggled with restrictions and can’t wait for a weekend chasing some wide open spaces. 

Resources for parents

There is an abundance of wellbeing resource on the internet. Sometimes it can be difficult to know where to look and what resources are reliable and useful. The Mental Health Practitioner network for our region have put together several reliable links to resources for parents. 

• Advice, tips and resources for parents and carers
• Raising Learners podcast series (Raising Children Network)
• Raise a healthy mind app (Raising Children Network)
• Get Your Move on
• https://theconversation.com/5-ways-parents-can-help-children-adjust-to-being-at-school-after-months-in-lockdown-169350
• parents-wellbeing-activities-secondary.pdf (education.vic.gov.au)

Focus on gratitude

In lockdown we have all got better at noticing the little things. With gratitude, people notice and acknowledge the goodness in their lives. In the process, people usually recognise that the source of that goodness lies at least partially outside themselves. In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. 

Everyone can benefit from trying to practice gratitude every day. These 3 steps can help you start feeling more grateful, and appreciative of the good things in your life:

1.Notice good things, look for them, appreciate them.

2.Savor, absorb, and really pay attention to those good things.

3.Express your gratitude to yourself, write it down or thank someone.