Wellbeing

See our new space… 

This term the wellbeing space has made some changes to make the area feel cozier and inviting for students who are welcome to come in and talk to our wellbeing staff or to have a break when needed. 

🌈IDAHOBIT DAY CELEBRATIONS🌈 

19th May

This term we celebrated the International day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDABOBIT). We honoured the day with a BBQ lunch for the whole school, colouring table and sports, as a way for students and staff to get together and ask questions and show their allyship. Thank you to all who came down to show their support and enjoyed the food on offer!

Education Support Day - 19th May

We also celebrated all our amazing education support staff. The principal team organised a morning tea and organised for beautiful plants to be potted for the staff as a special token of appreciation. Thank you to all our wonderful education support staff for showing up to work each day and being our students biggest advocates. 

National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation week is celebrated to recognise the rich cultures and shared histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Reconciliation week is held from 27th May to 3rd June to commemorate two historic milestones: the 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision. PLSC acknowledged Reconciliation week on Monday 1st June. We asked all staff and students to wear something YELLOW to come together as a school in celebration of this day.  We ran some activities in craft club and hosted a staff morning tea celebration where everyone was asked to bring a plate special to their culture to recognise the diversity of our PLSC community. 

Craft Club

Every Monday the wellbeing team runs a craft club in the art room during lunch time. This is an opportunity for students who love art to come  together and express themselves creatively through bracelet making, painting, and drawing. If you feel your young person would be interested in craft club, ask them to speak with the wellbeing team for more information or come along to see what it’s all about!

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Understanding Anxiety and the CBT model

A short group intervention was recently run at our school to support students in developing a better understanding of anxiety and use strategies to manage it. The 4 part program explored what anxiety is, the emotions involved, and practical strategies that can be used at school to cope in healthy ways. Thank you to the students who participated and this program will continue to run next term with more groups involved. 

Tuning into Teens Program

The wellbeing team would like to ask for expressions of interest from parents who may be interested in attending Tuning Into Teens at PLSC. The Tuning into Teens is a free renowned parenting program that provides parents with skills and strategies to help with everyday challenges based on emotionally attuned parenting. You will learn how to:

• Understand your teens emotions
• Be aware and manage your emotions
• Build attachment and teaching through emotional experiences
• Help your teen understand and manage their emotions
• Develop skills to assist your teen in problem solving 

We are looking to run these sessions in 2027 with dates to be confirmed. If this is a program that you are interested in attending at PLSC, please contact the wellbeing team directly on 0497 146 326 or feel free to contact the office staff. Enquiries can also be sent via email to the student wellbeing coordinator ash.alessi@education.vic.gov.au

For more information you can access the Kids First website here and make an inquiry. Alternatively you can access the Tuning into Teens program run through Kids First and join a community session. https://www.kidsfirstaustralia.org.au/program/tuning-into-teens-(VIC)/ 

Upcoming in Term 3

In term 3 we will continue delivery group sessions, engage the students in wellbeing related incursion sessions and celebrate wellbeing days as a whole school.

Group sessions:

• Understanding anxiety
• Understanding anger
• Body positivity

Wellbeing school celebration days:

• R U Ok day
• Wear it Purple day

Incursions:

• Pat Cronin Foundation 
• Crimestoppers to educate students on crime prevention and the consequences of criminal behaviour
• Safe partying to educate students on the effects of alcohol and substance use and how to keep themselves and their friends safe

Referrals and Support

If you feel that your young person would benefit from support from the wellbeing team you can reach out to us. The wellbeing team offers individual support, information and wellbeing referrals to other services.

Please reach out to us via the wellbeing mobile on 0497 146 326 or contact the front office to put you through to the wellbeing team.

We are always here to help and support our PLSC community… 

Have a wonderful and restful school holiday and we will see you all in Term 3! 👋