MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING

Engagement and Wellbeing Term 2

Western Heights & Chilwell Mentoring Program

This term the Year 6 girls have been going to Western Heights College for a mentoring program. We did lots of fun activities and discussed gratitude & empathy, coping strategies and how to make new friendships.

We got to meet our Year 9 buddies every fortnight.

On the first week we had a tour of the school and got to meet our buddies for the first

time and fill in a get to know me sheet about ourselves and our buddies.

On the second week we got to learn more about gratitude and our buddies

made us a fruit platter for a snack which we all really enjoyed.

Unfortunately on the third week we couldn't go because of a bus strike.

In the end, going to Bounce made up for it. At Bounce we played dodge ball

against our buddies. The Western Heights girls won but that didn't stop us

from having lots of fun. We are really grateful that we got to have this opportunity.

Lynne S & Harper A.

Grade 5 Bareena Bowls Club Group

This term a group of Grade 5 boys ventured across to Bareena Bowls Club each week.

The group learned the art of lawn bowls, cooking and making tye dye t-shirts. The group had great fun and it was a terrific chance to learn new skills and develop strong connections with their classmates. Wendy at Bareena was a terrific help to the boys and we really appreciated her guidance with the group. Congratulations to Nic, Oscar, Henry, Alec, Will P, William M and Drew for being a wonderful group.

Jason Cole (Engagement and Wellbeing Leader)

Grade 4 Bond Street Kinder Group

This term a group of Grade 4 students have visited Bond Street Kindergarten weekly. The group has been fantastic with the younger children and have really engaged in the program.

The group have been reading stories, completing activities and teaching the Kinder kids new games. It has been a wonderful experience for our Chilwell kids, it has taught them leadership skills, developed their confidence and been a lot of fun. Congratulations to our group Jonty, Bea, Oscar, Tom, Maverick, Oliver, Will, Sam and Aston. We are looking forward to continuing this next term.

Jason Cole (Engagement and Wellbeing Leader)

Geelong High School Excursions

This term four groups of Grade 5 students got the opportunity to visit Geelong High School and engage in extension activities in Art, Literacy, Maths and Music. The students worked with teachers and students in a range of engaging and challenging tasks in classrooms. The students enjoyed a wide range of experiences and were treated to lunch courtesy of our hosts.

We’d like to thank Geelong High School for this terrific opportunity.

Jason Cole (Engagement and Wellbeing Leader)