Wellbeing

Sexual Health Victoria - EveryBODY

The Every BODY education program is a component of Sexual Health Victoria (SHV) that focuses on providing inclusive and comprehensive relationships and sexuality education to young people. It aligns with the Victorian Department of Education's Resilience, Rights, and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) initiative. SHV's EveryBODY program specifically addresses topics like identity, sexual and reproductive anatomy, sex, and sexual health, aiming to foster positive and respectful attitudes towards these topics.

The program is designed to be comprehensive and age-appropriate, delivered progressively throughout primary and secondary school, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to navigate puberty and develop healthy relationships.

We will be having two parent information nights early in term 3 where all parents/caregivers will have the opportunity to ask any questions. The parent nights are outlined below.

Year P - 2 Parent/Carer Information Night at Lalor East Primary School on Tuesday 29 July from 5pm - 6:30pm
Year 3 - 6 Parent/Carer Information Night ONLINE on Wednesday 30 July from 5:30pm - 6:30pm (a link will be provided closer to the date)

EveryBODY education classes will begin in early August in all year levels. The program will be held by trained Sexual Health Victoria presenters.

Wellbeing Curriculum Day

Our wellbeing Curriculum Tuesday 10 June was a success! All LEPS staff members learnt a variety of information from various members of our school, the NEMA RRRR team, and from Yarra Me.

The photos below show the staff being introduced to all the equipment that we will make available to students in the coming weeks for Terrific Tuesday and Wellbeing Wednesday Play Clubs. The staff had fun playing with our new toys!

LEPS Behaviour Matrix

As part of our curriculum day, the staff discussed our Behaviour Matrix. Suggestions for some changes to the current Matrix (displayed above) were made on the day. Student leaders will be consulted and their input shared with the staff. Keep your eye out for these changes in the coming terms.

Terrific Tuesday Play Club and Wellbeing Wednesday Play Club

The STEM room will be open to years 3 - 6 students on Terrific Tuesdays and to P - 2 students on Wellbeing Wednesdays. Students will need to line up outside the Octane building and wait to be invited in. Unfortunately there are limited spaces, which means that some students will need to use their coping strategies and wait for the following weeks.

Below are some snapshots taken on Terrific Tuesday 3 & 17 June and Wellbeing Wednesday 11 June. All students who attended enjoyed playing fairly with each other and took turns in their games.

Free to Be Me Project

At the start of term 2, 8 students leaders were chosen to work with Linda, Julie and Liz from DPV Health to discuss use of spaces, equipment and visuals around the school to ensure that we are showing equality throughout our school. It was called the 'Free To Be Me' project. The focus of this was on gender stereotypes and how to see past them. To work for a future where genders don’t matter. Where anyone can do a certain job without being discriminated against. In this project all 8 of us got separated into 3 groups:

Visuals:

Aleena, Pearl and Evan

Made posters that include gender equality, diversity, and LGBTQIA+ themes and posted them around the school for all teachers and students to see!

Places:

Banin, Yousef and Betul

Worked on a couch roster for 5-6s because everyone fights for a seat

and getting a new table for the middle area of the prep building as mostly boys used it.

Equipment:

Hassan K, Artin

Worked on a sandpit roster for the P-2 so it's not overcrowded.

After all this we learned how being a gender stereotype can harm or insult people.