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Wellbeing

Ms Deb Haddow

BREAKFAST CLUB: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY

This term we continue our popular Breakfast Club program in the space at the side of the music room. This is a grab and go service offering fruit, milk, packets of cereal and now....toast!

 

The program operates from 8.35am—8.50am Monday, Wednesday and Friday—yes, just 15 minutes, but enough time to grab and eat on the way to class. Ms Naomi McMaster organises the program. We would love to have the help of some more volunteers, especially now that we will be cooking toast. If you think you could help to cook toast for 15 minutes on any of the mornings, please email me (debraanne.haddow@education.vic.gov.au ). You would just need to have your Working With Children Check and complete the Child Safe Training—as every volunteer does.

 

Change is coming....

Lots of discussions about the end of the year, changing classes and moving into 2024 are happening. We support students to make that transition as easily as possible. Class lists have been built over the whole term and staff are being allocated to them. Teachers will visit classrooms unobtrusively to meet some of their 2024 students—especially those that need additional support. 2023 classes will also visit their 2024 areas in preparation and to alleviate anxiety. Our official UP Day will be near the end of term. We prepare students for this change by having a positive mindset to develop resilience and embrace change. Children will listen to how you present the situation and will be influenced by your emotions. It’s helpful to encourage them that they are capable of change, and everything will be ok.

 

Supporting Friendship development

In addition to our THRIVE program we are implementing some social skill intervention classes at particular year levels to support students to build healthy friendships. A lot of the language used in the program has been very helpful when discussing incidences which have happened withing friendship groups. Adrian Burrage is continuing some small group work in this area also.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speech Pathology at LPPS 

Katy will be working as a private therapist from a room at LPPS next year. Stay tuned for more details…….

Wellbeing Contacts

I have come across a few more contacts which might be helpful to our community members. So we’ll continue to build this resource for you.

Families needing food or support:

Deb Haddow