Mental Health & Wellbeing

Action for Happiness Calendar - Altruistic August

Let's create a wave of kindness to spread around the world.

https://actionforhappiness.org/altruistic-august 

Open Parachute Parent Access:

A reminder to all parents that you have access to the full suite of wellbeing resources through Open Parachute. The resource contains online modules which you can do at home. These tools are designed to support children’s mental health and resilience and also offer practical strategies for navigating parenting challenges. 

To explore what’s available, simply scan the QR code below. 

This week's home online module: Teaching Your Child to Say No Please see below the overview with some quick tips. 

Naidoc Week

NAIDOC Week 2025 at BPS – Celebrating Culture and Country Last week, BPS proudly celebrated NAIDOC Week 2025—a time for our school community to honour and reflect on the rich histories, cultures, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

Throughout the week, students were involved in a variety of meaningful and engaging activities, including: 

• Daily Morning Announcements that shared important stories and cultural insights 

• School Story Time on Wednesday, where all classes read the text Walk with Us by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing & David Hardy 

• A special whole-school NAIDOC Assembly Presentation Video- Linked below Well done to two of our amazing B+ team members- Hamish & Harley for putting together the video below. You boys are naturals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNXa_MkU7Ys 

• Lunchtime Indigenous Games with Mr Rodgers & Mr Georgiou, held every day from Monday to Friday 

• Lunchtime Club Activities with a focus on cultural learning and expression 

• A Whole School Colouring Competition, with winners announced during assembly (P–2 and 3– 6). Congratulations to our winners- Lila from 1RM and Evelyn from 4MM

• Specialist Team Contributions, with cultural perspectives woven into lessons across the school.

The theme this year - The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy - was embraced throughout the week, reminding us all of the strength, resilience, and pride of First Nations people. 

Some fantastic photos capturing the highlights of the week were posted in the video linked above – enjoy!