Wellbeing
Josy Reeder
Food Safety Reminder Birthday Treats and Food Sharing
To help keep all children safe at school, we would like to remind families of a few important expectations regarding food brought into classrooms.
When providing birthday treats, please keep items simple and clearly identifiable, such as a small lolly bag or individually wrapped chocolate like a Freddo Frog. This helps staff and ensures they are safe for all students. Please do not bring in treats that contain nuts.If you are unsure whether the treat is appropriate, please speak with your child’s teacher beforehand. If your child has food allergies, you’re welcome to provide alternative treats for them to enjoy when birthday treats are shared in the classroom.
We also remind families that food sharing between students is not permitted. While this is a helpful habit for general health and hygiene, it is especially important for protecting children with food allergies and anaphylaxis. We are also aware that some children kindly like to buy food from the canteen for their friends. While this is a thoughtful gesture, it is not permitted. This helps ensure that students with allergies are not accidentally given unsafe foods and also ensures that parents know exactly what their child has eaten during the school day. Please speak with your child about the importance of only eating the food packed by their family or purchased for them.
Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and inclusive environment for all students.
We have four children in our school with severe anaphylaxis allergies they are in the below classes: PJM, 6SP, 2MV and1NL.
First Aid Incursion coming up at OLA!
The First Aid in Schools Program equips primary students with age‑appropriate First Aid knowledge, including how to act in an emergency and call 000. Through interactive games, stories, and CPR learning, students gain practical skills in an engaging way. These foundations help build a more confident and resilient community. We are fortunate to have three educators coming on Monday 23rd March.
Managing Big Feelings webinar
In case you missed the live webinar, here is the link to the replay:
https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/gv7o9umrh23clrc30w1t03uo7zin
Parent & Carers Toolkit (all the info, links and resources from the webinar):
eSafety
A new Mighty Heroes online safety adventure
eSafety are excited to share our brand‑new Mighty Heroes game!
It’s a fun, interactive web-based game created to help children build essential online safety skills. The game introduces four Mighty Heroes, each with their own online safety superpower. Players enter the pixel world to help the Mighty Heroes defeat Robo Raven and restore the internet to a safe and positive place for everyone.
It’s easy for families to try at home—the game can be played on tablets, laptops or desktop computers, and doesn’t require any logins. Families can jump straight in and explore!
Explore the Mighty Heroes game, videos and conversation starters at the link below.
Keeping children safe on major gaming platforms
eSafety notified Roblox—one of the most widely used online gaming environments for children—of our intention to directly test the platform’s implementation and effectiveness of the nine safety commitments it made to us last year.
This action follows growing concerns, including from the Australian Government, about online child grooming and sexual exploitation.
Our proactive testing aims to ensure platforms are meeting their commitments and doing their part to create safer online spaces for children and young people.
While regulatory action is vital, we also know families may need practical support to help children enjoy online games safely and confidently in everyday life.
That’s why we’ve developed the gaming toolkit—a collection of easy‑to‑use resources designed to help you encourage your child to have these positive experiences, while helping to protect them from risks and exposure to harmful content.
Positive Partnership Free Autism Workshop for Parents and Carers
Occupational Therapy
We have no waitlist for Occupational Therapy services!
We can support you with the below supports:
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Functional Capacity Assessments & Reports
- Assistive Technology Recommendations
- Home Modifications
- And much more, reach out today to find out how we can support you!
We can service the Bayside, South, South-East and Eastern Metro Melbourne areas, and can also offer telehealth supports nationally!
We have attached a flyer for your reference and further details regarding our services. You can also check out our website here: moira.org.au/arliam/
CoolKid Psychology
PSYCHOLOGISTS WITH IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY
CoolKid Psychology is a private clinic located in Black Rock, dedicated to supporting children, adolescents, parents, and families. Our clinic provides a comprehensive range of services, including therapy and assessments for a variety of presentations such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism, learning difficulties, and behavioural differences and challenges, such as Pathological Demand Avoidance.
We are pleased to let you know we are currently accepting new clients. We have immediate availability for therapy and assessment services with our experienced psychologists. We also offer telehealth services, making our support easily accessible to families. Our skilled client support team spends time with new clients to thoroughly understand their current needs to ensure they are matched with the clinician best suited to help achieve their goals.
Josy Reeder
Learning Diversity and Student Wellbeing Leader