Wellbeing & Culture
While this Christmas season is positive for most, we are acutely aware of the personal and financial pressures that some families will face. Please see below community resources that you can draw on over the break (and at any time). Moving into 2025, please contact me if you need support to purchase school uniforms and/or are struggling to afford necessities for school: Julie.reid2@education.vic.gov.au.
Community Supports
Meals and Christmas help – Urban Life
Community meals and food relief
The Orange Door – Family violence and family support (non family violence related)
1800RESPECT – 1800 737 732 – Family violence
Commencing 2025 - Tips
As a Mum myself, I am aware that the holidays are often an opportunity to have many ‘pyjama days’, late nights, sleep ins, and flexibility around meal times. Can I recommend however that the week before school commences on Wednesday 31st January 2024, you consider undertaking all or some of the following activities:
- Routine bed times
- Routine wake up times
- Morning routine practice, including putting uniforms on
- Routine eating times – At school brain food is at 10am, recess is at 11.30am and lunch is at 1.50pm
- Lunch box opening and closing practices
- Visits to the school to play, or practise which gates drop off and pick up will be at (except Preps)
Julie Reid – On behalf of the Wellbeing and Culture Team