Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School 

Student Wellbeing 

Upcoming Wellbeing events in Term 2: 

  • LifeChanger Program (Year 6)
  • Reconciliation Week 
  • National Sorry Day 
  • NAIDOC Week
  • Buddies Program

Wellbeing Structure in Term 2

Nicole will continue supporting our community in the Primary Wellbeing Officer role on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays. 

 

Tegan will continue her role as our Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader on Monday-Thursday. 

 

Kimmie will support Wellbeing this Term, involving a variety of programs such as Hands On Learning, SPAIDES and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) groups. She will work within the Wellbeing team, supporting staff and students on Wednesdays. 

 

Please contact Tegan, Nicole or Kimmie if you require any Wellbeing support. 

Reconciliation Week & National Sorry Day

In Week 7 we will celebrate Reconciliation Week here at ETRPS. This year’s theme for is "Now More Than Ever."

Our Cultural Leaders, along with Matt, will represent our school community by attending the Reconciliation Community Walk on Monday 27th May. 

As this is a community event, all families are welcome to attend. you can contact Campaspe Shire or Njernda for more information. 

Please let us know if you will be taking your child as it's during school hours.

A huge thank you to Njernda Aboriginal Corporation for our beautiful invitation to attend this event!

Also on Monday 27th May, our whole school community will get together with ETRSS to mark National Sorry Day (officially on Sunday 26th May) with a smoking ceremony conducted by Aunty Neva at 2.15pm. Families are welcome to attend. 

 

Buddies in Week 6

Next week on Wednesday afternoon we will have our first buddy session of the Term. The focus of the session will be about Bully Prevention. We will focus on teaching Social Responsibility Skills, including 'Stop/Walk/Talk'. Students will be encouraged to use the 'Stop' signal, 'Walk Away' (when appropriate) and 'Talk'- report problems to an adult. This session is supported by the Bully Prevention in Positive Behaviour Support explicit instruction. 

SAFEMinds

On Tuesday the 23rd of April, Tegan and Kimmie completed the SAFEMinds training, facilitated through headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation. SAFEMinds training is "a comprehensive professional learning and resource package that enhances the capacity of educators and school communities to; effectively identify children and young people with early signs of mental health concerns, implement school-based interventions and refer to other support services as needed." 

 

This training presented information about the 'NIP it in the bud!' whole school approach to recognising and responding to early signs of Anxiety, Depression and emotional distress, communicated through self harm. 

 

NIP it in the bud provided tools for us as educators to Notice, Inquire and Plan. 

 

SAFEMinds: At Home provides parents and carers with information and resources to assist them to support their child and take appropriate action to reach out for support if they are concerned about their mental health and wellbeing.

 

Be You

Throughout 2024, ETRPS will be working alongside Be You to support the Mental Health and Wellbeing of our community. 

 

Be You builds on the success and learnings from five existing programs aimed at promoting social and emotional health and wellbeing for children and young people in the education space: KidsMatter Early Childhood, KidsMatter Primary, MindMatters, Response Ability and headspace School Support. Be You is building on the evidence base and ten years of experience of these programs. These programs are now integrated into Be You – one single, national initiative delivered through early learning services, primary and secondary schools.

 

Through the partnership with Be You, staff will further develop knowledge about Mentally Healthy Communities and build our Mental Health Literacy understanding. 

 

Fly2Health

By way of introduction, at Fly2Health Victoria we fly experienced (no new grad) Speech Pathologists and OT's to Traralgon, Sale, Horsham, Swan Hill and Echuca every fortnight to serve participants of the NDIS and also private participants. If your school has NDIS participants that are unable to be seen in Echuca we have immediate availability for Speech and OT with our team. Our clinic in Echuca is based at the Echuca Neighbourhood House at 261 High St. We run the fortnightly clinic from 9am - 4pm every second Thursday (this Thursday the 18th of April). 

 

If you are an NDIS participants waiting for this service, please send this online referral through and we can commence services immediately. 

 

https://flyhealthgroup-2.snapforms.com.au/form/new-client-referral-form

 

Please see below for further details. 

 

Community Supports for our Parents 

Taking a moment to offload, let go and be heard   

 

  Just having a chance to offload and let go of what is currently overwhelming us. Parentline is one of those supports. Connecting you with trained counsellors for a completely confidential conversation. Available 8am-Midnight 7 days a week. 

 

Definitely a number worth keeping on the fridge! 

Breakfast Club

Our Breakfast Club continues to run every morning at the Centre from 8.35am to 8.50am. We are so grateful to Foodbank Vic and Moama Bakery who generously provide food items for our students to enjoy. 

 

   Anglicare Early Help Services at ETRS