Wellbeing

 PBL

At SFS, our PBL (Positive Behaviours for Learning) school wide expectations are:

Respect, 

Responsibility and 

Kindness

This week in our weekly PBL social skills lesson, we have focused on child safety after celebrating National Child safety week. Child safety is everyone’s business and the children learnt about some protective behaviours to help them if they feel unsafe at school. This week’s expectation is RESPONSIBILITY: Be safe.

We unpacked the basic rights around child safety that the children have at school, which are:

We discussed what personal space is and that we need to respect the boundaries others put in place when they ask us to stop doing something that makes them feel uncomfortable.

We discussed other ways to be safe including, body safety and no one has the rights to touch as and make us feel unsafe. We discussed our bodies early warning signs that tell us that we feel unsafe. We explored safe and unsafe secrets and knowing who your trusted adults are at school that can help when you feel unsafe. 

We have also spoken to the children about how adults who work at school have to keep you safe and if you speak to them about a problem, they will take you seriously and follow up with action.

It is so important that parents also have these conversations with their children about child safety and what they can do if they feel unsafe to help themselves or who can help them. 

Here are some of our lucky PBL raffle winners from last week who have been seen following expected behaviours at school. Congratulations to these students and keep up the amazing work!

Action for Happiness calendar: Self-care September

What is self-care? 

Self-care is the practice of engaging in activities that promote and maintain your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It is important because it helps you manage stress, reduce the risk of illness, prevent burnout, and improve your overall quality of life. By regularly tending to your own needs, you can be more resilient, energized, and better equipped to care for others. 

It is so easy for us all to get caught up in the business of life and forget to practice self-care. It is important that we as adults model self-care for our children so they see the importance of looking after our mental and physical health. Why not try some of these ideas together as a family over the school holidays?

FREE PARENTING GROUPS TERM 4 2025

Registrations are now open for Uniting’s free Term 4 parenting groups.

These programs are available to parents and carers living in the City of Casey, Cardinia Shire, and Greater Dandenong. The groups offer practical support and equip families with skills that can strengthen children’s behaviour, resilience, and emotional wellbeing - both at home and at school.

Term 4 Groups

 TUNING IN TO TEENS – Pakenham

• For parents and carers of children aged 10–18 years
• Offers an alternative parenting approach to build stronger relationships and support wellbeing
• Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/sLkafyAQFN

BRINGING UP GREAT KIDS – Berwick

• For parents and carers of children aged 2–12 years
• Focuses on fostering positive and supportive parent–child relationships
• Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/nnzAPnahzL

CIRCLE OF SECURITY – Narre Warren (City of Casey residents only)

• For parents and carers of children aged 4 months–6 years
• Helps parents strengthen relationships by understanding and responding to children’s emotional cues
• Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/39QvnX22Wt

If you have any concerns about the wellbeing or mental health of your child, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school or send me an email rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, safe and healthy term 3 holiday break. 

May the football team you support win! I look forward to working with you all in Term 4.

Rachel Lenko                                                         

Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader