Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School 

Student Wellbeing 

Upcoming Wellbeing events in Term 4: 

  • Mental Health Week- Week 1
  • LifeChanger (Year 5 & 6 students)
  • I Can program (Year 6)- Week's 2-9
  • Buddies Program (Ongoing)

Wellbeing Structure:

Tegan will continue her role as our Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader. This role is full time. 

 

As of Monday October the 28th, Nicole will support our community in the Primary Wellbeing Officer role on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays for the remainder of 2024. 

 

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 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.

 

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

 

Mental Health Week- Term 4, Week 1

In Week 1, we celebrated Mental Health Week by having a variety of lunchtime clubs at each break. We enjoyed games such as Rob the Nest, Basketball, Netball, Table Tennis, Soccer, Tee Ball, Bocce, Chess, Giant Jenga, Football and Cricket. We also had activities such as Yoga, Just Dance and Karaoke running at break times. Our student leaders were amazing helpers throughout the week, setting up and running the activities. 

 

Buddies- Week 3, 7 & 11

This Term we will have 3 Buddies sessions. They will continue to focus on Bullying... No Way in which we learn about being an up-stander or a bystander and having positive connections in the school environment. 

I CAN- Transition Program (Year 6)

This Term, a number of Year 6 students will be participating in the 'I CAN' transition program. This is held on site, and led by 2 team members from the program. Topics covered include:

  • Teamwork
  • Positives / challenges - transition check in
  • Personal strengths 
  • Coping with change
  • Positive self-talk
  • Situation solution
  • Transition check in / reflection
  • Student led session and Celebration 

This program aims to support our students to develop their leadership capacity, as well as building their confidence when transitioning to Secondary School. Tegan, our Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader will attend all 8 of these sessions to support and encourage our students. 

See below for photos of our first session where we had our paper tower challenge! 

The Phone Pledge

This is a local organisation that is advocating for delays around the age & time that Children are able to access smartphones and social media. If you are interested, please see the contact information below. 

 

 

 

Bullying Fact Sheets:

 

Healthy Schools Project:

 

SAFEMinds

 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