Wellbeing

PBL

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

Respect,

Responsibility and

Kindness

This week in PBL we have continued to focus on KINDNESS: Play fairly and be a good sport. The children learnt about what behaviours we need to demonstrate to be a good sport, whether we win or lose in the game. The children also explored the appropriate language to use with each other in sport or when playing a game.

Here are some of our recent PBL winners:

LUNCHTIME CLUBS

We offer a variety of lunchtime clubs for the students at SFS. Our teacher Taryn does some great work with our Fire (Friends Igniting Recognition and Education) Carrier students to promote respect, fairness and inclusion for Aboriginal people. Taryn also runs our very popular D.T (Digital technology) club as well as our “Garden grubs” club. The students are made aware in Morning Gathering each week about the different activities being offered.

Here are some of our FIRE carriers from this year meeting recently.

National Child Protection Week

The week beginning Monday 8th of September we will be acknowledging National Child Protection week. This year’s theme is “Shifting conversation to action”.

Child safety is everyone’s business and we need to ensure that children feel safe at school, home and in the community.

We need to have conversations with each other and children about child safety then we need to make sure we demonstrate our commitment to child safety through our words and actions.

The SRC are working on ways to promote child safety at school. The teachers have been having conversations with the students about the child safety standards and how we can keep children safe at school. They will also talk to the children about “Protective behaviours”.

This teaches the children to understand what happens to their body when they feel unsafe and what their body signals are. It also teaches children to have trusted adults they can talk to at school, home and wider community when they are feeling unsafe. It is important that as parents you have these conversations with your children also. A key understanding we teach the children is the concept of “personal space”.

Personal space is the body boundary an individual has between them and another person that makes them feel comfortable. We can have a different personal space with different people. It is important for parents to have conversations with their children about what this means and what they can do if they find themselves in a situation where someone does something that makes them feel unsafe.

Protective Behaviours is built around two key statements of understanding.

R U OK day

We will celebrate R U OK day on Thursday 11th September. Students are able to wear a “splash of yellow” to school on this day to highlight the importance of checking in our family and friends and promoting mental health.

A CONVERSATION CAN CHANGE A LIFE

R U OK? inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life.

You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener. Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life:

Ask R U OK?
Listen
Encourage action
Check in

R U OK? is a suicide prevention charity and registered public health promotion that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times in their lives.

Having meaningful conversations with family, friends and colleagues can help them feel connected and supported through life’s ups and downs.

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.

Rachel Lenko

rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader