Year 4 - Prep Buddies

After three exciting weeks of settling into life as Preps at Elsternwick Primary School, the Prep classes of 2025 finally met their Year 4 Buddies. Our Year 4 students have been waiting very patiently to find out who they were selected to support with the transition to being a full-time Prep student. Our current Year 4s were more than ready to begin the experience of being a mentor and leader to the younger students. 

After their introduction, the Year 4s took their buddy to a shady area on the oval to present the letter they had written for them, then spend some time getting to know each other and reading some picture story books together. Highlights included sharing information about each other such as favourite colours and sports and having a play together on the playground. The session concluded with having lunch together and planning for their next meeting - running the 300k track together next Friday! The Year 4 students all demonstrated the learner asset skill of being Communicators by making sure their buddies felt Safe, Valued and Respected at all times.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates from the Buddies Program at EPS.