Wellbeing
SWPBS Update
A huge bravo to this student who received a certificate at assembly last week, after achieving 20 cards for showing our school values out in the yard!
Champion!
Champion!
SWPBS Family Survey
Please could you fill out our end of year SWPBS Annual Parent/Carer Survey? It won't take too many clicks, and will help us to take into account your views as we plan for how we support student behaviour in 2026. We're currently conducting student and staff surveys too. Thanks in advance!
Child Development & Wellbeing Information
This week: Routines
Setting kids up with consistent, predictable routines are the bedrock for calm in our classrooms. We absolutely rely on them here at school! When we teach kids routines and support them to work through them, they ultimately build independence, helpful habits and a strong sense of their own agency. They help reduce anxiety and stress for kids, and make life run more smoothly.
Don't try and do everything at once - you could choose one routine or habit to change, teach and support. Make it something that matters to your family or that will just make life easier for your family. Start with something that will be easy or a big win.
Here are some example morning routine charts for a younger and an older kid. Charts like this, with guiding visuals and steps, are important supports for children practising routines.
Recommendations
Read: The Raising Children Network has some great explainers about setting up family routines...
- Routines for families: how & why they work | Raising Children Network
- How to make a routine for your family | Raising Children Network
Here's a good resource for preparing young people for changes and out-of-routine events. It focuses on supporting people with autism - but these are useful for any kid. There's a saying in the education world that strategies that are essential for some kids are beneficial for all...
Listen: Pop Culture Parenting episode 27 Karate Kid & Breaking Bad Habits (start 20 mins in if you want to skip pre-chat) and episode 28 Breaking Bad Habits part 2. These episodes explore the cue-behaviour-reward cycle to help children learn new habits that you as a family think matter. Honestly, good reflections for people wanting to build good habits at any age!!