Mind, Body, Us
Welcome
Welcome to another exciting term of learning in Mind, Body and Us! Throughout Term Three, students from Foundation to Year Six will engage in meaningful learning experiences that support their health, wellbeing, safety, and personal development. Students will explore how healthy choices, positive relationships, effective communication, and community connections contribute to a happy and healthy life.
Through discussions, investigations, creative projects, role-plays, collaborative tasks, and reflective activities, students will develop practical skills and knowledge that help them navigate everyday situations with confidence. We look forward to seeing students share their learning and celebrate their achievements throughout the term.
Prep
This Term, Foundation students will continue developing an understanding of their bodies and how to care for themselves. They will explore the different parts of the body, recognise ways their bodies grow and change, and investigate healthy habits that support their wellbeing. Students will also learn about personal safety, respectful interactions, and the important role of community helpers.
As the term progresses, students will identify health and safety messages within their school and community and practise making choices that help keep themselves and others safe. Learning experiences will include games, stories, creative tasks, and collaborative activities that encourage students to apply their understanding in everyday situations.
Curriculum Links:
- Name parts of the body and describe how their body is growing and changing (VC2HPFP02)
- Identify health symbols, messages and strategies in their community that support their health and safety (VC2HPFP07)
Key Vocabulary:
Body awareness, healthy habits, safety symbols, community helpers, safe choices.
Year 1
This term, Year One students will investigate health messages that promote positive health, safety, and wellbeing. They will explore how signs, posters, labels, and community messages encourage healthy habits such as eating nutritious foods, staying active, practising good hygiene, and keeping safe.
Students will have opportunities to create and communicate their own health messages through a range of creative formats, helping them develop confidence in sharing information that supports healthy choices. Throughout the term, students will reflect on how everyday decisions contribute to their overall wellbeing.
Curriculum Links:
- Investigate a range of health messages and strategies in their community to promote their own health, safety and wellbeing (VC2HP2P07)
Key Vocabulary:
Health messages, healthy choices, food and drink, staying active, community safety.
Year 2
Throughout Term Three, Year Two students will explore how health messages and wellbeing strategies support healthy and safe lifestyles. Students will investigate a variety of messages found in their school and wider community, including those relating to nutrition, physical activity, sun safety, road safety, and online safety.
Using their growing understanding, students will analyse how health messages influence behaviour and encourage positive choices. They will also develop and share their own health promotion ideas through creative projects designed to educate and inspire others.
Curriculum Links:
- Investigate a range of health messages and strategies in their community to promote their own health, safety and wellbeing (VC2HP2P07)
Key Vocabulary:
Health messages, wellbeing strategies, sun safety, nutrition, health campaign.
Year 3
This term, Year Three students will examine how health information and messages influence the choices people make every day. They will explore information from a variety of sources, including advertisements, food labels, school initiatives, and media messages.
Students will learn to identify the purpose of different health messages and consider how these messages can support healthy lifestyles. Through practical activities and discussions, they will develop skills to evaluate information and make informed decisions that promote their own health and wellbeing.
Curriculum Links:
- Interpret the nature and intention of health information and messages in their community, and reflect on how these influence personal decisions and behaviours (VC2HP4P09)
Key Vocabulary:
Health messages, healthy choices, food labels, safety messages, physical activity.
Year 4
Year Four students will build their understanding of how health messages are designed to influence behaviour and support wellbeing. Throughout the term, they will investigate information from community, school, and media sources, examining how messages are presented and why they are created.
Students will analyse advertising techniques, interpret food labels, and evaluate the reliability of different sources of information. They will then apply this knowledge by creating their own health promotion materials designed to encourage positive health choices within their community.
Curriculum Links:
- Interpret the nature and intention of health information and messages in their community, and reflect on how these influence personal decisions and behaviours (VC2HP4P09)
Key Vocabulary:
Health messages, persuasive advertising, food labels, safety messages, wellbeing.
Year 5
This term, Year Five students will investigate a range of factors that influence health, safety, relationships, and wellbeing. Students will explore topics including nutrition, physical activity, personal hygiene, respectful relationships, and assertive communication.
They will also learn about the importance of family, culture, and community connections in supporting wellbeing, including perspectives from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Students will work collaboratively to identify health-related issues and develop practical strategies and solutions that promote positive outcomes for individuals and communities.
Curriculum Links:
- Analyse how various strategies influence the health, safety, relationships and wellbeing of individuals and communities (VC2HP6P10)
Key Vocabulary:
Healthy choices, nutrition and physical activity, social wellbeing, assertive communication, community health.
Year 6
Throughout Term Three, Year Six students will further develop their understanding of health, safety, and wellbeing in both personal and community contexts. Students will explore healthy lifestyles, respectful relationships, online safety, personal hygiene, and effective communication strategies.
As the term progresses, students will investigate contemporary health issues, evaluate reliable health information, and develop strategies that support positive wellbeing. They will apply their learning through inquiry-based projects that encourage them to advocate for healthy choices and contribute positively to their communities.
Curriculum Links:
- Analyse how various strategies influence the health, safety, relationships and wellbeing of individuals and communities (VC2HP6P10)
- Plan and implement strategies, using health resources, to enhance their own and others' health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (VC2HP8P10)
Key Vocabulary:
Healthy habits, assertive communication, online safety, cultural wellbeing, health promotion.
How can you support your child’s MBU learning at home?
Prep – Year 2
Young learners are building their understanding of health, safety, and wellbeing through everyday experiences.
Talk about healthy habits
Discuss the importance of nutritious food, physical activity, sleep, and personal hygiene.
Explore safety together
Help your child recognise safety signs and symbols and talk about safe choices in different situations.
Notice health messages
Look for health messages in the community and discuss how they encourage healthy behaviours.
Years 3 – 4
Students are beginning to think more critically about information and how it influences their choices.
Discuss health information
Talk about advertisements, food labels, and online information, encouraging your child to ask questions and think critically.
Encourage independence
Support your child to make healthy choices and take responsibility for daily routines.
Create together
Invite your child to design posters, slogans, or presentations that promote healthy habits at home.
Years 5 – 6
Older students are developing the skills needed to make informed decisions and contribute positively to their communities.
Encourage open conversations
Discuss friendships, wellbeing, online safety, and decision-making in everyday situations.
Celebrate community connections
Talk about how family, culture, traditions, and community contribute to a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Share their learning
Ask your child about their projects and encourage them to explain what they have learned and how it applies to everyday life.