Newport Lakes Primary School

Wellbeing @ NLPS

Student Wellbeing Month

We are very excited to announce that the month of November will be dedicated to focusing on our students’ wellbeing during our inaugural ‘Student Wellbeing Month’. This is part of Newport Lake Primary School’s ongoing commitment to improving the mental health and wellbeing of our students through prevention, response, and continuous improvement. 

During this month we will be prioritising on finding balance in our everyday lives, through improved physical, social and mental health. We will be addressing the three pillars of a healthy life, by promoting self-care and looking at diet, exercise and sleep.

For parents, we are thrilled to announce we have a webinar by The Sleep Health Foundation:

 

Improving sleep in school-aged children Parent Webinar

Wednesday November 22nd at 7:30pm 

Please register your participation below https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-1zaypoiRHqepMXb4GtGCg

 

Moira Junge CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation will be the facilitator, with guests Prof Harriet Hiscock - Murdoch Children's Research Institute (mcri.edu.au), as well as Mandie Griffiths Mandie Griffiths | melbchildrensclinic. 

 

The webinar will be ‘live’ however, parents can access it anytime, as it will be recorded and available for registered people.  More details about how to register for this event will be sent out soon.

 

Another area of focus for students will be on mindfulness. Studies show that benefits of mindfulness may include:

  • Increased focus, attention, self-control, classroom participation, compassion
  • Improved academic performance, ability to resolve conflict, overall well-being
  • Decreased levels of stress, depression, anxiety, or disruptive behaviour

Students will have further opportunities for mindfulness during their school day, where they may focus on being in the moment, gratitude, or positive affirmations. 

Throughout our Student Wellbeing Month, we will have a variety of events and activities happening across all classrooms, as our goal is to help all students in our school to feel happy, connected, purposeful, included and enabled to achieve their personal and academic goals. 

 

We look forward to the upcoming month and invite you do some related activities at home as well.

 

Mindfulness

You may like to practise your daily meditation and mindfulness exercises with the Smiling Mind app. It is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life. All you need is ten minutes a day 😊

 

Download the app here  -  App — Smiling Mind

Student Wellbeing Month Calendar