Wellbeing

This term our students will continue to explore well being through a combination of circle time and stand alone activities. The Wellbeing program will be delivered through scheduled Visible Wellbeing and Respectful Relationships lessons. We will focus on emotional literacy, exploring the links between emotions and responses. We also have the Kids Helpline providing an incursion on the 21st of May where we will focus on: managing emotions, recognising and normalising different emotions, developing a wider vocabulary for talking about feelings, coping strategies for emotional moments, understanding the role of the brain in big feelings, identifying "body clues" as warning signs, building proactive and reactive emotional regulation skills and knowing how and when to seek help.  Extra sessions will be delivered on a needs basis. We will also launch our 2025 Upstanders program and students will have an opportunity to apply to be an Upstander. Upstanders is a program run in conjunction with other Bayside schools and Bayside Council that helps the students to learn strategies that they can use to encourage inclusivity and stand up or help those who need it. Click on this video here to see a glimpse of previous years Upstanders project which culminated in an art exhibition.