Deputy Principal/Student Wellbeing

Prep

60 minutes

My Body Matters

Students learn about choices and behaviours that promote health, safety and wellbeing as they are growing and changing. They explore personal hygiene, healthy food choices, the benefits of physical activity and sleep, and ways to keep safe at home, school and in the community. 

This module focuses on things children can do to keep themselves healthy including: 

• the importance of personal hygiene 

• choosing foods for a healthy balanced diet 

• benefits of physical activity and sleep 

• ways to keep safe at home, school and in the community

Year 1

60 minutes

Safety Rules

Students investigate how to protect themselves in unsafe environments and seek help. They also learn about the people and services that keep us safe and how to identify and respond in emergency situations. 

This module helps children to problem solve and focuses on: 

• recognising safe and unsafe environments 

• how to care for others 

• behaviours that maintain friendships 

• places and people who we can go to for help

Year 2

60 minutes

Growing Good Friends

Students investigate healthy lifestyle choices and factors that impact health and emotional wellbeing. This includes learning about healthy food choices and considering how media and advertising messages influence food choices. 

This module focuses on: 

• exploring what health messages mean 

• identifying safety signs 

• recognising how physical activity and nutrition contribute to a healthy lifestyle 

• exploring how positive relationships benefit our health and wellbeing

Year 3

90 minutes

All Systems Go

Students learn about the human body, the body systems and what is needed to stay healthy. Students investigate how health choices support their developing body and brain. They also explore how to resist pressure from others. In this module, the class explore and discover how magnificent the human body really is. They learn the functions of various body parts and the actions required to keep these systems working well. 

This module focuses on:

• factors that influence the function of body systems such as exercise and drugs 

• exploring ways to manage peer pressure 

• the effects of second hand smoke 

• the function of vital organs (heart, lungs, brain, kidneys) 

• healthy food choices

Year 4

90 minutes

Mind Your Medicine

Students investigate medicines: how they work in the body, how to stay safe and who to go to for help and advice. Peer pressure and influences to make unsafe choices are also explored and assertive behaviour and communication skills are practiced. This module develops an understanding of medicines and their safe use, positive communication, strategies for managing conflict, stress, and bullying and explores how feelings influence the choices that we make. 

In this module, students will focus on:

• factors that influence someone’s sense of self-worth 

• techniques for effective communication 

• identifying the impact of different factors on health and wellbeing 

• strategies for managing stressful situations 

• medicines as drugs & the consequences of their misuse

Year 5/6

90 minutes

Relate, Respect, Connect

Students investigate the importance of respectful relationships for wellbeing, including face to face and online connections. Students explore how the physical and personal changes at this stage of life impact their behaviour, emotions and relationships. They also learn to recognise, react and report disrespectful, unsafe and potentially predatory behaviour online. 

This module explores building positive, safe and respectful relationships and focuses on: 

• understanding how to respect ourselves and others 

• identifying characteristics of positive relationships 

• strategies to help maintain positive online and offline relationships 

• strategies to respond to unsafe or disrespectful situations online and offline 

• the importance of relationships to our own and others wellbeing