I am a wellbeing warrior.
Healthy mind, happy child
At Lockleys North Primary School we continue to support the development of the whole child, providing children with safe, supportive learning spaces, fostering a sense of belonging.
We value learner wellbeing and continue to to maintain our close connections with our families and community. Children and staff work collaboratively, building on and strengthening relationships, developing skills and knowledge to become powerful learners.
A day in Mellor begins with Discovery Time, offering an engaging, inspiring, play based learning program every morning for 40 minutes. This valuable time gives children an opportunity to connect with their peers, develop and grow relationships and foster their oral language development. Children are provided with purposeful learning activities to express their thoughts and feelings and follow their passions and interests in a environment they can feel valued and supported in.
Healthy eating is another valued part of our busy day. Children are given a short 10 minute healthy eating time throughout the morning, giving little bodies time to revive and recharge. We strongly encourage your child to bring a small piece of fruit or vegetable that is manageable and can be consumed within 10 minutes. Eating a variety of healthy foods and drinking plenty of water are important in the physical and emotional development of your child and are two key ingredients of a wellbeing warrior. We give children opportunities to inquire into healthy food choices and actively engage in practical food inquiries in our learning spaces.
Students will continue to engage in regular physical activity to further develop their fundamental movement skills, with a focus on body management and object control skills. Term 3 will see a focus on strength, balance, coordination and flexibility as students explore the basic concepts of Gymnastics. Rest assured, activities performed are low-risk and the main focus is on participation , modifying activities for individual needs as required. "Bat and Ball” games will be a final focus for the year, to further develop children's motor and coordination skills. Each activity will be aimed at a level that suits your child’s ability, allowing students to learn through self-discovery rather than coach direction. Questioning is used as a strategy to engage the students in varying the activity to increase participation and to challenge their abilities.
The most important and fundamental focus for PE this year is to develop sportsmanship, empathise with others and use resilience and a growth mindset to overcome challenges.
At the end of last term we were fortunate to have the Crows visit our school and expose all classes to the 5 habits of happiness. This semester we will endeavour to foster and implement these 5 habits throughout our learning programs and our day to day lives, building on children's confidence and developing their emotional resilience.
5 habits of happiness
An Attitude of Gratitude
Random acts of kindness
Positive reflection
Wellbeing warrior
Operation home service
Premier’s Be Active Challenge
The Challenge: To be physically active for 60 min a day (R-7 students), for 5 days a week, for at least 4 weeks, in order to earn a medal. Activities are many and varied. Recess and lunch play can be included as well as any other physical activities that are undertaken at school or outside of school. There is no online recording available this year. It must be done on the recording sheet supplied and once completed returned to your class teacher. Students can collect a recording sheet during their PE lesson. The challenge closes on the last day of this term. Please return PBAC recording sheet by the end of the term.
Relaxation continues to be an essential part of a busy day in Mellor. After lunch, all children are involved in relaxation techniques. All classes have been implementing the visualising strategy during relaxation. During read aloud children are given the opportunity to draw the images in their mind, on paper or in their visualising books, providing children time to wonder, dream and imagine.
