Wellbeing & Engagement

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Harmony Week

This week - Monday March 20th to Sunday March 26th - is Harmony Week. It is a time for celebrating our cultural diversity - something we are very proud of here at Rangeview.

Whilst classes will explore what Harmony Week is all about this week, as a school we will hold our official Harmony Day celebrations on Monday, April 3rd. On this day, we encourage all students to wear an outfit that celebrates their own cultural background/heritage. We absolutely love seeing the wonderfully beautiful and diverse outfits each year! If students do not have a cultural outfit to dress up in, then they are welcome to wear anything orange on the day.

As part of our celebrations, we will move back to sharing foods from all of our different cultures. We will hold 'The Big Munch', which we last did on Harmony Day in 2018. We encourage all students to bring in a plate that includes food from their cultural background.Students will then share these in the classrooms from around 10:45am-11:15am (following our morning whole school activities/assembly). In the morning, we are planning to create another wonderful Harmony Day symbol on the oval, before a whole school assembly beginning at approximately 10:00am.

If your child would like to share hot food, parents/carers will need to bring this into the school around 10:45am. If you have concerns about sharing food, or your child has allergies or intolerances, they are welcome to bring in a plate of food (or just their normal snack/lunch) that will just be for them - please let your child's classroom teacher know.

We are looking forward to a great day!

Everyone Belongs.

The Resilience Project - Community Webinar

It was wonderful to see many names of Rangeview families pop up to be part of last week's Resilience Project 'Discovering Resilience' webinar with Martin Heppell.

For those who might have missed the webinar or were only able to attend for a small part of it (or not at all), we are pleased to offer another opportunity! The Resilience Project has shared a link to be able to watch the webinar in full, which you can access by clicking here.

* Note: This video link will expire on March 31st.

Importance of Sleep

While we know sleep is essential for good health, research shows that many children and young people are not getting enough sleep on school nights. This can affect thinking, concentration, memory, reaction times and mood.

Research shows about 12% of primary school-aged children, a quarter of 12- to 15-year-olds and half of 16- to 17-year-olds don’t get enough sleep on school nights. The recommended amount of time to sleep for primary school-aged children is 9 to 11 hours. For teenagers, it’s 8 to 10 hours.

Signs that your child is not getting enough sleep can include:

low mood and irritability during social interactions
reluctance or arguing about getting off devices and going to bed
falling asleep during the day
difficulties waking up for school and sleeping in late on weekends to catch up
changes to communicating or interacting at home.

You can help your child to improve their sleep by:

establishing a regular sleep pattern and consistent bedtime routine
supporting them to avoid using electronic devices such as smartphones before going to bed and in bed
encouraging your child to exercise and spend time outside in daylight, steering clear of vigorous activity in the hour before sleep
encouraging them to wind down and relax before going to bed.

If your child is still having trouble sleeping, has persistent problems with low mood, excessive daytime sleepiness, restlessness in bed, severe snoring or wakening unrefreshed, despite getting adequate length sleep, they should see a doctor.

For more information on sleep health, you can refer to:

Sleep tips for children and Facts about sleep for parents and school staff, from the Sleep Health Foundation
Why sleep is so important, from the Kids Helpline’s
Sleep explained, from the Better Health Channel.

Term 1 Working Bee

Last Sunday, March 19th, we ran our first Working Bee for 2023! We had a great turnout of around 20-25 families - please accept our sincere thank you for giving up your time on a Sunday morning and for contributing your efforts to 'beautifying' our school grounds.

All playgrounds have (tons of!) new softfall, sandpits have been revitalised, trees and bushes around pathways trimmed back to allow more clearance space, and lots of other small tasks were completed.

As usual, we finished with a sausage sizzle, which was appreciated by all the hard working hungry stomachs!