Student Well-being 

Year 3/4 Community

During our Wellbeing unit, our aim has been to help students understand the importance of having a growth mindset; that mistakes are not something to be feared but they are a necessary part of learning.

We have focused on identifying fixed mindset language such as, ‘I can’t do it’ or ‘I will never be able to do this’ and changing it to growth mindset language such as, ‘I can’t do this yet’ or ‘This may take some time, but I will give it a go’. 

The idea behind having a growth mindset is that it shows that skills and knowledge can be developed. That our brain is like a muscle and we can build new connections through making mistakes, talking with others, putting in effort and finding new strategies. This in turn builds up resilience which sees learners continue to face difficult problems with an understanding that they can be successful.

As a community, students have been thrown tricky open-ended problems that require teamwork, persistence and problem solving where we come together at the end and reflect on the process and the mistakes made along the way.

Students have been introduced to the Learning Pit that identifies the different stages of learning and gives them language to articulate where they are on their learning journey. I asked some students why they thought having a growth mindset is important.

“Growth mindset is when you can think positive thoughts which is important because you can do more stuff when you believe in yourself.” - Zane Mason Sanders 

“It is good to learn from your mistakes so you know what to do next time.” - Luke Waterworth

“Having a growth mindset is good energy, for example “I can do this, I’m never giving up” - Megan Zhang

We are very proud to see students celebrating the success of others, trying new things, setting goals and talking proudly about how they responded to challenging situations; all through the lens of having a growth mindset.

Buddies!

It was so beautiful to see our Year Preps finally meet their Year 6 Buddy. The children absolutely loved introducing themselves and getting to know their buddy.

The Year 6 students did a fabulous job of teaching the Year Preps different games they can play at recess and lunch such as hide and seek, duck duck goose, tag and some fun ideas to play on the playground.

We are super excited to continue the program throughout the remainder of the year and watch their relationships blossom!

Lauren Borg

e-Learning/Student Well-being Leader