Great Ryrie Grapevine

Wellbeing & Engagement 

Junior School Council 

 Lunchtime Clubs

A range of GRPS lunchtime clubs run every day and provide a great opportunity for everyone to have some fun and interact with others. Students come together from all year levels and enjoy what is on offer. The activities provide plenty of scope for acquiring new skills and very importantly, they provide the opportunity for friendships to be made outside the usual circle. See the clubs poster below...

URStrong Language of Friendship

At the recent community event, The Language of Friendship, the founder of URStrong, Dana Kerford spoke about how you can support your child through a 'Friendship Fire.' One strategy that is worth trying at home is the WWW of Friendships. 

  • Ask your child about their friendship and find out, 'what works?' They may say, it works when we play down-ball. 
  • Ask your child, 'what doesn't work?' They may say, when we play basketball.
  • Make a plan with your child, where they do more of what works and less of what doesn't.
3B uses this visual to put out Friendship Fires.
3B uses this visual to put out Friendship Fires.

 

URStrong’s whole-school friendship strategy connects children, parents and teachers with a common language of friendship. We are proud to be a URStrong School and are committed to empowering your children with friendship skills.

 

We encourage you to take advantage of a FREE Parent Membership to access hundreds of resources – including an 8 session video series. This will allow you to learn the same language & strategies being taught in the classroom through the Friendology 101 curriculum. We hope that, as a URStrong Family, you will reinforce the important messages of empowerment, self-compassion, & kindness at home.

 

As a next step, we would recommend:

  • Click here to view an overview of URSTRONG.
  • Activate your FREE Parent Membership and explore all the resources available to your family.
  • Explore the hundreds of resources available to you!

We believe that empowering our students with these skills will create a culture of kindness at our school and we hope that, together, we can support your children to have healthy, feel-good friendships.