Wellbeing 

‘HELLO and WELCOME BACK’ 

  from Samuel, one of our Wellbeing Leaders

Hello Everyone, 

I hope remote learning was great for everybody and that you completed your work. For Wellbeing today I’m going to talk about my experience in remote learning and working from home. I'm going to tell you what worked well for me, which was getting my work done early and getting more time to do whatever I wanted to do. Joining zoom meetings and getting to see my friends was nice. 

But my time in remote learning wasn’t perfect. I sometimes get frustrated with my work but I decided to take breaks from work and I find that it calms me down. My favourite learning activity during remote learning was art. We are currently creating our own Olympic mascots for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. 

The only thing I didn’t like during remote learning was my brother nagging me 24/7. Honestly siblings don’t get it when you ask them to leave you alone. During remote learning I found myself missing contact in the flesh with my friends because it isn’t the same online, and I’m looking forward to seeing them all again. 

I’m also looking forward to seeing all of you now we are back at school! 

From Sam

Further information to support your child’s wellbeing.

If you are looking for further information to support your child’s wellbeing as they return to school there is the Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service on the Beyond Blue website that has information and advice to support you and your family’s wellbeing and mental health during this time.

 https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/

There are some great resources put out by The Black Dog Institute

Reachout is another great online resource for our upper primary students

Then there are resources from Emerging Minds

 And finally, some great tips from Seasons for Growth on how to support your child’s social and emotional wellbeing through this time.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you find your child needs a bit of extra support at this time as we return to school.

lindy.chaplin-holmes@olhceltham.catholic.edu.au

Take care

Lindy

Learning Diversity & Wellbeing Leader

CHILD SAFETY

During Term 3 Wellbeing class sessions, Prep - Year 6 will have a focus on Child Safety using the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum. It has been developed by the Department of Education in partnership with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. The curriculum is based around three key messages: 

Recognise, React and Report. 

Please take a few minutes to read more about this curriculum learning on the flyer below. There are parent resources available for further information.