WELLBEING NEWS

Bullying Surveys 

Last week, all present students completed our termly school bullying survey.  The children are asked to answer the following three statements-

I have been bullied by someone at Holy Family this term- yes/no

I have seen someone be bullied this term- yes/no

I have seen a student show kindness to someone in need this term- yes/no

From the results gained, I interviewed all students who answered yes to the first two statements to determine the extent of the bullying.  From these interviews it has been determined that 7% of our students experienced bullying, either directly or saw a form of bullying toward another student.  

The most common forms of bullying identified were name calling and deliberate interruption of games outside.

We will be working with students through our weekly SRC meetings led by our student leaders in reiterating strategies to implement when dealing with these situations.

On a positive note, 87% of our students have witnessed someone showing kindness to another student this term.

As published in our last school newsletter, we have also upgraded our online Student Bullying Report.  This can be accessed at any time by students in Years 3-6 via the Student Homepage on devices.  

The Resilience Project @ HFMW

The Resilience Project program focuses on three key pillars proven to cultivate positive emotion; Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness (GEM).

Key Pillar-  Mindfulness

Working on mindfulness gives us opportunities to develop our ability to pay attention to the present moment and our thoughts. Practising mindfulness daily can help us stay focused on set tasks and reduce stress and anxiety. 

Whole Family Activity: Mindful Walk 

● As a family, go on a walk outside in nature. This might be around your local walking track, at your local park or just around your streets. 

● While walking, tune into your senses and observe what you can see, hear and feel. Or you might choose to focus on one of the senses. Eg: Hear: what are all the noises you can hear on your walk? 

● On your way home or when you return home, share what each person saw, heard or felt. 

Family Habit Builder: Each night at dinner, ask everyone to take one mouthful of food more mindfully than the rest and think about the flavours they can taste and how it makes them feel. (They can also thank the chef!).

Keep your eyes and ears open early next term for some more exciting things to start happening in Wellbeing that the students are leading.

Eithne King

Wellbeing Leader