Wellbeing

At our school, student wellbeing and learning go hand in hand. We want every student to feel safe, included and ready to learn. Whether your child needs help with their mental, emotional, social or physical wellbeing, we are here to help them thrive at school and in daily life.

How we support student wellbeing

Supporting each student’s mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing is part of everyday school life.

We do this through:

• teachers who help students feel welcome and included
• access to school counsellors, school psychologists and specialist staff
• programs that support health, social skills, attendance and positive behaviour
• help for students who are new or changing year levels
• clear expectations for behaviour and respectful relationships
• staff who get to know each child and work closely with families
• developing health care plans for students
• open communication about wellbeing and support.

Visit Our principal and staff to learn about our wellbeing and specialist support staff.

"Do the High Five"

We are committed to the ‘Do the High Five’ strategy to promote problem solving and stop bullying behaviour. We explicitly teach that school is a safe place and being with our friends is an important part of the time we spend at school and at home. We reinforce and support students in knowing that positive friendships help us to grow and feel good about ourselves and that everyone has the right to feel safe and happy when they come to school.

Explicit teaching is taught around what is bullying and that it can come in many forms such as physical, verbal, social and online/cyber bullying. We use this language to help students identify behaviours which compliments the ‘High Five strategy’ in dealing with situations.

* When someone says or does something unintentionally hurtful and they do it once: ‘That’s rude!’

* When someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and do it once: “That’s mean!”

* When someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and they keep doing it even when you tell them to stop or show them that you’re upset: “That’s bullying!”

Parents with concerns about bullying should contact the school by phone or writing.

All bullying incidents will be taken seriously

Health

Health - Immunisation & Infectious Diseases

We support the immunisation of children, before they enter Kindergarten in NSW Public Schools, to protect them against outbreaks of infectious diseases.

When enrolling a child, parents/carers will be asked to provide an Immunisation History Statement. The Immunisation History Statement can be obtained through Medicare.

A child without an Immunisation History Statement will not be prevented from enrolling. Under the NSW Public Health Act 1991, however, children without proof of immunisation may be asked by Public Health Officials to stay at home during an outbreak of vaccine preventable disease.

Schools are required to contact their local Public Health Unit in the event of an outbreak of a vaccine preventable disease for advice. In the event of your child contracting a communicable disease, please notify the school immediately.

Health – Sick Students or Accidents

If your child is sick in the morning, please do not send them to school, as our resources do not cater for extended periods of illness. The condition of children who become ill at school will be assessed by the teacher. If the child is sent to the sick bay appropriate action will then be taken by office staff, and if necessary, parents will be contacted to collect the student.

In the case of serious accidents, every effort will be made to contact parents or the designated emergency contact person. Please ensure that this contact phone number is current at all times. Inability to contact parents may result in the school requesting the Ambulance Service to transport the child to hospital.

Health Care Plans

Students with ongoing medical conditions that require a Health Care Plan need to inform the school and fill in the Student Health Condition Support form on School Bytes promptly.

Medication

Students are not allowed to take medication unsupervised. Whenever possible, please refrain from sending short-term medications (such as antibiotics) to school. If medication needs to be administered, a “Student’s Health Condition Support” form must be completed. This form can be accessed via the School Bytes parent app. The medication must be provided in its original container with a clear pharmacist dispensing label.

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