Wellbeing

Term 3, 2020

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to GWSPS for Term 3 remote learning from home. The health and safety of our school community is our first priority.

Please find below the link to resources to support students’ wellbeing and safety online. I have also attached (below) 2 parenting ideas articles written by Michael Grose, and provided the links to a number of websites with resources to support you and your children through this pandemic.

I encourage parents to contact your child’s teacher with any wellbeing concerns or email me on: mrsrankine@gwsps.vic.edu.au

Kind regards

Julia Rankine

eSafety

Raising Children Guides

Beyond Blue - Corona Virus

Emerging Minds Resources

Term 2, 2020

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to GWSPS for Term 2 remote learning from home. I encourage you to start and finish each day with a simple check-in with your child to assist them to be organised and ready to learn.

In the morning you could ask:

· What is your learning focus today?

· How will you be spending your time?

· What resources and support do you need?

In the afternoon you could ask:

· What did you learn today?

· Are you ok?

· Do you need to ask your teacher for something?

The health and safety of our school community is our first priority. Below is a document with information from the Australian Psychological Society with Tips for Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety and a DET document, Talking to Your Child during COVID-19. Please also find below the link to resources to support students’ wellbeing and safety online. I have also provided the links to a number of websites with useful translated information regarding COVID-19.

I encourage parents to contact your child’s teacher with any wellbeing concerns or email me on: mrsrankine@gwsps.vic.edu.au

Kind regards

Julia Rankine

The following website contains important advice regarding e-safety.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/

The following websites have translated information regarding COVID-19.

· COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Multilingual Resource Library

· https://www.redcross.org.au/coronavirus

· https://healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcht.nsf/PresentDetail?Open&s=Coronavirus_(COVID-19)_-_Simple_steps_to_reduce_the_risk_of_coronavirus_for_yourself_and_others_(poster)

· https://healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcht.nsf/PresentDetail?Open&s=What_you_need_to_know_about_Coronavirus_(COVID-19)

· https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/translated-resources-coronavirus-disease-covid-19