In today’s changing world, many primary school students encounter daily challenges that can impact their success at school. Despite best efforts and intentions, schools often require specialised strategies to address student needs for healing, growth, and achievement. Currently the staff at Glen Huon Primary are undertaking professional development that will enable teachers to increase the engagement of students, as well as help improve students’ self-regulation, relationships, wellbeing, growth and academic achievement.

This term we are focusing on Relationships. Human beings are hardwired for connection. We depend on connections with other to grow, develop and maintain our wellbeing. Our staff goal for this term is to generate a collective sense of student belonging within the school through building relationships and connections with our students. Supportive, clear bonds with teachers and school staff provide a student with the emotional safety to achieve success.

If you are reading this, ask your child to think of something they would like to tell me about themselves so I can get to know them better. Perhaps their favourite food or colour, something they like to do on the weekend or something that they are good at. Then they can come and tell me when they see me at school. I would love to get to know the children better and help foster that sense of belonging at school.

Ms Sarah Webb

AST/Learning Support