It has been a huge term with Remote Learning which has certainly had an impact on wellbeing for all within our community. We have seen the introduction of Wellbeing Wednesdays which most students have used very successfully to break up the week, catch up on tasks and consolidate their learning whilst engaging in much needed wellbeing activities.
Many of our students have continued to do digital wellbeing check-ins on Pulse on Wednesdays which has given us good data and helped guide us in knowing who to reach out to for the provision of additional support. Thank you also to the many parents who have also directly reached out to us to communicate about the wellbeing needs of their children. Although it has been more challenging to support the wellbeing of students remotely, it has been gratifying to be able to utilise the technology on hand to still provide interventions such as run small support groups as well as provide more individualised support.
Throughout Remote Learning we have also continued to use our reinforcement systems by going digital with our stamps as an interim system. This helps to motivate and acknowledge efforts of students on a regular basis in our virtual classrooms. In addition, we have continued with our PBS4L certificates to recognise more consistent behaviour that is in line with our values of Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Love. Although all certificates have been delivered digitally in Term 3, the students will receive their hard copies once we re-commence face to face learning in Term 4. A few students have also earned Bronze, Silver and even a Gold Award (for 5, 10 or 15 certificates achieved respectively) - these will be presented in more formal assemblies once we return to school.
We hope you have also enjoyed the various wellbeing videos that staff created on a weekly basis and were released on social media over this period of time. Our staff have been tireless in their desire to do whatever they can to lift the spirits of the community and to stay energised and focused. I'm sure you will agree that the coming school holidays will be a well earned break for the whole community - students, parents and staff!
We look forward to the commencement of Term 4 where the countdown to Box Hill and return to face to face schooling will really gather momentum. Although Remote Learning has brought many challenges to wellbeing, it has certainly taught us to appreciate the freedoms and social interactions that we perhaps took for granted before.
