Our whole school last week started Peer Support sessions. The children participated in a new module, Moving Forward which focuses on resilience. The experiences in the module help children to identify their qualities and strengths, develop skills, respond with a range of strategies and seek support when faced with challenges. In this session, the children established connections with the other members of their group and developed their group agreement to enable them to work well together. The children discussed an example of a challenging situation and some resilient and non resilient responses.

This week in Peer Support children had an opportunity to discuss their personal qualities and strengths. The children identified their qualities and acknowledged how they contribute to their achievements. Through activities children recognise they used their strengths to achieve success and can be encouraged to approach future activities optimistically.

Ask your child to describe their own qualities and strengths so you can recognise and acknowledge these.

Tracy Baker

Year 5 Classroom Teacher

Peer Support Co ordinator