School promotes mental health program
Ettalong Public School is promoting the KidsMatter program, a mental health and wellbeing framework for primary schools and early childhood education and care services.
"The Body and Soul section of the Sunday newspaper recently had an article about friendship skills for students," said deputy principal Ms Lynn Balfour.
"I was absolutely thrilled to read that the whole feature was based on the KidsMatter initiative that our school is currently promoting.
"Friendship skills learnt and practised at school continue to serve children as they enter their teens and adulthood.
"The KidsMatter website is a fabulous resource for parents and I encourage all parents to view it.
"Making time to play with your child is encouraged and fits in perfectly with our Numeracy Activities At Home initiative.
"Children in Years 3 and 4 will soon be bringing home games to play that are great fun and encourage numeracy skills as well as social skills such as turn taking."
Newsletter, 28 May 2013
Colin Wallis, Ettalong Public School