WELLBEING

In this edition of SchoolTV - SLEEP

Re-establishing school routines can take a while at the beginning of the school year. Year 7s for example, spend a lot of their energy adjusting to change that comes with Secondary School. Disruptions to school-based learning over the past two years has to some extent interrupted the students' routines across all year levels.  

You may have noticed your child may be tired or grumpy after school at the moment, as they continue to adjust to the routines of being back on the Main Campus or familiarizing themselves with East Campus. One routine that goes a long way to maintaining students' wellbeing and helps them get back into the groove at school is the maintenance of healthy routines around sleep. 

Students today have extremely busy schedules, with ever increasing responsibilities at school and at home. Many kids, especially adolescents, are going to bed later and later and are at risk of sleep deprivation. This affects three areas of a child’s development: psychological, physiological and psychosocial. All three are essential to a child's growth, learning ability and overall wellbeing. Sleep is vital to a child’s overall development and is as important as diet and exercise.

Sleep also strengthens a child’s immune systems and supports their ability to function properly on a daily basis. Children who do not get enough sleep show increased levels of aggressive behaviour, are less attentive and are much less active. Trying to catch up on sleep on weekends is not the answer and can still lead to severe sleep deprivation.

Below is a link to an edition of SchoolTV to help parents learn about the importance of sleep and how sleep deprivation can have adverse effects on a child’s health and wellbeing.

We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. 

If you have any concerns about your child, please contact me via email at wellbeing@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to the Sleep edition of SchoolTV:

https://mckinnonsc.vic.schooltv.me/newsletter/sleep

SAVE THE DATE - PARENT EVENING WITH DR JUSTIN COULSON

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are delighted to share that Dr Justin Coulson will be presenting to our parent and carer community on Wednesday the 25th of March from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.

Dr Coulson is one of Australia’s leading parenting experts and a psychologist dedicated to helping families thrive. He is the co-host and parenting expert on Channel Nine’s Parental Guidance and co-host of the Happy Families podcast, the most downloaded parenting podcast in Australia. He is also the founder of Happy Families and the author of 10 books, with his latest book on raising boys released this year.

Dr Coulson holds a PhD in Psychology and is a highly sought-after public speaker whose practical, research-backed insights have resonated with millions of families across Australia.

This session will focus on resilience and wellbeing in young people and will launch our 2026 parent series.

Further details, including booking information, will be released next week.

We look forward to sharing this opportunity with you.

Patty Etcell

Head of Wellbeing