Student Well-Being

NNutrition

Aldinga Primary School recognises the importance and impact that nutrition has on the health and wellbeing of students.

 Canteen

Our Canteen provides healthy foods that model and reinforce healthy eating messages that are given in the classroom, and enable healthy eating behaviours to be practised.  We provide a wide range of tasty, healthy and affordable foods that are consistent with Australian dietary recommendations such as the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/nhome.htm)

 Munch and Crunch

All students participate in munch and crunch time during the morning. Munch and Crunch time is a fruit and vegetable eating time with the focus being on fresh food that each student brings to school each day.

 Water

All students are encouraged to bring water bottles to school and are given access to these throughout the day. Students are encouraged to drink water regularly during the day to aid brain function.

 Supervised Eating Times

Students are provided with supervised time to eat their recess and lunch, prior to outdoor play times.

 Healthy Lunch Boxes

Students are encouraged to bring healthy food to school, that provides sustained energy rather than quick sugar bursts: the less packaged and processed food the better.

Aldinga Breakfast Club (ABC)

Breakfast Club is held on Mondays and Fridays at the Senior Citizens Club from 7.45am-8.15am. Volunteers provide healthy breakfast foods with advice from dieticians.  

 Be Active

See previous program link

 National Safe Schools Framework

The National Safe Schools Framework is a set of nationally agreed principles for a safe and supportive school environment. It incorporates existing good practice and provides an agreed national approach to help schools and their communities address issues of bullying, harassment, violence, and child abuse and neglect. (http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/national_safe_schools_framework.htm)

Staff at Aldinga Primary School have undertaken training and development in the areas of

• Mandatory Notification
• Child Protection
• Drug Education
• Sexuality Education
• Restorative Practices

 Restorative Practices

Restorative Practices work by developing the underpinning of an inclusive, caring community, and when things go wrong, engaging wrongdoers, victims and "significant others" in collective solution-seeking, aimed at reparation and restoration.

(Rewriting the Rules – The Age Aug 15 2005)

At Aldinga Primary School most staff have been trained in Restorative Practices and are continuing to develop their skills in this area.

The Behaviour Development Policy reflects our commitment to Restorative Practices.

Link to Behaviour Policy

Focus Against Bullying

Bullying is deliberate, hurtful gestures, words or actions which are repeated over time.

At Aldinga Primary School strategies are developed for students to deal with harassment and bullying.