K-12 Wellness Awareness Week
Term 1, Week 6, 2022
“The ̨UUApp Wellness Awareness Week aims to increase the wellbeing of the students in our school where; ‘the infusion of wellbeing and pastoral care practices within all teaching, learning and social interactions contributes to the development and freeing of each person from within so that they come to share in God’s divine life as an image of Christ and as ‘new creations’.”
The week allows everyone at the College to be reminded about the importance of moments of stillness and at times, slowing down the pace of ever-increasing commitments and looking after each other and ourselves. The awareness week supplements the ongoing, daily wellbeing initiatives permeated throughout each school day at ̨UUApp K-12.
On the Primary campus, K-6 classes are involved in expressing daily affirmations, enjoy morning fitness routines, participate in Making Jesus Real virtue lessons, delight in the fun of daily ‘Just Dance’ sessions and communicate their questions about the world through Primary Class shared discussion sessions.
On the Secondary campus activities such as Wellbeing on Wednesday (WOW), Pastoral Care Sessions, Daily Homeroom, Inter-house activities, Retreats, mediation sessions, extra-curricular activities and a range of other services provide students with a vast array of opportunities to look after their own wellbeing.
Primary Campus
Primary Wellness Awareness Week Incentives:
No homework collection – students are encouraged to continue to read for pleasure however no set homework tasks are allocated.
Faction colour tops and sports attire is worn throughout the week.
Daily meditation and mindfulness tasks are offered to supplement prayer experiences.
‘Just Dance!’ extended sessions.
Activities to promote the wellbeing of self and others are encouraged and supported.
Buddy class opportunities.
Primary Wellness Awareness Week Timeline
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Cross Class Buddy meet and greet: TEAMs – online
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Library open – story book session / outside reading
Guided meditation straight after lunch
Thursday 10 March 2022
Just Dance at lunchtime from 1.00pm
Pen pals: write and deliver
Friday 11 March 2022
Outstanding for Others: cards/messages of strength and prayer / courage for doctors and nurses and patients at St John of God Hospital, Murdoch
Secondary Campus
Secondary Wellness Awareness Week Incentives:
House uniform to be worn on Wednesday and Friday
Introduction of Inter-homeroom challenges (Quizzes, Photo competition)
Daily focus in notices encouraging the promotion of wellbeing
Raising awareness of the wellbeing activities in the College Diary
Secondary Wellness Awareness Week Timeline
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Inter-house extended Homeroom activities
Thursday 10 March 2022
Wellbeing activities in the College Diary - Homeroom
Friday 11 March 2022
Outstanding for Others: Year level prize draw for affirmations achieved