Preparatory School

Supporting Families to Wait on Smartphones

At the beginning of the year, Westminster adopted a zero-use policy for personal mobile and digital devices, to support learning wellbeing and positive social connection during the School day.  

To further support families navigating decisions around smartphones the School also introduced Wait Mate to the community, an initiative that encourages parents to hold off giving their child a smartphone. 

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Term 1 Prep Pick 

Supporting student wellbeing is an important part of life at Westminster School and I would like to share a wonderful resource families may enjoy together at home or in the car: the Grow Your Mind Podcast. 

Many families will already know the Grow Your Mind program used at School. This podcast brings those ideas to life in a fun and engaging way and is created by children for children. 

Each short episode explores themes such as resilience gratitude courage empathy and emotional regulation. Through storytelling humour and student voice children learn practical strategies to understand their emotions build confidence and navigate challenges. 

Listening together can also spark meaningful conversations at home and help reinforce the wellbeing language students experience in their classrooms. 

You may like to explore the podcast and the broader resources available through Grow Your Mind. 

Cassie Schreuder 
Preparatory School Wellbeing Coordinator 

Cyber Safety Sessions 

Following on from our Cyber Safety sessions in both the Preparatory and Senior School earlier this term, we are pleased to advise that our school community now has access to a 24hr a day Cyber Safety Hub provided by Internet Safe Education (ISE).

What does this mean for you and your family?
You will have exclusive access to all the support, resources and education you will need to raise your child in the online world and create a safe, fun, education and productive family. The HUB is available to you on any device and applies to school aged children of all ages. This comes at no cost to you as a member of our community.

The Cyber Safety Hub is the only one of its kind in Australia and is designed to provide all you need and nothing you don’t.

What you and your family will have access to:

• Courses for you as a parent or carer that will guide you to setting up the ideal home technology environment.
• Dozens of targeted downloadable resources including conversation starters, victim indicators and a home technology contract for computers and phones.
• Live webinars throughout the term.
• Webinar library covering specific topics.
• Monthly articles that are recent, accurate and relevant.
• Latest App updates.

 To access the HUB:

1.  Click on the following link or copy and paste the website into your browser - https://www.internetsafeeducation.com/hub-home/
2. Enter our unique password - WmS26

If you have any questions about this, or need support with access, please contact Cassie Schreuder, Prep Wellbeing Coordinator, via email – cschreuder@westminster.sa.edu.au 

Prep School Athletics Week 

We are really looking forward to the return of our much-loved Athletics Week in Week 9. A detailed event schedule will be published on the School website prior to Sports Day to help families plan their attendance. On both days, our wonderful Parents and Friends Club will be running a sausage sizzle, with cold drinks and ice blocks available to buy. A coffee cart will also be available for parents and supporters in the morning from 8. 45 am. We encourage families to come along, support the students and enjoy the fantastic community atmosphere that makes our Athletics Week so special. 
 
Below is a brief outline of the program: