We are commencing our Peer Support lessons next week. The whole school participates in Peer Support for thirty minutes each week on Tuesday afternoons. Two Year 6 student leaders facilitate a small group of eight to ten younger students, who work together through a number of structured activities. Each teacher will supervise two to three groups in their classroom. We are working on a module called 'Keeping Friends, helping us explore the concept of friendship, build relationships and develop skills in empathy and critical thinking. The module runs for eight sessions. Our first session enables the children to get to know everyone in their group, agreeing on how they will work together and interact cooperatively with others. They will also begin to think about the meaning of friendship. We encourage you to talk to your children about Peer Support every week as it will help to reinforce the concepts learned in each session.