Penguin Pals Mr Steve Baker The Junior School has been filled with excitement throughout Term One with the introduction of our Penguin Pals program. Penguin Pals is our new buddy system that matches every student from Kindy to Year 3 with a student from Year 4, 5 or 6. At scheduled times throughout the week, the Penguin Pals meet and enjoy spending time together participating in a range of activities around the school. Already this term, students have worked cooperatively to complete a playground safari, read together and learn the Charma, generating lots of positive feedback and enthusiasm for the next Penguin Pals session. The program has been implemented to nurture authentic, caring, confident, creative and connected students in line with our school’s values. Research has shown that buddy programs such as Penguin Pals contribute to the creation of safe, friendly and caring school communities and assist students to develop skills associated with empathy and compassion.
“I feel safe knowing that I have my Penguin Pal to help me if I need them.” “I like playing games with my Penguin Pal.”
“I love reading the messages that my Penguin Pal writes to me.”
It is exciting to see strong, trusting and supportive bonds being established across multi-year levels and we look forward to seeing them continue as the girls move into the Senior School.
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