WELLBEING HUB - Welcome to Sorrento Primary School

SPS Wellbeing Hub

Connection • Belonging • Wellbeing • Learning

At Sorrento Primary School, we believe children learn best when they feel safe, connected, understood and valued. Positive relationships, a strong sense of belonging and emotional wellbeing create the foundation for children to thrive both personally and academically.

Our approach focuses on creating the conditions for every child to flourish. Through strong relationships, explicit wellbeing education and early identification, we support students to develop the social, emotional and personal skills they need to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and resilience.

This Wellbeing Hub provides families with an insight into our wellbeing approach, programs and supports, along with practical articles, resources and information to support children’s wellbeing at home and at school.

Meet Our Wellbeing Team

Charlotte Wilson – Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader

Iris supports students with additional learning, wellbeing and inclusion needs, working closely with staff, families and external professionals to help every student access and engage in learning. She also provides leadership for the wellbeing team in Charlotte's absence, ensuring consistent support across the school. — Iris O’Hara – Disability Inclusion Leader & Acting Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader

Dan works alongside the Wellbeing Team to oversee and strengthen whole-school wellbeing systems, student support processes and inclusive practices. He contributes to the development of proactive wellbeing initiatives and works collaboratively with staff to ensure every student is supported to thrive. — Dan Liu – Assistant Principal

Elaine provides strategic leadership for wellbeing across Sorrento Primary School, fostering a culture where connection, inclusion and belonging are valued. She works alongside the Wellbeing Team to support the development of whole-school wellbeing initiatives and ensure the wellbeing of students remains central to school life. — Elaine Lesiuk – Principal

Michelle Richens – Student Wellbeing & Engagement

Our Wellbeing Programs

At Sorrento Primary School, wellbeing is embedded into everyday school life through a range of whole-school programs, practices and supports that promote connection, belonging, emotional wellbeing and positive engagement.

*Initiative*	*Purpose*
*Morning Connection Circle*	A daily classroom routine that strengthens connection, belonging and positive relationships, helping students start each day feeling safe, seen and ready to learn.
*Afternoon Connection Circle*	A daily opportunity for students to reflect, reconnect, celebrate successes and finish the day positively as a class community.
*Brain Battery* (Years 3–6)	A visual framework that helps students recognise their energy levels, emotions and early signs of dysregulation, while developing strategies to return to a calm, ready-to-learn state. (Visual available below.)
*Regulation Speedo* (Prep–Year 2)	A visual framework that helps younger students recognise their energy levels, emotions and early signs of dysregulation, while learning simple strategies to return to a calm, ready-to-learn state. (Visual available below.)
*Purple Pass*	Provides students with purposeful regulation breaks, supporting them to regulate and successfully return to learning.
*Calm Corners*	Dedicated regulation spaces in every classroom, providing students with a safe place to pause, regulate and return to learning when ready.
*Real Schools*	Our whole-school restorative approach that strengthens relationships, develops accountability and supports students to repair harm and resolve conflict respectfully.
*Respectful Relationships*	A whole-school curriculum that explicitly teaches respectful relationships, emotional literacy, resilience and positive social behaviours.
*Campfire Crew*	A targeted small-group program supporting boys to develop connection, belonging, identity and respectful relationships.
*Social Stencil*	A targeted small-group program helping students strengthen friendships, confidence, emotional awareness and social skills.
*Wellness Wednesday*	Weekly articles and trusted wellbeing resources that support families and strengthen the home-school partnership.

Wellness Wednesday

Each Wednesday we share a new article or trusted wellbeing resource to support our school community.

Our growing library includes articles written by our Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader, alongside carefully selected resources from trusted organisations such as Be You, the eSafety Commissioner and the Raising Children Network.

Explore topics including:

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Emotional Regulation

Friendships & Relationships

Digital Wellbeing

Executive Functioning

Parenting

School Transitions

Resilience

Latest Post:

Growing Up in a Digital World

Reflections from a Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader, Mum and…

Concerned About Your Child?

If you have concerns about your child’s social, emotional or mental wellbeing, we encourage you to contact your child’s classroom teacher in the first instance.

As the adult who spends the most time with your child each day, the classroom teacher is often best placed to gather observations, understand the context and begin working in partnership with you to support your child.

If further support is needed, your child’s teacher will work collaboratively with our Wellbeing Team and school leadership to determine the most appropriate next steps. This may include additional classroom supports, targeted wellbeing interventions, meetings with families or referral to the Wellbeing Team in line with our school’s Student Support Framework.

We believe the best outcomes are achieved when schools and families work together, and we are committed to providing timely, collaborative and individualised support for every student.

To get started, please contact your child’s classroom teacher via Compass or the school office.