The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter STUDENT PERSPECTIVE
PRIMARY REFLECTION FLETCHER, ELOISE, KIAN & JONAH YEAR 6 PEER MEDIATORS
This year, being a Peer Mediator has been a really rewarding experience. Our role has been all about helping students across the school, from Prep all the way to Year 6, to feel safe, supported, and included during recess and lunch. Every day, you could find Peer Mediators out in the yard, wearing our bright vests, ready to help anyone who needed support. One of the main parts of our job has been helping students solve small problems that come up in the yard. These might include friendship issues, disagreements about game rules, or reminding others about our Lakes Values: Respect, Learning, Teamwork and Leadership. Sometimes, it ’ s just about listening and helping others talk it out calmly. We always try to make sure everyone feels heard and treated fairly. Another part of our role that ’ s been really fun is helping out with sports. Some Peer Mediators have been umpiring and scoring basketball and soccer games at recess and lunch. This has helped to make sure the games are fair, and that everyone gets a turn. It ’ s been awesome seeing students include each other, respect the rules, and enjoy sport in a positive way. We ’ ve also worked closely with the SRC students this year. Together, we ’ ve helped plan and support school events like fundraisers, dress - up days, and lunchtime activities. It ’ s been great collaborating with other student leaders to come up with new ideas that make school more fun and inclusive for everyone.
Peer Mediators have also been going into younger year levels to help students with reading and classwork. Whether it ’ s helping a Prep sound out words, or sitting with a Year 1 during writing time, it ’ s been a great way to build connections across the school and be positive role models. Finally, we ’ ve been working hard to keep our school environment clean. During recess and lunch, we ’ ve teamed up with other students to pick up rubbish and encourage everyone to be environmental warriors. We ’ ve reminded others about looking after our school grounds and using the bins correctly. It ’ s amazing to see how much cleaner and greener our school is when we all work together. Being a Peer Mediator has been an awesome leadership opportunity, and we can ’ t wait to see even more students join the team next year!
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