We are committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment for your child.
We support your child’s health and safety through a range of strategies including:
- the behaviour code for students, which outlines the standards of behaviour expected in all NSW public schools
- anti-racism education
- anti-bullying programs
- conflict resolution and mediation training
- peer support
- road safety education
- the Healthy School Canteen Strategy.
For more information, visit the student wellbeing section of the department’s website.
Like all NSW public schools, we promote the healthy development of students through:
- school programs and practices that protect and promote health and safety
- supporting individual students who need help with health issues
- providing first aid and temporary care of students who become unwell or who have an accident at school.
Student wellbeing
Like all NSW public schools, we provide safe learning and teaching environments to encourage healthy, happy, successful and productive students.
The department is committed to creating quality learning opportunities for children and young people. These opportunities support wellbeing through positive and respectful relationships and fostering a sense of belonging to the school and community.
The Wellbeing Framework for Schools helps schools support the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual development of students and allows them to connect, succeed and thrive throughout their education.
Sick or injured children
Children need to be healthy and feel good to make the best progress at school.
Students who become unwell or injured while at school are given an orange sickbay slip and are able to visit the sick bay where a First Aid trained staff member will assess and care for your child until they are well enough to return to regular activities or are collected by parents or carers.
In the event your child is not well enough to return to class please provide up to date contact details and phone numbers as sick or injured children can become very upset if parents or carers are unable to be called to collect them.
For further information on infectious diseases and recommended times of absence please see the NSW Health website.
Medication at school
It is essential that school is aware of student's medical conditions and is updated with any changes as known from your child's doctor or specialist promptly so care plans can be kept current.
If a child is to be medicated at school appropriate paper work needs to be completed and all medication needs to be clearly labelled with the child's name, dosage and date.
For children who are medicated at school on a regular basis medication must be provided in a Webster Pack which can be purchased from the chemist.
Anaphylaxis
Some students at Kelso Public School can have severe anaphylactic reactions to products containing nuts. For this reason we promote a nut free zone. Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.
Healthy eating
We promote healthy eating by having two great programs in place.
Breakfast club
With the assistance of wonderful volunteers Breakfast Club is a long standing program that provides a healthy breakfast, toast and warm milk for students Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:30am until school begins.
Fruit break
With a strong focus on children's overall health a fruit break is programmed into each day with children bringing a piece of fruit or vegetable to enjoy mid-morning which provides energy for further learning and encourages healthy eating.
Positive Behaviour for Learning
At our school, we use Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) – a whole-school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate where students can learn and develop. Our whole school community works together to establish expected behaviours and teach them to all students.
Find out about our PBL program and the High five expectations.
Student leadership
Student leadership helps young people find their voices, participate in decision-making, and understand their rights and responsibilities as active citizens. It helps students have a real impact on their learning and school environment and prepares them to participate meaningfully in their community.
Students can be leaders in the classroom, through their actions in the playground, through their support for others, or their involvement in academic, sporting, cultural or local community events or projects.
For more information about opportunities in NSW public schools, visit Student voice and leadership.
Peer Support Program
Our Peer Support Program involves all students in the school. Year six students are trained as Peer Support Leaders. They learn to lead a group of students through activities based around developing skills in critical thinking, empathy, conflict resolution, assertiveness and building relationships.