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Friendship Ninjas Master The Art Of Kindness

The ֱ Junior School playground has been infiltrated by ninjas - Friendships Ninjas to be precise!

Spreading the school values of kindness, inclusivity and respect, over 50 ֱ Year 6 students have been volunteering their lunchtimes to complete a duty in the K-2 playground areas. These volunteers have been assisting students to make connections by initiating games and other fun activities and modelling respectful friendships.

Friendship Ninjas
Year 6 'Friendship Ninjas' in the Junior School playground at lunchtime with K-2 students.

“These students assist with friendship by using URSTRONG language and implementing games to grow connections with students,” Mrs Megan Sproats, ֱ Year 3 teacher.

Students displaying great friendship behaviours are awarded points for their class, with the winning class given the Friendship Ninja trophy each week at assembly.

“We started with a small group of Year 5 Lunch Club Leaders who set up tables with games to help those who needed assistance in keeping busy at lunch and finding friends to hang around with,” Mrs Bronwyn Donnelly, ֱ Year 5 teacher.

"We're so proud of the leadership and responsibility shown by our Year 6 Ninjas and Year 5 Lunch Club Leaders and the help they are giving our younger students to connect with each other," Mrs Donnelly said.

Friendship Ninja Thank You
'Friendship Ninjas' playing games with K-2 in the playground (left), 'Friendship Ninjas' receive a thank you card from students (right).