In the explicit teaching lessons, the expected behaviours taught will be:
Please:
1.Use good manners – Excuse me, please, thank you, may I.
2.Wait quietly and patiently until attended to.
3.Remain in the student foyer
4.Return ice-packs when you have finished with them

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respectful, Responsible and Safe
engagement with staff in the Administration Building to be taught include:
1.Using bad manners
2.Interrupting/being impatient
3.Leaving the Student Foyer
4.Not returning your ice-pack

Our PB4L/SEL focus for Week 10 will be: Calling Out and Calling In Disrespect
In the explicit teaching lessons, the expected behaviours taught will be:

You are being disrespectful with the words you are using.
That’s not the way we talk here at our school.
You are being disrespectful in what you are doing.
That’s not the way we behave here at our school.
You are excluding him/her from your game.
That’s not the way we treat people here at our school.
You are being unsafe in the way you’re playing.
We keep our hands, feet, and objects to ourselves here at our school.
You are not respecting other people’s property/boundaries.
We ask for permission here at our school.
You are treating him/her differently.
We treat each other equally here at our school.
We would very much appreciate your discussing these weekly focuses with your children and reviewing the expected and non-acceptable behaviours in our endeavour to see that St Patrick’s is a more respectful, responsible, and safe learning community for all.

PB4L Data
It is with pride that I inform you that over the last two weeks 45 students were given
Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards whilst there were only 2 incidents of Inappropriate behaviour recorded.

Mr Gavan Hoctor - Assistant Principal