Our SPB4L focus for this week (Week 6) is Respecting Others.

In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

1. Looking at others when they are talking
2. Speaking courteously to others
3. Accepting other peoples differences
4. Listening to other peoples opinions
5. Encouraging friendships
6. Keeping personal space

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respecting Others to be taught include:

1. Minding someone else’s business
2. Taking someone else’s belongings
3. Speaking unkindly to or about someone else
4. Bossing people around
5. Physical aggression
6. Invading someone’s personal space
7. Keeping friends to myself

Our SPB4L focus for next week (Week 7) is Good Manners
In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

• Saying ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’
• Saying ‘Excuse me’
• Saying ‘Good Morning”
• Asking ‘May I’
• Waiting my turn to talk
• Looking at the person speaking
• Using the other persons name

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact respectful, responsible and safe use of Good Manners to be taught include:

• Not saying please, thank you or excuse me
• Interrupting
• Walking away when someone is talking to you
• Ignoring others

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.

SPB4L Data

Throughout Weeks 4 and 5, 67 Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards were awarded whilst there were 5 incidences of inappropriate behaviour recorded.

WE’RE GOING GREENER - NUDE FOOD EVERYDAY

Data will be collected one day each week with the class that has most students bringing ‘Nude Food’ to school during term 2 enjoying scones baked in the wood fire oven in the garden in Week 10 with thanks to Mr Mattas.

Week 4 Data

Of the 145 students included in the count on Thursday, 22 May, 98 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 68% of the student population.

Last weeks most sustainable class was Year 5 with 87.5% of the students bringing Nude Food.

Hip-hip hooray Year 5.

Week 5 Data

Of the 146 students at school last Friday 118 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 80% of the student population.

Last weeks most sustainable classes were Years 3, 4 and 5 with 83% of the students bringing Nude Food.

Hip-hip hooray Year 3, 4 and 5.

Best Wishes

Mr Gavan Hoctor
Assistant Principal