Our PB4L focus for next week (Week 9) is Waste Management
In the explicit teaching lessons, the expected behaviours taught will be:
1: Putting my food waste in the compost bin 

2: Putting paper, cardboard, and hard plastics in the recycling bin
3: Putting foil, plastic bags, and Gladwrap in the rubbish bin
4: Taking uneaten food home in my lunchbox


Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respectful, Responsible and Safe Waste Management to be taught include:
1: Throwing food scraps in the rubbish or the recycling bin.
2: Leaving my rubbish in the classroom, the breakout space or on the playground.
3: Throwing uneaten food away.

Our PB4L focus for Week 10 is the Administration Building

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 icepacks 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 icepack

PB4L Data

It is with pride that I inform you that in the last two weeks 53 students were given
Citizenship, Merit or Library Awards whilst there were 9 incidents of Inappropriate
behaviour recorded. Please continue to act respectfully, responsibly, and safely girls and boys. Thank you

We would very much appreciate you 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.

Kind regards
Mr Gavan Hoctor
Assistant Principal