School-wide Positive Behaviours for Learning (SPB4L)

Our SPB4L focus for this week (Week 6) is Problem Solving. In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

SPB4L FOCUS

Being a Peaceful Problem Solver

Scissors, Paper, rock

IgnoRe it

Tell them:NO, Stop, Don’t

Wait and Cool Off (Count Backwards, Deep breaths)

Ask for heLp

Walk Away and lEt it go

Make a Deal (CoMpromise, Win-Win)

Use an ‘I’ mesSage (I think…, I feel…)

Use goOd manners

Talk it out/Listen

Visit and play with someone else

ApologisE

Be Respectful

Our SPB4L focus for next week (Week 7) 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 and cardboard waste 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 Respectful, Responsible and Safe behaviours with our Waste Management to be taught include:

1. Throwing food scraps in either the rubbish or recycling bin

2. Leaving my rubbish in the classroom or on the playground

3. Throwing away uneaten food

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, 59 Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards were awarded whilst there were 9  playground incidences of Inappropriate behaviour recorded.

WE’RE GOING GREENER - NUDE FOOD EVERYDAY

Week 4 Data

Of the 169 students at school 126 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 75% of the student population.
The most sustainable class in Week 4 was Year 5 with 90% of the students bringing Nude Food. Hip-hip hooray Year 5.

Week 5 Data

Of the 166 students at school last Thursday 117 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 70% of the student population.
The most sustainable class in Week 5 was Year 5 with 86 % of the students bringing Nude Food. Hip-hip hooray Year 5.

Data will be collected one day each week with the class that has most students bringing ‘Nude Food’ to school during Term 3 enjoying scones baked in the wood fire oven in the garden in week 10 courtesy of Mr Mattas.

Additional Staffing

We are in the fortunate position to engage additional staff beginning this week and concluding at the end of the year.

Mrs Popovski will be working in Stage 3, Miss Greenwood in Stage 2 and Mrs Calvert in Stage 1. We welcome Mrs Calvert to our staff and thank her, Mrs Popovski and Miss Greenwood for their willingness to offer additional teaching expertise in their respective stages. These staff members will work under the direction of the class teachers to provide additional 1 to 1 or small group guided teaching primarily in English and Mathematics to improve the learning outcomes for identified students.

In addition we welcome Miss Diana Marentis to Kindergarten. Diana will work in Kindergarten to support Mrs Beuman and Mrs Aoki in delivering guided individual and group support to meet learning needs of students as identified by the teachers. 

Best Wishes

Mr Gavan Hoctor
Assistant Principal