PB4L - Week 4  Term 3  2020

 Positive Behaviours for Learning (PB4L)

Our PB4L focus for next week (Week 5) is the Library

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

• Entering quietly
• Using good manners
• Using a whispering voice
• Treating books with care
• Bringing your library bag
• Returning my book on my correct day
• Doing ‘the 5’ when listening

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respectful, Responsible and Safe behaviour in the Library to be taught include:

• Making noise when entering the library
• Forgetting my manners
• Talking in a loud voice
• Treating books carelessly
• Forgetting my library bag or my book on my library day
• Not listening respectfully

Our PB4L focus for Week 6 is Respectful, Responsible and Safe behaviour in the Administration Building

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

Please:

*Use good manners – Excuse me, please, thank you, may I.

*Wait quietly and patiently until attended to.

*Remain in the student foyer

*Return ice-packs when you have finished with them

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact Respectful, responsible and safe behaviours when In the Administration Building to be taught include:

* Using bad manners

* Interrupting/being impatient

* Leaving the Student Foyer

* Not returning your ice-pack

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 (Weeks 2 and 3) 36 students were given Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards whilst there was just one incident of Inappropriate behavior recorded.

Congratulations and thank you boys and girls. Please continue to act respectfully, responsibly and safely.

KEMBLA ST PARENT PICK-UP

If you pick-up your child/ren from Kembla St. in the afternoon you will know that the numbers of families doing so is at an all-time high. As such this already busy time is even busier. We sincerely appreciate the cooperation of the majority of parents and carers who respect the road rules governing the ‘pick-up/drop-off No Parking’ zone

To help make this time more manageable for the staff and students could I ask please that you do not park in the pick-up/drop off zone before 2:55pm

Secondly, please do not sit double parked along Kembla St for any length of time.

If there is not a car space available, please keep driving around the block until such time as a space becomes available.

Could I ask please also that you reiterate this message with any and all family members who may collect your child/ren.

Please note that the students are well supervised during the afternoon dismissal. Teachers are on duty at the Kembla St entry/exit until 3:15 and I advise parents to delay their pick-up for five or ten minutes so that the congestion is lessened.

Mr Gavan Hoctor - Assistant Principal