Newsletter Week 10 Term 3 2020

Positive Behaviours for Learning (PB4L)

Our PB4L focus for Week 1 of Term 4 will be Self respect.

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

• Completing my work to the best of my ability
• Following the school rules

• Accepting responsibility for my own actions

• Being honest
• Learning from my mistakes

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respect for Other People to be taught include:

• Not trying my best
• Not following the school rules
• Being dishonest
• Blaming others for my behaviour

Our PB4L focus for the following week (Week 2) is Respect for Other People.

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

• Looking at others when they are talking
• Speaking courteously to others
• Accepting other people’s differences
• Listening to other people’s opinions
• Encouraging friendships
• Keeping personal space

Examples of behaviour that negatively impact on Respect for Other People to be taught include:

• Minding someone else’s business
• Taking someone else’s belongings
• Speaking unkindly to someone or about someone
• Bossing people around
• Physical aggression
• Invading someone’s personal space
• Keeping friends to myself

We would very much appreciate your discussing these weekly focuses with your children and reviewing the expected and non-acceptable behaviour 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 throughout this Term, up to and including last week, 199  students were given Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards whilst there were just 15 incidents of Inappropriate behavior recorded.

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

ST PATRICK’S SCHOOL AND PARISH BONANZA RAFFLE

Term 4 will start off with a bang. We are working towards our Bonanza Raffle which will include all of the donations we received from you for our Great Fete.

There are just a few more details to organise before the launch early In Term 4.

Mr Gavan Hoctor - Assistant Principal