PB4L UPDATE
Positive Behaviours for Learning (PB4L)
Our PB4L focus for next week (Week 9) is Respect for Adults
In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:
- Greeting adults
- Looking at adults when they speak to you.
- Holding the door open for an adult
- Offering to assist adults
- Speaking courteously to adults eg: saying thank you when given something
- Cooperating with adults
Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respectful, Responsible and Safe Respect for Adults to be taught include:
- Ignoring adults
- Pushing past adults
- Interrupting adults who are talking
- Playing ball games when adults are walking through the game
Our PB4L focus for Week 10 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 person’s 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.
PB4L Data
It is with pride that I inform you that over the last two weeks 64 students were given Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards whilst there were only 3 incidents of Inappropriate behavior recorded.
Congratulations boys and girls. This is wonderful news to share.
Please continue to act respectfully, responsibly and safely.
BEFORE SCHOOL SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
Supervision of students before school is from 8:00 am – 8:45 am. Although not obligated to do so supervision from 8:00 am - 8:15 am is a service the school generously offers to parents. Students are not permitted to play during this time. The supervised play period before school is from 8:15 am - 8:45 am
Please note that students will not be permitted on to the school site before 8:00 am. Please remain with your child/children should you arrive at school prior to 8:00am. Thank you
AFTERNOON DISMISSAL
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