Our SPB4L focus for this week (Week 8) is Good Sportsmanship
In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

1. Waiting my turn
2. Using good manners
3. Playing by the rules (playing fairly)
4. Encouraging others
5. Keeping my hands, feet and objects to myself
6. Taking it when I’m out
7. Being a gracious winner

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Good sportsmanship to be taught include:

1. Pushing in
2. Talking rudely to others (screaming)
3. Ignoring the rules
4. Making hurtful comments (putting people down)
5. Being physically aggressive
6. Not taking it when out
7. Being a sore loser

Our SPB4L focus for next week (Week 9) is Waste Management
In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

• Putting my food waste in the compost bin 

• Putting paper and cardboard waste in the recycling bin
• Putting foil, plastic bags and Gladwrap in the rubbish bin
• 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:

• Throwing food scraps in either the rubbish or recycling bin
• Leaving my rubbish in the classroom or on the playground
• 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

It is with great pride that I inform you over the last two weeks 50 students were given Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards whilst there were 9 incidences of inappropriate behaviour recorded.

WE’RE GOING GREENER - NUDE FOOD EVERYDAY

We require all students to bring their food in reusable containers of on a daily basis. Quite simply what we’re asking you to do is to send your children to school with food that is not wrapped in foil, plastic or commercial packaging. Our hope is that all food will come to school in containers that can be brought home rather than wrapping or packaging that ends up as rubbish in our bins. We wish to eliminate single use plastics and food packaging to make a significant impact in reducing rubbish that goes to landfill.

It is our response to instilling in our students an ecological consciousness that aligns itself with the efforts and expectations of the wider community and puts into practice the principles of the Papal encyclical, ‘Laudato Si.”

Requiring students to bring Nude Food empowers students to make conscious choices about what they eat, and encourages them to think about their impact on the environment and their health.

We have had a great response so far this term.

Mr Gavan Hoctor

Assistant Principal