Our PB4L focus for next week (Week 3) 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 in the Administration Building be taught include:

•  Using bad manners
•  Interrupting/being impatient
•  Leaving the Student Foyer
•  Not returning your ice-pack

Our PB4L focus for (Week 4) is respectful. responsible and safe behaviour in 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

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 Term 275 Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards were given to students whilst there were a mere 10    incidents of Inappropriate behavior recorded.

Congratulations boys and girls. This is simply extraordinary news to share.

Please continue to act respectfully, responsibly and safely.

On Monday the students enjoyed 15 minutes of extra play to thank them as a consequence of the fact that all of them played respectfully, responsibly and safely in Week 1 such that there weren’t any names recorded in the Playground Incident Folder.

Diocesan Cross Country

On Tuesday a squad of 21 students participated in the Diocesan Cross Country. In what proved to be a glorious Autumn day the students gave their all as they valiantly ran the 2 km course. Each race had around 100 competitors and our girls and boys did themselves, their families and school proud competing courageously. Upon their return to where our school had assembled the students were hot and tired but justifiably proud of completing the course. For many students this was their first Diocesan Cross Country Event and our school results are to be celebrated with a number of students finishing in the top twenty placings.  

Thank you to each of the 21 students for accepting the invitation to attend the carnival and to their families who attended enthusiastically cheering our team on.

Children who attended were given a Representative Sports Shirt to wear on the day. Please wash and return to the school as soon as possible. Your assistance in this is much appreciated.

Thank you 

Mr Gavan Hoctor – Assistant Principal