Assistant Principal's Report

Emotional Regulation at FPS

At FPS we use the Zones of Regulation to help give our students the language to discuss their feelings and emotions. The Zones of Regulation involve categorising your emotions into colours and understanding that we can move from different zones with the help of many different strategies. 

• Green zone – happy, calm, relaxed, ready to learn.
• Yellow zone – a little bit silly, excited, wiggly, nervous.
• Red zone – angry, mad, really hyper, really silly.
• Blue zone – sad, upset, down, tired.

Staff at FPS refer to these zones with our students, and use this language when discussing feelings or solving social issues. Students are encouraged to recognise what zone they are in across different times of the day. In some classes, students place their name/photo on the zone they are in, then are encouraged to move it as they change zones throughout the day. Students learn that they can use strategies to help them move from one zone to another. For example, if a student identifies as feeling in the yellow zone, they may be able to have a brain break, go for a walk, play with a fiddle toy or sit on a wobble stool to help them move into the green zone. 

Mindfulness activities are regularly used to support student emotional regulation. Students have autonomy in choosing quiet activities they can do during mindfulness, which helps them be calm and ready to learn.

By giving students the language and strategies to move from one zone to another, we are enabling them to problem solve and regulate their emotions independently. You can refer to these zones at home also – there is a good chance you may have heard your child refer to them already!

For more information on the Zones of Regulation please see the links below.

NAIDOC Week in the Library

Our fabulous Librarian, Paula, has been curating books to compliment what the students are focussing on in the classrooms throughout the term. As this week is NAIDOC week, Paula has curated a selection of books written and illustrated by contemporary Aboriginal role models, including Bronwyn Bancroft. There are three of Bronwyn’s books in our library. For story time this week, students will enjoy these books with their classmates during their library session. 

~ Sarah Abbott, Assistant Principal