Wellbeing

Positive Behaviours for Learning (PBL)

At SFS, our school expectations are:

Respect

Responsibility and

Kindness

This week we have continued to focus on the expectation of RESPECT in the learning space and listen and follow instructions in all spaces around the school. We have seen a drop in incidents of defiance over the last 2 weeks which is pleasing.

Defiance means that children are not completing class work and not following directions. As a more serious behaviour, defiance is non compliance and total refusal to comply with teacher instruction.

We decided to continue to focus on listen and follow instructions to consolidate and practice the skills we have been focusing on. We have been seeing an increase in inappropriate language being used particularly outside as well as some aggressive behaviour. This will be something we will focus on in our PBL lessons this term.

Harmony Week/Day

We will be celebrating Harmony Week the week beginning Monday 20th March. The children will be focusing on the message of Harmony week in class during reading and writing, Inquiry and PBL (Positive behaviours for Learning) social skills lesson and circle time. The message is all about inclusion and celebrating and embracing our Multicultural identity.

On Harmony Day, March 21st, the children are encouraged to wear clothes representing their cultural background or wear the colour orange.

Respectful Relationships

At SFS, we teach using the Respectful relationships curriculum. This program teachers children skills to develop their social and emotional skills such as identifying their emotions and help seeking behaviours. We also look at Topics 7 and 8 that deal with Positive Gender relationships and Gender and Identity.

The program came out of a Royal Commission into family violence. Respectful relationships aims to improve student and staff knowledge of family violence, equality, inclusion and respectful relationships and positively influence attitudes to promote gender equality.

Here are some important statistics around family violence.