Wellbeing

PBL

At SFS, our PBL (Positive Behaviours for Learning) school wide expectations are:

Respect, 

Responsibility and 

Kindness

For the first 2 weeks of school, the teachers will focus with the children on re-establishing school learning routines. Some of these routines include eating inside or outside, beginning and end of day routines, packing up and transitions. These routines are taught explicitly so children are clear about expected behaviours. 

The teachers will start handing out PBL acknowledgement cards to children who demonstrate expected behaviours. If your child brings a card home, please have a chat with them about why they received the card and sign the card so your child can return it to school. The signed cards go into a box in the learning space and each Friday a lucky card is drawn. The child chosen then chooses from the PBL reward menu. 

Some of the choices include: 

Come dressed in casual clothes for a day, 

shooting hoops outside or extra play, 

principal or teacher assistant or some free time in class. 

We will have our first raffles next Friday and we will recognize our PBL winners in the newsletter. 

It has been a big first full week back at school for our Year 1 to 6 students and a very special week for our Foundation students who started school for the first time on Monday. 

We have a weekly PBL lesson on Mondays where the teachers explicitly teach the children social schools and children practice using expected behaviours. The teachers have started to hand out PBL cards to students who have demonstrated our expected behaviours. It has been so pleasing to see students already following our school learning routines and demonstrating RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and KINDNESS.

Well done to all the SFS students!!!

SWELL week

We begin every school year at SFS with SWELL week (Student Wellbeing Week). 

This began on the first day of school last Friday and continued to Tuesday this week. This is a time for students to get to know their classmates and teachers as well as revisit our school routines and learn about the Catholic Education theme for the year. 

The students worked on a collaborative whole school art project, made a class prayer mat or prayer object as well as played some fun getting to know you games and activities. We finished with a SWELL week assembly on Friday morning where the students had a chance to reflect on their first week back at school as well as looking forward to their hopes and dreams for the year.

It was lovely to meet some of the parents of our Foundation students on Monday morning on their first day of school. If parents have any concerns for how their child is settling in at school or has any wellbeing concern for their child, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) or via email, rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au. 

My office is located in the Learning Space 1 building near the Junior side of the space.

We look forward to seeing the students and their families at the Welcome Picnic this evening where we have organised a special “Bollywood Bling incursion” for everyone to join in. 

Attendance at school and Every day Counts

In accordance with the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, schooling is compulsory for children and young people aged from 6 – 17 years unless an exemption has been granted.

Parents/guardians must enroll a child of compulsory school age at a registered school and ensure the child attends school at all times when the school is open for instruction.

Attending school everyday matters - building relationships - consistent opportunities for developing knowledge - staying connected to peers and learning - building consistent engagement with the world - creating pathways that extend beyond the school gate.

If your child is absent, please notify the school and let the school know the reason for the absence. Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic School (MACS) , our governing body, requires the school to follow up with families if there are 2 or more unexplained absences. Your child’s Home group teacher will contact you and you may get a letter home notifying you of the unexplained absences. Let’s work together to help your children learn and be their best which starts with regular school attendance.

If your child is not wanting to come to school and is feeling worried about something at school, please do not hesitate to contact me so that we can work together to help with the issues that may be making your child not want to come to school. There are also some external services and support that can help families deal with school refusal. 

If you have any wellbeing concerns you would like to discuss, please speak to me at school or email me, rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

Rachel Lenko

Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader

rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au