Wellbeing
PBL
At SFS, our PBL (Positive Behaviours for Learning) school wide expectations are:
Respect, Responsibility and Kindness
We have a whole school social skills lesson where we explicitly teach an expected behaviour from our Behaviour Expectation matrix.
This week we have focused on RESPECT: Care for the environment/resources in Outdoor Spaces.
It is important that we show respect outdoors by ensuring we are returning items we borrow and we put things back in the right place after we have finished using it. We need to take care of our play spaces and ensure that everyone can have access to the equipment and play safely.
We also need to be responsible for our own belongings which we might take outside with us as well as school equipment or other children’s belongings. We have responsibility for one another in our life together and are called to work for the common good of all.
Here are some of our lucky raffle winners from last week who have been demonstrating expected behaviours at school.
Our Senior SRC students recently completed a survey to get their opinions and ideas about PBL in our school. The students reported the following…
Students have their weekly PBL lesson in their homegroup and weekly raffle for the PBL winner for each Learning space.
Students like having a raffle but would like more opportunities to be acknowledged for showing expected behaviours and a variety of rewards. Students reported that teachers give them lots of verbal positive feedback for showing expected behaviours.
All Senior students reported feeling safe at SFS.
Students would like to learn more about the expectation of Care for Self and how they can do this.
Students said that they value PBL lessons and understand why it is important to teach the behaviours. Here is what the students said.
Do you think it is important that we learn about expected behaviours and why or why not?
“Yes, because we can make the school a better place by doing small actions”.
“I believe that it is important if we are going on an excursion as if we go through our expectations before an excursion and remind the students when we arrive at the destination then hopefully they can remember to follow the instructions”.
“Yes because then people can show the behaviors and everyone is safe”.
“Yes because sometimes we need to be redirected about our behaviour”
“I think it is important because those lessons and activities will soon help us to learn how to behave in situations outside of school and inside school”
“It is very important to remind students about positive behavior expectations because if not, children can become very rude and disrespectful”.
We would love to have parents input on PBL. Here is your chance to have a say.
Do you know what our 3 school expectations are?
Do you think it is important for students to learn about the expected behaviours at school and how and why we follow this?
Do you like the reward system or have a different idea of what the reward could be?
Does your child bring home PBL cards and talk to you about why they got them?
Is there anything on the Behaviour Expectation matrix that you think is missing or should be included to teach the students?
Please send your feedback to me rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au I would love to hear your ideas and value our parents input.
National Child Protection Week
This term we celebrate National Child Protection Week. The following fact sheet is for parents and discusses the important role parents play in protecting children and keeping them safe in the community. This is taken from the NAPCAN (National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) website. For more information, visit, https://www.napcan.org.au/get-involved-2026/
National Week of Action Against Bullying and Violence
This year’s theme for Bullying No Way Week, “Small Acts, Big Impact.” reminds us that actions don’t need to be big to change someone’s world.
Small actions – like including someone, speaking up or showing kindness – can create meaningful change. In our schools and communities, our goal is to build environments where everyone belongs, diversity is celebrated and bullying is never accepted.
During Bullying No Way Week (17th August to 21st August), we encourage students, schools, families and communities to engage in small acts that can have a big impact against bullying.
On Monday the 17th August, the students are encouraged to wear a touch of purple to school. This could be purple socks, hair accessories, a scarf, cap, hat etc. Students need to come in school uniform but can wear a touch of purple to promote the important message. Students will also participate in the Kids Helpline Largest anti bullying lesson online during their weekly PBL lesson. With tailored sessions for different age groups, each lesson is created by Kids Helpline counselors, curriculum-aligned, and designed to give students practical strategies to respond to bullying.
If you have any concerns for your child’s mental health or wellbeing, please do not hesitate to contact me, rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Rachel Lenko
Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader
Positive Quote for the Day
