Wellbeing

We will begin Term 2, reviewing the School Norms and the focus areas for learning will be Emotional Literacy and Help Seeking. 

For the topic Emotional Literacy, the students will describe how people, situations and events can impact on one’s emotions and how emotional responses can vary depending on the incident. They will also consider the range of emotions that may be experienced across the school day and how they can manage their emotions in various settings to ensure positive interactions with others.

Later in the term, we will explore the topic Help Seeking. Students will practise their communication skills through help-seeker scenarios learning how to seek support and help others. They will discuss the concept of peer support and develop an understanding of when it is appropriate to help or seek further support. They will learn to assess a problem and will have a bank of help seeking strategies to create a positive outcome. Finally, students will learn about strategies they can apply when they feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

Circle Time & Weekly Behaviour Expectations 

As part of our approach to recognising positive behaviours, we have a weekly focus where we recognise and teach a specific behaviour from our School-Wide Expectations. We do this through Circle Time, which also serves as an important approach to fostering a sense of connectedness, safety and trust amongst our students within our classes. 

Other activities:

Education Week 18th - 22nd May 

This year to recognise ‘Education Week’ Hampton Primary School is inviting all families into classrooms to showcase facets of our Wellbeing program. We hope you can join us on Thursday the 21st of May from 2:40 - 3:30pm to be a part of our Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships teaching in action! If you have more than one child, we kindly ask that you split your time across the classrooms and engage with the activities or showcasing of learning, which is planned for that year level. 

Encouraging Expected Behaviours – ‘Hampton Hero’

Informed by the 8 Positive Classroom Management Strategies, which are grounded in behavioural science, we know that a praise-to-correction ratio of at least 4:1 leads to greater success when learning new skills. At HPS, we are working towards greater consistency in how we recognise positive behaviour and how we share this with families.

To support this, we have introduced a school-wide digital acknowledgement system. When a student demonstrates an expected behaviour, any HPS staff member can send a notification to parents via Compass. This notification, titled ‘Hampton Hero’, is delivered via email and will appear on your child’s Compass profile. The email includes prompts to help you access and view the notification.

The behaviours being recognised align with our school norms and are linked to the Hampton Primary School-Wide Expected Behaviours flipbook, which was shared with all families during the Term One Parent-Teacher Interviews.

Below are two examples of how this notification appears when viewed on a desktop browser. You will notice a feature that allows you to ‘acknowledge’ the notification; selecting this option lets staff know that you have received and read the communication (see Example 2).

As with any new system, we are working with Compass to ensure it meets its intended purpose. We appreciate your patience as we continue to refine and improve its usability. If you would like to share your experience when receiving this notification, please respond to our anonymous Parent Survey.