Wellbeing 

PBL in Practice Day

On Wednesday, 28th May, Our Lady of the Southern Cross (OLSC) proudly hosted a 'PBL in Practice' day, bringing together multiple primary and secondary schools from across the Archdiocese of Melbourne, a total of 95 staff attended.

The focus of the day was: Using Data to Improve Implementation Fidelity of PBL.

This collaborative event provided an invaluable opportunity for educators to share and explore how data is being used to inform and enhance Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) practices.  It was inspiring to witness the diverse strategies being implemented and to engage in meaningful professional dialogue around evidence-based practices.

OLSC was one of two schools asked to showcase their approach to using behavioural data to support student growth and improve overall school culture. For OLSC, it was a privilege to open our doors and share the positive impact that PBL has had on our students and school community. We were equally grateful to learn from the experiences of our colleagues in other schools, gaining fresh insights and practical ideas to take forward.

Events like this remind us of the power of collaboration and the collective commitment across our region to fostering safe, respectful, and responsible learning environments for all students.

Our MACS PBL coach sent us the following message:

I wanted to express a HUGE THANKS for all you did as a gracious host school to make yesterday’s PBL in Practice Day such a success and a learning opportunity for MANY MACS Schools!

I was already receiving such positive feedback by midday yesterday and it has continued throughout today!

Positive Behaviours for Learning

As part of our ongoing development as a PBL school we continue to explicitly teach & model expectations from our matrix. Our data has shown that we need to reteach the following expectations.

The foci for the next few weeks are:

Respect: 

We are aware of the personal space of others

We are patient

Responsibility

We keep our hands, feet & objects to ourselves

We follow the rules in games

We move in a safe way

Resilience:

We include others

We talk through our disagreements with others

We let an adult know if we are feeling unsafe

These expectations will be explicitly taught during Wellbeing Hour & revisited throughout the week. It would be great if you could also reinforce these expectations at home and ask your child/children how they are following these at school. What do these expectations look like, sound like, feel like?

If you have any concerns please contact Sandy - shenderson@olscwyn.catholic.edu.au or Kiah - kmiles@olscwyn.catholic.edu.au - Alternatively you can phone the school office.

Cheers

Sandy & Kiah