Student Well-being 

Community Spotlight: Year 3/4  Community

In Year 3/4 we have been exploring what makes effective teamwork. We discussed what skills team members need to work together and find success. Attitude, equal work, listening and cooperation are the skills we decided are the most important for a team to have. The whole community further explored these skills by creating a rubric that we will use to self-assess and reflect on our participation during group tasks.

We have also been examining our learning journey by exploring the concept of "The Learning Pit". When we face a learning challenge, we fall to the bottom of the pit. At the bottom of the pit, we might feel confused or frustrated, so we need to try different strategies to make our way out. Sometimes our 'pit' might be small, and other times it is deep so we might not get out of it for a while! Reflecting on this helps us understand that frustration and confusion are a normal part of learning. 

"You have to think to get out of the pit" 

Oscar Colella

"In Maths, I knew I was in the bottom of the pit, so I used different strategies and was slowly making my way out of it. I kept trying and didn't give up. I soon got out of the pit!" 

Jackson Caguioa

"A growth mindset helps us get out of the pit"  Bereket Zeleke

Developing a Growth Mindset

A growth mindset describes a way of viewing challenges and setbacks. People who have a growth mindset believe that even if they struggle with certain skills, their abilities aren’t set in stone. They think that with work, their skills can improve over time. 

It is important that we encourage children to develop a growth mindset, rather than having a 'fixed' mindset. 

How to encourage a growth mindset:

Introduce it:  What does it mean to grow? What is a mindset? What are growth and fixed mindsets?

Notice it:Create a list of growth mindset statements. Display growth mindset visuals. Add mindset discussions to your daily routine.

Model it: Show your struggles. Help connect feelings with the mindset. Learn something new, use the power of 'YET.'

Practice it: Praise correctly. Use positive reinforcement. Provide opportunities for 'productive struggle.' Reframe mistakes and failures. 

Take care,

Lauren Borg

Student Well-being Leader