Wellbeing & Engagement
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
PBL Lessons
Week 1 and 2 - Rules and Routines
Week 3 - Using the high 5
Week 4 - Personal Space
Week 5 - How big is my problem
What is PBL?
PBL stands for Positive Behaviour for Learning — a whole-school approach that promotes a safe, respectful, and positive learning environment by teaching and reinforcing expected behaviours. PBL creates a consistent, positive school culture, improves student behaviour and wellbeing, enhances engagement and academic outcomes and builds stronger student-teacher relationships
Key Elements
- Clear behaviour expectations are defined, taught, and displayed (We use GREAT expectations)
- Positive reinforcement is used to acknowledge and reward students who demonstrate expected behaviours.
- Data is used to monitor progress and guide school-wide improvements.
What Your Child is Learning?
We teach students specific behaviours just like academic skills. For example:
- How to enter a classroom quietly and prepared
- How to solve conflicts respectfully
- How to follow routines independently
How Positive Behaviour is Reinforced
- Verbal praise
- Dots
- Whole class rewards
- Dot Days
- Weekly “Star of the Week”
How Parents Can Support?
- Talk to your child about the school’s expectations.
- Reinforce positive behaviour at home with praise and routines.
- Stay in touch with your child’s teacher for updates.
- Celebrate your child’s achievements, no matter how small.
Dot Day Celebration
The students had a fantastic afternoon at the end of term 1 celebrating Dot Day. How does "Dot Day" work.... students are rewarded with dots throughout the term for their positive behaviour and then have the opportunity to use their dots to select a fun activity at the end of term.
Respectful Relationships Education
Respect Education Queensland – Building a Safe and Supportive School Community
As part of our commitment to student wellbeing, our school continues to participate in the Respect Education. These lessons help children develop the knowledge and skills to build respectful relationships, understand personal safety, and promote a safe and inclusive school environment.
Key focus areas include:
- Respectful Relationships: Learning how to treat others with kindness, fairness, and empathy.
- Personal Boundaries: Understanding safe and unsafe behaviours and how to speak up.
- Online Safety: Encouraging respectful communication and safety in digital spaces.
- Emotional Regulation: Helping students recognise and manage their feelings in healthy ways.
- Seeking Help: Teaching children how and when to ask for help from trusted adults.
These lessons are age-appropriate and align with the Australian Curriculum. They’re delivered in a supportive environment, encouraging children to share and reflect respectfully.
Student Council
Freddo Friday is Back!
Each Friday, Freddos will be on sale for $1.00** each from the back office window. Don’t miss out on a sweet treat to end the week and raise money for the Student Council.
Upcoming Events Supported by our Student Council
May 23 – 🎉 Chappy Dress Up Day - Come dressed as something beginning with a C (for Chappy) or an S (for Sonia)!
May 28 – 🏉 State of Origin Free Dress Day - Gold coin donation
June 6 – 🏃♂️ Steps for Strength From **2:00–3:00 PM, students will be involved in running events aiming to raise $500 for Men’s Mental Health.
June 20 – 👶 Under 8s (and over 80s) Morning - Our School leaders will be helping out
June 24 – Town NAIDOC March
TERM 2 House Competitions
Term 2 - Premiers Reading Challenge will go throughout Term 2 until August Term 3
Week 5 – ♟️ Checkers Competition
Week 7 – 🏃♀️ House Obstacle Competition
Week 9– 🗑️ Bin it To Win it
Week 10 - 🏃♀️ Senior Athletics Carnival
Week 10 - Attendance Award Announced
Term 1 Attendance Award - Winning House Campbell
Bishop: 92.27%
Campbell: 93.14%
Lucas: 88.83%
Watson: 88.67%
Term 1 House Singing Competition - Winning House LUCAS
Our Student Council Easter Raffle Winners - Raising $279 for the student council.
Photography House Competition: Winning House LUCAS
Let Your Creativity Shine- WINNERS
Mrs Pauline Clyne from the Goondiwindi Photography Club, presenting our winners and highly commended with their photo's today. Lucy Gates was our overall winner (Mrs Clarke holding Lucy's winning photograph) but was unable to make todays assembly. Thank you to Mrs Clyne for judging the competition.
Mrs Clynes Top tips for taking a great photo...
- When shooting a landscape work to keep the horizon straight
- Lock your focus before you press your shutter key to keep the image sharp
- Taking photos in low light requires a very steady hand to stop camera shake which can blur your image. To help avoid this find a steady object to rest your camera on.
News from Chappy Sonia
During morning tea and lunch breaks our Chaplin Sonia organises various activities for the students to participate in. Craft activities are always very popular with the students, below you can see photos of the students creating red poppies for ANZAC Day, Bunnies for Easter and Mother's Day cards.
ANZAC Day Assembly and Town March
SPORT
School Sports trials have commenced this term with students doing very well. Tate and Matthew trialled at the DDSS basketball trial. Ashton, Jack, Archie, Tate, Ned, Theo and George trialled at the DDSS rugby league trials. The following students went to Texas for Mac Zone Cross Country trials Harlow, Zoe, Winnie, Ava, Rose, Mila, Riley, Hudson, Theo, Rocky, Archie, Nathan, Noah, Aidan, Jaeda, Bethani, Aylah, Eleanor, Tate, George, Archer, Max, Jock, Arlia, Matilda, Indi, Charlotte. Congratulations to Zoe, Hudson, Archie, Jaeda, Arlia, Matilda and Tate who have been selected in the Zone Team to compete in Toowoomba. Riley, Brett, Jaxon, Poppy, Jack, Levi, Nate and Eleanor trialled at the Mac Zone Soccer trials on Friday in Texas. Congratulations to Levi, Brett, Jaxon, Nate, Jack, Riley and Poppy who have been selected in the Mac Zone Team.
Cross Country 2025
Playgroup
Miss Casey Simpson and Mrs Donna Norman will be teaching Playgroup this term.
Wednesdays 9am to 10:30am. Follow the Red Flags at the Prep Precinct. Bring your GREAT Mates hat, morning tea and a water bottle (and a parent)!!
Playgroup supports children and families to build relationships, skills and confidence through play. All welcome.
LATELY AT GREAT MATES....
It's been a busy few weeks full of creativity at Playgroup. We've looked at ANZAC Day, The Show (including Miss Simpson the Clown) and of course Mother's Day. So much fun making fireworks pictures and playing in sideshow alley, making clown shoes and circus elephants. Oh, and POPCORN. For mum we got creative and made our own little posey of flowers and sparkly suncatchers.
The Month of May is actually MESSY PLAY MONTH so dress accordingly this month because Miss Simpson and Mrs Norman are planning some fun and MESSY activities throughout the rest of the month!
