Wellbeing News

School Wide Positive Behaviour - 'Westgroovers' Positive Acknowledgment system

Acknowledgment systems in schools are designed to provide immediate and positive feedback to students when they engage in behaviours that are consistent with schoolwide expectations. The goal of offering such feedback is to strengthen expected or desired behaviour over time. 

At Westgrove, behaviours are explicitly taught using our  Matrix of Expected Behaviours and reinforced using our Westgroover Acknowledgment system. Students displaying expected behaviours can be acknowledged and have that behaviour reinforced with a 'Westgroover' token, aligning with our school values of Respect, Learning, Safety and Inclusivity. 

Students' reaching token targets of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 tokens and can select experiences from our Westgroover Menu. Menu items are aimed to provide students with opportunities to build social connections and participate in hands on experiences. 

In the yard, students can receive Westgroover Yard tokens which are deposited into our letterboxes and drawn at our weekly assembly.

We encourage you to talk to your child about receiving Westgroover tokens and ask them about our school values and the expected behaviour that they received them for!

Screen Time

Screen time and digital technology use can be part of a healthy lifestyle when they’re balanced with other activities that are good for your child’s development. These activities include physical play, outdoor play, creative play, reading and socialising with friends and family. Getting the right balance also includes making sure screen time doesn’t interfere with sleep.

The resources below provides useful information on how to help your child achieve a healthy balance in their online and offline activities.

https://raisingchildren.net.au/babies/play-learning/media-technology/screen-time 

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/screen-time