Wellbeing News

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

Our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework continues in our day to day learning, it is an evidence-based, whole-school framework that explicitly teaches, models, and reinforces positive behavioural expectations to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment.

PBL Focus: "I follow the agreed rules of the game and play fairly"

Following agreed rules and playing fairly is essential for creating a safe, inclusive, and positive environment where everyone can enjoy learning and playing together. When students stick to established guidelines, take turns and practice good sportsmanship, win or lose, they build mutual trust and make games enjoyable for all participants. Playing fair goes beyond simply avoiding cheating; it means using respectful communication, respecting opponents, resolving conflicts calmly, and actively including others. By upholding these expectations on the playground and in the classroom, students develop self-regulation, empathy, and strong social connections that help the whole school community thrive.

This is an expectation and skill for life at St John's and in all sporting experiences in the students' lives. We highly encourage students to review this with families at home. 

Congratulations! to the students who have been recognised for showing the expected PBL behaviour of I use strategies to manage my emotions. 

Prep: Alex M

Year 1: Viktoria 

Year 2: Siena S

Year 3: Ella F

Year 4: Patrick M

Year 5: Emily H

Year 6: Royce A

Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS)

Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Rights, Responsibilities and Respectful Relationships (RRRR)

At St John's we use the RRRR program as a SEL framework to teach the students the necessary Social Emotional skills. These skills are in the Victorian Curriculum and are required to be explicitly taught and practised, just like literacy and numeracy. 

Through Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), we focus on five key building blocks: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. These essential life skills help your child identify their feelings, bounce back from challenges, show empathy toward friends, and make thoughtful choices both inside and outside the classroom. By partnering together to nurture these habits today, we are giving our kids the confidence, emotional strength and resilience they need to thrive for a lifetime! 

At St John's we explicitly teach SEL through PBL and RRRR. These lessons are bi weekly, with one week a focus on RRRR and the alternate as PBL. 

5/6 Puberty Family Session

On Monday 14 September The Workshop will be running a Puberty Education family session for the 5/6 level from 6:00-7:30pm at school. This session is for parents/carers to attend with their child. The last section of the session (roughly 40mins) is for parents only and so the students will be taken out of the room by staff members. 

The Workshop firmly believes that knowledge is power, especially when it comes to understanding puberty, reproduction and respectful relationships. The comprehensive programs are designed to equip students with the information and skills they need to navigate these critical aspects of their development confidently and respectfully.

While our curriculum covers essential biological concepts/changes that occur during puberty, we encourage families to lead the personal conversations about relationships, body safety and personal values at home. 

The Victorian Curriculum focus is: Level 5/6 Personal, Social and Community Health- Health Education investigate resources and strategies to manage changes and transitions, including changes associated with puberty (VC2HP6P02) and investigate how the portrayal of societal roles and responsibilities can be influenced by gender stereotypes (VC2HP6P03). 

Better Buddies Day Term 4

On Monday 19 October we will have our Better Buddies/Grandparents/Multicultural Day. The students are welcomed to invite a Grandparent or Special Person to the school to share in the day from 9am - 11am. We will celebrate the special adults in our lives and our cultures. Students are welcomed to wear cultural dress or add cultural colour/s to their outfit for the day. 

If you would like to share your cultural traditions with our school on this day please email bdavis@sjheidelberg.catholic.edu.au