Student Wellbeing

   School Wide Positive Behaviours

At Greenhills, our focus is on the following principles; 

• We are connected - Being connected means building strong relationships within our school community, encouraging cooperation, and fostering a sense of belonging
• We are responsible - Responsibility is emphasised by teaching students to take ownership of their actions, make positive choices, and contribute to a respectful and productive learning environment.
• We are safe - Ensuring safety involves creating a secure and supportive atmosphere where students feel protected and valued.

We believe that by reinforcing these values, we can create a positive and nurturing environment for all students. Your support and partnership in this is crucial to our success and we encourage you to discuss these principles with your children at home. The Behaviour expectations have been taught inside their classrooms as part of our ‘Get Set and Connect,’ start up program and throughout the year will continually be revised and retaught. We know that students displaying our Greenhills Expected behaviours will only be seen if they are explicitly taught and given feedback. This feedback is what we value at Greenhills and we are focusing on recognising and acknowledging those students who are demonstrating our expected behaviours. 

Inside all classrooms and around the school you will see our SWPBS expected behaviour posters shown. These are there to remind our students, teachers and community of these expectations and will also be referenced through teaching moments regularly. These were workshopped by our Wellbeing and Inclusion team, our staff and students in 2024 and will continually be updated where required.

SWPBS sits inside our Wellbeing Curriculum and is taught alongside Respectful Relationships, Zones of Regulation and the Personal and Social Capabilities Curriculum. SWPBS is one of the drivers for what makes Greenhills such a GREAT school community. Students who feel safe, connected and have a sense of responsibility are students who will thrive academically at school.

We have challenged our teachers to give out 30 Gazillions per day.  That sounds like a lot but strengthening the quality and quantity of positive feedback will support a positive and inclusive learning environment.  You might like to join in the challenge and try to provide 5 positive feedback examples to your child/ren every day for the remainder of the week.

If you have any questions about School Wide Positive Behaviour feel free to contact one of our Principal Team.                                   

janine.hough@education.vic.gov.au     

bradley.ryan@education.vic.gov.au   

Janine and Brad.