Aberfeldie Token System

Dear Families, 

It has been an exciting start to the year with students settling into 2024 well.

Students and teachers have been continuing their great work following our School Wide Positive Behaviour System (SWPBS) throughout the term. We are seeing lots of positive decision making in the classroom and in the yard where students are displaying our expected behaviours. We hope you are also hearing positive reflections from your student about tokens they have received and whole class rewards they have engaged in. 

We started the year off strong with the ‘Learning to Learn’ lessons. These lessons are designed to be taught by all teachers, for all classes, across the school. They explicitly teach students the behavioural skills and expectations they will need in the classroom and non-classroom settings. The ‘Learning to Learn’ SWPBS lessons included:

-School and Classroom expectations

-Morning routine

-Transitions

-Correct use of technology, toilets and hallways/corridors 

-Yard expectations

-Minor and Major responses 

Over the term, the SWPBS lesson focuses have included: 

-We play fair

-We choose a positive peer

-We wear sunhats

-Keeping our hands and feet to ourselves 

-Listening to the speaker

Parents/Carers

You can support your child’s understanding of the SWPBS expectations by engaging in conversations about our weekly focuses at home. You might like to ask:

-What is the SWPBS focus for this week?

-What is a good example of showing this expectation? (A way in which you can positively demonstrate this expectation)

-What is a non-example for this expectation? (An example that explains what not to do)

-Did you receive a token today? If yes, What expectation did you demonstrate to earn this token?

-If no, What expectation will you show tomorrow so your teachers might ‘catch you’ to earn a token? 

Token Count

Our 2024 goal for all students in APS to earn a shared whole school rewards is 20,000. Students have been collectively working to earn this goal by displaying expected behaviours, in the classroom and in the yard, regularly. Our current total is 7,072!

Kind regards, 

Ms Elyse Dickeson