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Wellbeing & Engagement 

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

 

PBL Lessons 

Week 3 - Going to the bathroom

Week 4 - How to represent our school

Week 5 - Emergency Drills 

 

 

Week 4 - How to Represent our School

There are lots of students going on camps and excursions. Students can represent their school on excursions and camps in various ways, demonstrating respect, safety and pride in their school. Here are some ways students can effectively represent their school:

  1. Following our GREAT expectations
  2. Wearing our school uniform
  3. Engaging in activities and discussions
  4. Showing teamwork
  5. Displaying a positive attitude
  6. Respecting diversity and different points of view

By embodying these behaviours and attitudes, students can effectively represent their school on excursions and camps.

 

 

Starting the Conversation...

Questions to start conversations with your child about school. 

  • What makes you feel good about yourself when you’re at school?
  • What’s something you like about being in school?
  • What are you most excited to do this term?
  • What did you do today that made your brain work really hard?
  • Tell me something you know today that you didn't know yesterday. 

Uniforms 

Please continue to ensure your children wear the full school uniform. If you are unable to find a school jumper at home please have your child check the lost property box. It continues to over flow. We will provide students with a jumper for the day if they cannot find theirs. The Student Code of Conduct contains information about our Unifom Policy.  

Respectful Relationships Education (RRE)

The Bring Up Respect campaign, a joint Australian, state and territory government initiative, aims to help families and communities to build respectful relationships. From a young age, boys and girls start to believe there are reasons and situations that make disrespectful behaviour acceptable. We do our best to set a good example, but sometimes, without meaning to, we might say things that excuse disrespectful behaviour in young people. For more information you can access  Bring Up Respect here. 

 

Respect Program 

The Respect Program will run again this term from   week 3 to week 8. 

Our Admin will be co-teaching Topic Three - Protective Behaviours 

Prep -  Seeking help from trusted persons 

Yr. 1 and 2  -   Help-seeking and reporting

Yr. 3 and 4  -  Help-seeking in gendered situations

Yr.  5 and 6 - Recognise, respond, report safety in online conditions 

 

House Competition

Congratulations to all the students who have participated in the House Events this year.  Please see below the winning House for each event 

Swimming - Bishop

Cross Country - Watson

Track and Field  -  Campbell 

E-Sport -  Lucas

Checker Comp -  Watson and Campbell

 

The House Olympic Competition will be held next week. 

The Olympics

To promote the Olympics and all that is it great about it Goondiwindi State School will be  holding a number of events throughout week four.

 

- Olympic House Competiton will be held during lunch times on the running track

- Chappy will be doing a variety of activities

-  The Olympics will be played on the big screen in the library during breaks

-  Olympics Colouring comp - House points for all those who participate 

 - Admin will run mini Olympic type activities during some breaks 

 

News from Chappy Sonia

Wellbeing Wagon

Chappy has created a Wellbeing Wagon. It is filled up with board games and other activities, to wheel around during break times for children wanting quiet play time.  Our year one and two students have been using the Wagon and are thoroughly enjoying it.  Thank you Chappy for organising this. 

Sports 

Congratulations and well done to all students who participated in the house Track and Field Carnival last term. Your efforts have been well received by all members of the school community. Well done to Campbell House for taking out the win. Thank you very much to Mrs Jenkins who ran the carnival with great efficiency in my absence.

 

Well done also to the following students who were age champions:

8 Year Old Girl:       Perry Duncan

8 Year Old Boy:       Bryant McIntosh

9 Year Old Girl:       Zoe McKelvey

9 Year Old Boy:       Hudson McLachlen

10 Year Old Girl:     Emily Lewis

10 Year Old Boy:     Archie Kelley

11 Year Old Girl:     Arlia Cleal

11 Year Old Boy:     George Dayas

12 Year Old Girl:     Annabel Carter

12 Year Old Boy:     Douglas Pateman

 

A school team of 56 students has been selected to attend the Macintyre Zone School Sport T@F Carnival in Inglewood on Wednesday 31st July. Notes have gone home. The permission form is due back by Monday 29th July.

 

Term 3 is a lot quieter as far as school sport goes, but I am looking forward to the Junior Athletics Fun Day in Week 10. As the term progresses P-2 students will be working hard to prepare for this event. I am looking forward to the students displaying their skills to the community on Friday of Week 10.

 

Playgroup

Wednesdays 9:00am to 10:30am. Follow the Red Flags at the Prep Precinct. Bring your GREAT MATES hat, morning tea and a water bottle (and parent)!!

 

Playgroup supports children and families to build relationships, skills and confidence through play.  All welcome.