Student Wellbeing for Engaging Literate Learners
GGSS kids are kind.
Positive Behaviour for Learning Lessons
Our PBL focus for the next couple of weeks is across all expectation areas, Be Responsible, Be Respectful and Be Safe. We have tried to be mindful to cover all these areas as students move towards finishing the year up. The end of the year can be very tricky for many learners as they feel the anxiety for next year, new teachers, new classrooms. This might present in some challenging behaviours and some escalated moment. Our Staff are aware that this time of the year can be stressful and have great in-class and in playground strategies they use to defuse situations, if they arise. Above all, we promote kindness at Glenore Grove and we do this in our actions and our "school speak". This helps with understanding tricky situations in a different way and finding solutions to make everyone feel better, be better and do better.
Week 6: Be Respectful in Assembly Area - Sing the National Anthem appropriately and stand Respectfully.
Week 7: Be Respectful in All Areas - Act in a Compassionate and Friendly Manner, Be Kind. The Video for this lesson can be seen here.
Week 8: Be Responsible in Play, Eating and Toilets - Be Waterwise.
Week 9: Be Safe in all Areas - Straight there, Straight back and Right place and Right time. The Video for this lesson can be seen here.
Week 10: Data Driven Focus - We will chose a focus after we meet for our PBL meeting.
We are currently updating all the videos, so watch this space!
Action for Happiness - November 2022
Kind on Purpose
When it comes to friendships the best advice we can give to our kids is really very simple: be kind and choose friends who are also kind.
Kindness counts! As Dana shared in this interview with the The Sydney Morning Herald, pop culture has led us to believe that popular kids are the “mean” kids who rule the roost, but the reality is that the most well-liked kids are the ones who are kind. The 20-year study that Kasey Edwards references proves that kids who exhibit social-emotional skills are more likely to be successful and happy later in life. Read the article -
Enjoy UR Strong KINDNESS Freebie – a fun colouring-in sheet to anchor a conversation about the importance of kindness.
