Student Wellbeing 

THE RESILIENCE PROJECT

PARENT ONLINE SESSION WITH MARTIN HEPPELL ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE RESILIENCE PROJECT

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Martin Heppell and the TRP Team are looking forward to the Parent & Community presentation (with other schools) on Wednesday 15th March from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm (90 minutes).

What you can expect

Martin will be delivering the flagship ‘Discovering Resilience’ presentation to our community. Through his high-energy humour and captivating storytelling, Martin will share simple, practical tips we can use every day to improve our wellbeing.

Why a Parent & Carer presentation?

When building positive mental health in schools, we know the best impact happens when we work together as a team. The ‘Discovering Resilience’ presentation helps do just that by sharing those same evidence-based strategies being taught in the classroom, so they can be also practised at home and beyond. 

Attendees will also be reminded of the importance of their own wellbeing - we bring the best versions of ourselves to our family and community, when we make time to look after ourselves.

We hope you can be a part of this presentation.

Parents and Carers you will need to register for the webinar using the following link.

If you would like to know more about the project please follow the link below.

https://theresilienceproject.com.au/about/

Behaviour Management Policy

 St Fidelis aims to provide a happy and safe environment for all members of the school community with a focus on respect, justice, equality and forgiveness. As a school, we have developed a Behaviour Management Policy that encourages positive behaviours from students and provides strategies to help students change behaviours that may be harmful to themselves or others. 

We believe that developing positive leadership skills, social skills and encouraging conflict resolutions helps to create a climate where students take responsibility for their actions, and develop self-reliance, resilience and respect for themselves and others.

All children, staff and parents endeavour to live the Gospel values in our everyday lives, with a strong personal commitment to the well-being of each child.

Promoting positive behaviour at St Fidelis

At St Fidelis, we promote positive behaviours to maintain an affirming and encouraging atmosphere in all learning areas and in the playground. 

Teaching strategies that support positive behaviours begin by making expectations clear, teaching children how to meet them and reinforcing children’s appropriate behaviour. (Be You)

Whole school expectations have been developed in consultation with staff. These have been discussed, explicitly taught and displayed in each of the homerooms. 

Psychological research has shown that following up a person’s behaviour with something positive makes it more likely that the behaviour will happen again. Praise and other kinds of acknowledgement are motivating, and are often needed to help children change their behaviour.

Children learn positive behaviours through them clearly knowing what is expected and praising or rewarding them when they do it.  (Be You)

Proactive strategies are aimed at decreasing behaviours of concern and replacing them with pro-social skills that lead to enhanced social competence. 

Schools work towards creating a climate where positive behaviour is explicitly taught and reinforced and prevention approaches are emphasised. Incidences of negative behaviour are responded to systematically and consistently. (CECV Positive Behaviours Guidelines)

Please find the St Fidelis Positive Behaviour Management Policy below: