School-wide Positive Behaviour

Classroom Systems

Negotiating expected behaviours with students is the flavour of our values lessons this term.  We are introducing specific classroom expectations and routines through a whole school 'Classroom Systems' approach.  The process activates student agency and voice as students negotiate expected behaviours with their teachers.  Classroom matrices reflect our whole school matrix values; Learning, Respect, Resilience and Teamwork. The settings within each class are; 'whole group learning, small group learning, transitions, independent learning and when I need assistance'. 

Classroom Systems aims to improve: 

• student behaviour through consistency and explicitly stated behaviour
• academic achievement and individual student outcomes
• student engagement and increased time on task for students and teachers by minimising classroom disruptions
• wellbeing of students, and
• student voice.

Here are our grade 6s collaborating to create their individual classroom matrix of expectations.  Congratulations to our grade 6 students for their high level of collaboration, decision-making and negotiation skills as they developed fair and realistic expectations that are observable, measurable, positively stated and clear.

Lunchtime Clubs - A Menu of Choices

Lunchtime Clubs is a strong builder of social and emotional learning skills as students with shared interests connect with children from other grades and year levels.  They really enjoy having a menu of choices about how they may spend their unstructured time.  Clubs is also one of the many contributing factors that builds a sense of belonging for children in a positive school community.

Clubs start at the beginning of lunchtime and finish at 2.05pm.  This means that students still have a chance to enjoy unstructured time outdoors.  

Here is our most recent timetable that is promoted in all classrooms.