School-wide Positive Behaviour

Classroom Systems 

Ask your children what they're doing after assembly for School-wide Positive Behaviour this term, and they may tell you about our exciting new implementation.  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.

We are looking forward to sharing the journey from various perspectives this term.  There will be student surveys, as well as parent/carer surveys where you will have an opportunity to share feedback from your child/children.  

Here are our Grade 2s and 4s collaborating to create their individual classroom matrix of expectations.  Congratulations to both year levels 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 recommenced from the first day of term.  To see the 'ear to ear' smiles and joy that Clubs brings to our students is heartwarming to say the least, but it's also evidence that the program is working.  At a deeper level, 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.