School News
Prime Minister Award
‘Being a steward of creation’, ‘Trying your best’, ‘Speaking with kindness’ and ‘Being a responsible learner’ are some of the qualities that teachers consider when awarding ‘Prime Minister’ at our weekly assembly. It is an acknowledgement of the student’s efforts and they have the privilege of wearing the badge with honour, of suggesting a focus the school can work on, award Gotchas to other students at lunch time as well as earning Gotchas for themselves. Congratulations goes to Matilda Robinson.
MJR Awards
As part of our MJR system, we acknowledge the following students, Kai Eggins & Jesse Neaves who have reached 100 Gotchas and Jai Neaves who has reached 300 Gotchas. Well Done!
Behaviour Management at St. Joseph’s – PB4L and MJR
Our Term 1 behaviour data was overwhelmingly positive, with 76% of students displaying positive behaviour at all times. The majority of incidents recorded were in the minor behaviour category.
As part of our re-launch of PB4L, staff have completed Professional Learning to upskill in behaviour management. Staff are using proactive strategies which include prompting students with the expected behaviour. This may sound like “When you begin working in your groups, remember to….”
Another proactive strategy we are using is to engage students by offering students a high frequency of opportunities to respond during lessons in a variety of ways. This may look like partner turn and talk, responding on mini whiteboards and gestures such as thumbs up.
When students are aware of the behaviour expectations and are engaged in their learning, there is less opportunity for problem behaviour to occur.
This whole school approach helps us maintain a positive school environment.
Shae Lapi-an
Assistant Principal