Positive Behaviours for Learning
Fortnightly Focus
During weeks 5 and 6 our focus is to listen and follow instructions. This is an expectation for all settings within the school, including in the classroom and on the playground. Teachers will be looking to acknowledge students who are listening and following instructions with responsible learner Yunggi Bengals. Listen and follow instructions sits under our Responsible Learner PBL value, however ensuring students are following this expectation also supports the safety of all students at school. As parents, you can support this focus by discussing the expectation at home.
PBL is all about explicitly teaching students positive ways to interact across a variety of settings. Wihtout explict instruction we cannot expect students to know or show these pro social skills. We approach these teaching moments in the same manner as we would if a student is yet to learn a Mathematics or Engligh concept and requires reteaching to support their understanding.
Whole School Yunggi Bengal Count and Reward
Congratulations to the students for reaching the Yunggi Bengal reward target of 40,000 with a current running total of 42,426! As a reward, the students will celebrate with a Free Dress Day on June 6. Please remember to dress to the weather conditions and ensure students are wearing closed-toed shoes, suitable for the various physical activities students engage in each day at school.
Our next target is 60 000. We look forward to sharing our next reward from our student suggested list soon.
PBL review
As explained in previous newsletters, our PBL Matrix is the list of different school settings (locations) and the specific behaviour expectations of students in these areas under our Safe, Respectful, Responsible Learner Values. PBL has been embedded at Ngunnawal Primary for over five years, and our school has grown and changed in this time. As such we are reviewing our PBL Matrix. This process includes revising our current settings and adding new ones where necessary. We assess if the identified behaviours in each area, if they are still valid, need updating or if more specific teachable behaviours are required. This process will take the staff a few sessions and we will share our updated PBL Matrix with you and our PBL Student Leadership Team for your contributions in due course.
PBL lessons
Earlier we mentioned that PBL is about explicitly teaching students how to behave in various settings and situations. This year we launched our new outdoor learning and play space. Whilst our expectations for this space were developed last term and students and teachers have already been working with these, the PBL team have worked hard to create a series of lessons to support a consistent understanding of each behaviour which can be used to teach and reteach now and into the future. These lessons, if not already, are currently being taught and we encourage you to discuss with your child/ren the expectations of this new area of the school.
The PBL Team
