During Term 2 and Term 3, the staff at OLV have been working on our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) framework, which is one of our School Improvement Goals for 2024.  

Positive Behaviour for Learning is an evidence-based framework that brings together the whole-school community to contribute to developing a positive, safe and supportive learning culture. The development of the framework will assist to improve the social, emotional, behavioural and academic outcomes for the students at OLV.

With student input, the staff have developed a matrix of expected behaviours which covers the following settings at our school: All the time, the classroom, the library, the playground and the toilets. These behaviours will be explicitly taught to the students throughout the rest of the year and into next year.

Each of the expected behaviours are aligned to our school’s Vision and Mission- ‘In truth we LOVE’, focusing on everyone in the OLV community showing respect, care, inclusion, tolerance and acceptance; ‘In truth we SERVE’, focusing on building our school community and looking after our environment, and In truth we LIVE, which focuses on student learning, their actions and how they grow into people of God.

Below are the behaviour expectations for all the time and in the classroom.

As part of the development of the Positive Behaviour for Learning framework, we seek parental involvement in its creation and implementation. Below are links to two surveys which I encourage you to complete. The information received will help us identify the expected behaviours that you see as most important in creating a positive, safe and supportive learning culture at OLV. This data will assist us in prioritising focus lessons.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS PARENT SURVEY - ALL THE TIME

EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS PARENT SURVEY- THE CLASSROOM

Over the coming weeks, I will share the expected behaviours across the other settings and provide you opportunity to contribute your thoughts.

 Have a great week!

Amber Deegan

Assistant Principal