Week 6 already and it seems Spring is on the way with some warmer weather that is very much appreciated.

A big congratulations to Piper, Georgia, Emily, Zeppelin and Jagger who were selected to represent our school at the Devon v Darwin this Friday 3 August. Also, a big congratulations to Zepplin and Jagger Barnard who have been away representing our state in Hockey, Zepplin was selected as the captain of the team, and I have it on good authority that both students were exemplary as ambassadors for our state and school.

In this newsletter I would like to share our plan to help our students understand and model the Department of Education Values of Growth, Aspiration, Respect and Courage and our School expectations.

We recognise and reward students or staff who go above and beyond in displaying DOE values. 

All members of the school community are encouraged to nominate staff and students who go Above and Beyond in displaying the DOE Values 

Above and Beyond stars will be recognised in the school newsletter. 

Each Monday all Above and Beyond Star cards are read out in assembly to recognise all students and staff who have been seen going above and beyond in displaying the DOE values. 

We recognise and reward students or staff who display our Expectations.  

All staff have access to expectation cards that can be handed to students or staff when they are displaying the school expectations (see attachment). 

The name of the student, the actions they displayed, the teachers name, and indication of which expectation was represented are all filled in on the card.  

The card is placed in the Expectations Box stored at the office front counter. 

A member of the leadership team will visit classrooms and recognise students who have been named on a card. 

Our Expectations and DOE Values are explicitly taught at our school 

All teachers have a dedicated weekly time of at least 30mins where expectations are explicitly taught and unpacked in the context of the DOE focus Value. 

All staff are responsible for incidental teaching and reinforcement of values and expectations in the playground and in the classroom every day. 

Videos/resources to be used to introduce the focus value or expectation at Monday meetings:

• Explicit lessons to be taught a minimum of 30mins weekly, reinforced daily
• Classroom visuals on HPS expectations created in classes 
• Expectation cards handed out daily to reinforce student behaviour
• A Values poster competition will be held each term with the winning poster displayed in all rooms and communal spaces for 12 months

Time will be spent throughout the year reinforcing all expectations and values according to the need. If there is a noticeable lack of one expectation or value being displayed across the school, staff are to reintroduce and have a renewed focus on that expectation in classrooms. This can be identified by the Wellbeing Team through behaviour data, feedback from staff and observational data.  

Timetable for focus Value and Expectation.

Duncan Murfet

Principal