Willett Avenue Oak Park 3046 Issue 14 t 9306 9182 f 9306 3044 e nolan.william.b@@edumail.vic.gov.au www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au May 19 th 2016 1 The Oak Leaf Oak Park Primary School will work collaboratively to provide a stimulating, safe and challenging learning environment that promotes resilient, innovative thinkers. Thought for the Week At OPPS we see the value of ourselves, each other and the property around us. We aim to be polite, tolerant and caring. Draft definition of the school value of ‘respect’: SWPB Team Uniform Award This week’s Uniform Wearer of the Week Award goes to Grade 3P Congratulations to the whole Grade 3P for setting such a terrific example to the rest of the school Principals Column This is a ‘friendly reminder’ regarding the school’s policies on appropriate use of social media and the appropriate channels should you wish to make a complaint about the school. We are very much aware that cyber safety is a concern that not only affects students. Staff members are also at risk of being defamed or purposely targeted by a disgruntled family member using social media tools such as Facebook. This is not a new concept; social media is simply providing another forum in which parents and members of the school community may engage in disrespectful, harassing, threatening or bullying behaviour. We ask that you be mindful of this and understand that in many cases, when you hear or read of a particular version of events, you may not be fully aware of all the circumstances relevant to those events. The Department of Education and Training (DET) shares the concerns of principals and teachers and acknowledges that this type of behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. This is confirmed in the DET Dignity and Respect Statement: see: http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/pu blic/schacc/dignityrespectstatement.pdf. CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 20 Walk Safely to School Day May 23 School Photos May 26 District Cross Country June 2 Term 2 ends October 8 School Fete May 17 th May 19 th May 25 th 9.00am Finance/Grants 5.00pm Buildings & Grounds 7.00pm School Council Meeting 6.30pm Education/ICT
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Willett Avenue Oak Park 3046 Issue 14
t 9306 9182 f 9306 3044 e nolan.william.b@@edumail.vic.gov.au www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au May 19th 2016
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The Oak Leaf
Oak Park Primary School will work collaboratively to provide a stimulating, safe and challenging
learning environment that promotes resilient, innovative thinkers.
Thought for the Week At OPPS we see the value of ourselves, each
other and the property around us. We aim
to be polite, tolerant and caring.
Draft definition of the school value of ‘respect’: SWPB Team
Uniform Award
This week’s
Uniform Wearer of the Week Award
goes to Grade 3P
Congratulations to the whole Grade 3P for setting
such a terrific example to the rest of the school
Principals Column
This is a ‘friendly reminder’ regarding the
school’s policies on appropriate use of social
media and the appropriate channels should
you wish to make a complaint about the
school.
We are very much aware that cyber safety is a
concern that not only affects students. Staff
members are also at risk of being defamed or
purposely targeted by a disgruntled family
member using social media tools such as
Facebook.
This is not a new concept; social media is
simply providing another forum in which
parents and members of the school
community may engage in disrespectful,
harassing, threatening or bullying behaviour.
We ask that you be mindful of this and
understand that in many cases, when you hear
or read of a particular version of events, you
may not be fully aware of all the
circumstances relevant to those events.
The Department of Education and Training
(DET) shares the concerns of principals and
teachers and acknowledges that this type of
behaviour is unacceptable and will not be
tolerated. This is confirmed in the DET Dignity
and Respect Statement: see:
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/pu
blic/schacc/dignityrespectstatement.pdf.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 20 Walk Safely to School
Day
May 23 School Photos
May 26 District Cross Country
June 2 Term 2 ends
October 8 School Fete
May 17th
May 19th
May 25th
9.00am Finance/Grants 5.00pm Buildings & Grounds 7.00pm School Council Meeting
6.30pm Education/ICT
Willett Avenue Oak Park 3046 Issue 14
t 9306 9182 f 9306 3044 e nolan.william.b@@edumail.vic.gov.au www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au May 19th 2016
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The Oak Leaf
Oak Park Primary School will work collaboratively to provide a stimulating, safe and challenging
learning environment that promotes resilient, innovative thinkers.
In some cases disrespectful, harassing,
threatening or bullying behaviour may be
considered a criminal offence under State
and/or Federal law. Oak Park Primary School
does not tolerate bullying of any kind and this
includes cyberbullying. Where there is a
reasonable belief that illegal activity may have
occurred, the suspected activity may be
reported to the police.
We do encourage parents / guardians to
contact the School to discuss any matters that
relate to your child / children’s education,
safety, health and wellbeing. However, this
should be done by contacting the school and
arranging a meeting with the appropriate staff
at a mutually convenient time and place. We
request that you follow the Department and
our School policies and procedures.
Information on the Department’s complaint
policy is available at:
www.education.vic.gov.au/about/contact/Pa
ges/complaininfo.aspx
www.education.vic.gov.au/about/contact/Pa
ges/complainschool.aspx
School Wide Positive
Behaviours
A working party was formed at the start of this
year to investigate an initiative used in some
schools called ‘School Wide Positive
Behaviours’ (SWPB).
School Wide Positive Behaviours is a proactive
approach that relates closely to a school’s
values and identifies the behaviours that we
want to see (rather than those that we don’t
want to see). A matrix is drawn up showing
values, behaviours and the areas associated
with the school where these can be
demonstrated. See below for a sample matrix
used at one school.
It is most effective when implemented as a
whole school approach (including parents and
staff) to creating an environment which
encourages effective learning through the
development of a positive, calm and
welcoming atmosphere. We encourage
positive feedback to students often and
endeavour to teach students how to behave
appropriately. We recognise that learning
social skills and socially acceptable behaviours
is a process, which everybody moves through
at a different pace. Learning appropriate
social skills is seen in the same light as learning
how to read or complete maths. Some people
need more assistance in some areas and less
in others.
The SWPB working party comprises staff
members and a parent representative. We
have been looking at our current school values
(Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Empathy,
Harmony) and believe that these should be
narrowed down to the first three only – ‘The
Three R’s’. We believe the draft definitions of
Resilience, Respect and Responsibility we have
been working on, adequately cover the other
two original values.
Further work is being done to refine these
definitions and when complete, further
community input will be sought.
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The Oak Leaf
Oak Park Primary School will work collaboratively to provide a stimulating, safe and challenging
learning environment that promotes resilient, innovative thinkers.