Supporting my child's behaviour at home and school.
It is typical for children’s behaviour to change as they grow and mature. This can result in some challenging behaviours either at home, at school or in both places. At school, we follow our PB4L procedures, and the consistency of these often supports your child in managing their behaviour. At home, it can be difficult to implement consequences if they haven’t been needed before. The Raising Children's Network website provides some great advice on things you can do to support your child's behaviour at home. Maggie Dent has a great website that offers great tips on managing behaviour, especially for boys. When a child’s behaviour does appear to be difficult to manage, a conversation between school and home is the best way forward to ensure consistency in both settings and results in a faster turnaround for your child in getting back on track. Teachers are always willing to talk to parents and carers about their children’s behaviours at a mutually convenient time. A change in a child’s behaviour can indicate that they are trying to tell you something, and it is worth investigating what might be going on. Please take some time to look at the websites. They can both be accessed via these links;

Raising Children's Network https://raisingchildren.net.au/
Maggie Dent https://www.maggiedent.com/

ICAS / UNSW Assessments for Years 3-6 LAST CALL
St Francis of Assisi will again be participating in the ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling, and Digital Technologies. Participation is voluntary.
Assessments can be ordered online at https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps, after entering the code LWH995. Sitting dates between 9 August – 3 September.

Mr Green
Assistant Principal