Religious Instruction

We are able to resume our Religious Instruction for Years 1, 2 and 3 this term.   This year, Year 1 and Year 2 students will be offered this for the first time since starting school.  We organise the RI classes around the assembly so that curriculum learning and assembly will not be impacted.  You can go to the school website to find further information about this program.

What does the program look like?

Participating faith groups: Christian faith

Authorised program: Godspace (family payment required for booklet)

Aims and goals: Bring a values system based on a Christian heritage

Lesson structure: Completion of one lesson each week from the associated student workbook.  E.g.  Yr 1 Explorers;  Yr 2 Adventurers; Yr 3 Navigators

For further information, including module and/or lesson descriptors visit: https://godspace.org.au/curriculum  

Parents have the option of having your child receive RI, or not, by indicating via the Schoolzine link below.  Please respond by Friday 19 February.  More details to assist you in making a decision are below:

• Taught by a volunteer of the Bridgeman Downs Baptist Church.  A staff member (teacher) always accompanies the children throughout the lesson.
• Lessons are 30 minutes and take place on a Thursday afternoon.  Students do not miss assembly if they attend RI.
• Students who do not attend RI are undertaking some independent or social-emotional learning.
• Parents are required to purchase a student workbook at an approximate cost of $6.00. The school will invoice you and organise the booklets and issue these to students once paid.
• We ask parents to indicate their preference as to whether or not they wish to have their child participate.
• We hope to get the first lesson of the year underway by Thursday 4 March.

We ask all parents of children in Years 1, 2 and 3 to indicate their preference HERE via  this link - 

https://craigsleass.schoolzineplus.com/form/72 

for the consent form that goes home this week.  We need to place orders for books and organise spaces so please respond by FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

PBL has been critical in the development of Craigslea’s school culture.  We are incredibly proud of the surrounding support – parents and staff - for the students in our school thanks to the PBL framework.  It is a happy place where students are the priority every day.

The Student Code of Conduct, which outlines our PBL strategies, holds us to account around processes to support students.  As part of these responsibilities, the PBL general committee meets twice per term to monitor the implementation of these.  The committee is comprised of staff representatives across the year levels and the senior leadership team.  It is also important to have a parent representative.  This year, the general committee meets Thursdays from 3:15 – 4:15 pm in weeks 4 and 8 each term. 

We are looking for only one parent representative as I need to keep the members to a number that is effective.  Whilst we have had parent reps in the past, we have not had one for some time.  If you have an interest and the capacity to be a part of our general committee, please advise me via email.  I can give you details about how it works. 

Social-Emotional Learning

Our lessons for the next fortnight include:

1. Clean up after yourself

Tidy classrooms or work areas are ‘personal’ spaces.  They give us a sense of pride and assist classmates who struggle to concentrate with clutter.

School bags must sit on port racks rather than on the ground.  This is important for the safety of all.

2. How to address conflict. How to ask for help.