PBL & Social-Emotional Learning

 Zones of Regulation

Feelings are innate; they make us human and are part of the fabric of life. Our feelings are windows into the thoughts and perspectives we hold toward a situation, a person, or an event. The core focus of Zones is to positively support the acquisition of self-regulation skills, especially in school-age children as they learn to work together as a group.

The Green Zone

The green zone is used to describe when you’re in a calm state of alertness. Being in the green zone means you are calm, focused, happy, or ready to learn. This is predominantly the state you want your child to be in. It’s also the state most needed in the classroom in order to learn.

The Yellow Zone
The yellow zone describes when you have a heightened sense of alertness. This isn’t always a bad thing, and you typically still have some control when you’re in the yellow zone. Being in the yellow means you may feel frustrated, anxious or nervous. But, it could also mean you’re feeling excited, silly, or hyper – which is okay in the right situations.

The Red Zone
The red zone describes an extremely heightened state of intense emotions. When a person reaches the red zone, they’re no longer about to control their emotions or reactions. This is the zone kids are in during meltdowns. Being in the red zone means you’re feeling anger, rage, terror, or complete devastation and feel out of control.

The Blue Zone
The blue zone, on the other hand, is used when a person is feeling low states of alertness or arousal. When you’re in the blue zone you may be feeling down – sad, sick, tired, or bored. You’re still in control, as you are in the yellow zone, but with low energy emotions.

All the zones are natural to experience and we focus on teaching students how to recognise and manage their zone based on the environment and its demands and the people around them. The Zones also provide a neutral and simple language and a systematic framework, improving communication for students.

NAPLAN ONLINE

Our students in years 3 and 5 will be undertaking NAPLAN testing online between 10 - 20 May this year.  This assessment platform brings many advantages, including a test design that offers test items tailored to students' knowledge and ability. We encourage all parent to visit the NAPLAN Public Demonstration Site.

Parents and caregivers of children in these NAPLAN year levels will be emailed additional information very soon. 

Please access additonal information about NAPLAN by clicking the link below: NAPLAN - Information for parents & carers

We will keep you up-to-date in the lead up to May, but if there is anything you need in the meantime you can contact Sarah Abdy - Deputy Principal (sabdy2@eq.edu.au).

Sarah Abdy & Natalie Marhinin