Dear Parents and Carers of Good Samaritan,

This week marks the midpoint of Term 3. In a ‘normal’ school term we start to see the students fatigue around weeks 6&7. This is when we observe behaviours that we don’t usually see, the children make mistakes and just find school a little bit more difficult than normal.

This pattern of behaviour is actually quite normal. It tells us that they need a reset in their routines. At school, this would look like us revising our PB4L expectations and reteaching some of our routines. It helps to remind us, as adults, that routine is important to students and is an integral part of a productive learning environment.

Reviewing your Remote Learning routines will help to maintain a home learning environment. Even if your child appears to be ok I would recommend that you speak to him/her about your expectations and your routines. Often children can appear that they are ok and they understand what you expect however it is important to to understand that they are always growing, learning and changing.

A guide to support you to have a reset of remote learning expectations:

• Review your clear expectations - are they reasonable given how you’ve seen your child engage in remote learning so far this term?
• Discuss your routines with your child - are they working for everyone?
• Anticipate any challenges and plan for them
• Model the behaviour you want your child to learn
• Reinforce your child for the positive behaviours they display

As we continue to journey through the week together - with Jesus,

Toni SIllis 

Principal