PBL Focus Term 2 Weeks 9 and 10 - Safe

Our focus for the last week of term is, ’Wondall Learners are safe when they keep their hands and feet to self’. The objective of this focus is to increase student awareness around safety; not using hands and feet to touch or hurt others bodies; using knowledge of Zones of regulation and strategies to regulate behaviour.

 In class, the teacher’s lead discussions on being safe.

• What does this look like, sound like, feel like?
• Why is this safety important for everyone at WHSS? (with a focus on the importance of not being physically rough/aggressive in play or when angry).

Students were introduced to the concept that we are all allowed to feel angry/frustrated/upset; however, it is the way that we manage these feelings that is important. By recognising how our body feels and triggers that upset us, we can use strategies to make better decisions around how we react.

 ‘Our brain is in control, not our feelings’.

Students revisited the ZOR concept of ‘Flipping the Lid’ with a focus on learning about brain science, gaining an understanding that our brains are in control of our bodies/actions, in order to help prevent rough play/physical altercations.

 Each student then identified 2-3 strategies that they will use to employ our rule ‘Wondall Learners are safe when they keep their hands and feet to self’.

Teachers will be looking for students to reward with Double Dougies when they are seen to be being SAFE by keeping hands and feet to themselves.