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Principal’s Message TERM 4
Week 5
12 November Kindy Orientation starts
6.30 P&C Meeting
15 November Incursion—A Case of Emergency
Week 6
19 November Swim School starts
23 November Governor Generals Sports Day
Week 7
27 November Goulburn HS Orientation
30 November Swim School ends
Week 8
4 December 5.30pm Mulwaree HS Info Expo
6 December AECG Mtg
Week 9
12 December K-2 Presentation
7.00pm 3-6 presentation (MHS)
13 December Last day of Kindy orientation
14 December Thank You! Morning Tea
Week 10
17 December Year 6 Farewell
19 December Last day for students
2019
30 January Students return
1 February Swimming Carnival
North News Union St Goulburn
Ph: 02 4821 3838
Week 5 Term 5
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Target expectation for this week is
Talk a problem through.
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Thank you to those children who attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at Carr Confoy Park on Sunday. Thank you to the families who came along, your support is valued.
We have had quite a good response to our head lice problem, but don’t forget that they are the type of insect that will re-infest if you let down your guard. It is good practice to check your child’s hair weekly as the life cycle of a louse is very quick and reinfestation can happen within a few days.
It is still not too late to enrol your child in the swimming lessons which start next Monday. It is very important for our children to be able to swim to save themselves. If your child is a poor swimmer, they must be enrolled.
Teachers are in the process of preparing the end of year reports for students. Parents are always welcome to meet with their child’s teach-er, at a mutually convenient time, to discuss your child’s progress and any concerns you may have. The staff are only too happy to accommo-date you and work to support your child.
Leonie Pearson
PBL Focus: Talk a problem through.
In the real world, students encounter problems that
are complex, not well defined, and lack a clear solu-
tion and approach. They need to be able to identify
and apply different strategies to solve these prob-
lems. However, problem solving skills do not neces-
sarily develop naturally; they need to be explicitly
taught in a way that can be transferred across multi-
ple settings and contexts.
Teachers will be explicitly teaching students that
some problems they encounter with their fellow
classmates can be solved by talking through the
problem.
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Award Winners Week 4 Term 4
KN Bailey Xavier 3/4L Joseph Mason Lily
KM Coby Khloe 3/4H Joel Ella Maddison
1HR Veronica Mia 3/4W Maddy Paige Ryan
1B Lilly Hunter 5/6L Isaac Dylan Kathryn
2B Amelia Bella 5/6W Toby Ebony
2/3G Zac Miah Amelia 5/6M Tash Henry
Special Awards
Listening 5/6L 2B
Our whole school social skills focus is on Talk a Problem Through.
Our aim is to encourage co-operation with, and care of others
in all situations within the school, particularly in the way we
respond to a problem that occurs when we are playing.
Conduct certificates & honour ribbons
Piper 3/4H Asher 1HR Natasha KM
Charlotte KN Bailey KN
Students in Year 3 to 6 were invited to bring
their scooters to school for some organised fun
during lunchtime. With their knee pads and el-
bow pads firmly in place, they showed great
style in jumping the obstacles and having a
really great time.
Thanks Mr O’Keefe for organising the fun!
Effective parenting is linked to the three distinct elements—family culture, family structures and
communication tools and techniques.
Most people focus on technique when they want to impact on their kids. That is, you may want your
kids to be less shy so you look for tools (what you do with kids) you can use to help them overcome
shyness.
But you can also make changes to your families culture and its structures to impact on kids’ confidence
levels. For instance you can make sure that self-sufficiency is a core value and that your parenting
style is authoritative (a mixture of encouragement + limits) rather than distant or authoritarian. This is
about culture!
You can look at the structures that promote greater interaction and more confidence. For instance,
make sure you have at least four meals a week together as a family so kids get used to interacting with
others and build up their confidence levels over time.
Here’s more information about the three aspects of the Triangle of Parenting Success, with some
straight talking in terms about what you should do in each to promote the best interests of your kids:
1. Family culture includes your values, atmosphere, and parenting style.
If you want your kids to thrive:
Make sure your family culture is positive, pleasant and supportive. Kids should receive more encour-
agement than criticism. Forgiveness, honesty and tolerance need to be openly practiced and modelled.
The prime values that should drive parental behaviour should be shared responsibly, self-sufficiency
and mutual respect.
2. Structures include such things as family rituals, the use of routines, the
rules and boundaries you put in place, and the rights of passage you use in your
family.
If you want your kids to thrive:
Make good use of rituals to maximise opportunities for communication and teaching. Mealtimes, birth-
days and other celebrations should be regular and have a particular strong stamp that is unique to your
family. Rules and boundaries should be consistent, rather than rigid. Kids should know what’s ex-
pected, and understand that parents will use consequences that are fair and reasonable to promote a
sense of personal responsibility. Rites of passage should be evident that to grant kids greater rights
and freedoms as they get older.
3. Tools and Techniques refer to what parents do and say on a daily basis
to teach their kids, get co-operation and promote confidence.
There are too many of these to cover here but I recommend parents use tools of logic and natural con-
sequences, thinking time and behaviour rehearsal among others to teach kids appropriate be-
haviours. I also recommend the use of communication techniques such as the proximity principle, the
use of choice and Maggie’s magic technique to get greater co-operation from kids.
If your child will be attending Goulburn North next year for
Kindergarten, now is the time to put an enrolment form in.
Please come to the school office and collect an enrolment
form so we can get placements started.
If you have friends or neighbours who are in zone for Goulburn North could
you please give them a reminder that now is the time to enrol their child.
Continued from the previous page…..
To make changes and improvements to family life it’s important to look at all three areas, not just the
communication techniques and tools you use.
Check out your family’s culture. If you’re not sure, just ask your kids to tell you about their
family. Alternatively, imagine what they would say about family-life. That’s a good place to start.
Take a look at your structures. Are they working for you and your family?
Then look at techniques and tools that you can use. Work out the most effective tools and
techniques for your family and then make them your parenting habits.
Use the Triangle of Parenting Success to guide you on your way to raising
kids to thrive. It’s a powerful model, with broad application.
Lily and Skyler are representing Goulburn PCYC at the
State Team Gymnastics Championships in Sydney at
Olympic Park on the17th November.
Students from Kindergarten to
Year 6 represented Goulburn
North at the Remembrance Day
ceremony held on Sunday to
commemorate 100 years since
the armistice that ended World
War 2.
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