Indigenous Workbook

Successful Learners - Supportive Environment

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

We wish to acknowledge the Wonnarua People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which Francis Greenway High School is based. Francis Greenway High School pays respect to all Aboriginal Elders, past, present and emerging with a spiritual connection to these lands.

At Francis Greenway High School, we respect the diverse cultural community and value the experiences and traditions of all cultures.

BRONZE

50 POINTS

Letter home

PBL Pen

Sausage sizzle each term for BRONZE level or above

PBL HONOURS AWARDS

SILVER

150 POINTS

Letter home

Certificate at Year Meeting

Voucher $20

GOLD

300 POINTS

Letter home

Certificate at Year Meeting

Voucher $20

Celebration excursion EOY

EARNING POINTS

1 POINT

5 POINTS

PLATINUM

400 POINTS

Letter home

Certificate at Awards Assembly

Voucher $30

Celebration excursion EOY

DIAMOND

500 POINTS

Letter home

Certificate at Awards Assembly

Voucher $50

Celebration excursion EOY

Student family morning tea with the Principal and CRT’s

• GOTCHAS, Positive Sentral entries, following PBL values

• Success at school level: improvements, results, bookwork – one per term

• Academic diligence letter home – one per term

• Consistent effort/positive participation at sport, cultural or academic event/activity, fundraisers, competitions

• Helping at a carnival or event

• Excellent one-off performance at sport

• Assisting/Mentoring a student

10 POINTS

• Represent school: sport, event, cultural, debating, public speaking, Education Week, SVT, Senior Leaders, House Captains, JAECG

• Sport: School Age Champion, record breaker, refereeing or umpiring at zone level

• Extended volunteer work with sporting club/community organisation

• Semester report: Excellent improvement/effort/assessment

• School service

• 95% above attendance per term

• Zero negative referrals in a term

20 POINTS

50 POINTS

• Represent zone: sport, event, cultural, show, debating, public speaking, dance, band, music

• 100% attendance in a term

• Represent region: sport, event, cultural, show, debating, public speaking, dance, band, music

• Sporting or cultural activities: Region Age Champion, record breaker, Region winning team, competitions

• Academic competition: Distinction

• Refereeing or umpiring at state level

75 POINTS

• Represent NSW: sport, event, cultural, show, debating, public speaking, dance, band, music

• Demonstration of excellence in any given field

POSITIVE EMOTIONS + GRATITUDE

POSITIVE SELF-TALK

WHY: by using positive self-talk as a coping strategy to contest negative unhelpful thoughts, you will start feeling positive again.

HOW: say “I can and I will” statements over and over to yourself. For example, “I can and I will control my emotions and impulses”, or “I can and I will keep asking questions when I don’t understand something.” It also works well to spur yourself on to overcome challenges and to calm yourself when you feel anxious.

Acknowledgement: Ryan & Deci

DO: what self-talk can you use when you want to stop yourself doing something risky with your friends?

When you need to be strong to take breaks from social media, what self-talk can you use?

WHAT WENT WELL THIS WEEK?

WELLBEING@SCHOOL

When things don’t go your way, you can learn a lot about yourself. What is a coping strategy that you use to overcome difficult times, who is one of your Trusted Champions, and what is a concern that you could ask them to help you with?

Coping strategy

Trusted Champion Concern

Acknowledgement: ACARA 7-8 HPE

ABORIGINAL EDUCATION: World Book Day

SELF-REGULATION – Controlling your impulses and emotions. Enjoy using Self-Regulation this week to build your wellbeing.

HOW WAS I CURIOUS?

Fast food puts you in the fast lane to becoming overweight.

RELATIONSHIPS + EMPATHY

LEARNING WITH YOUR TEACHERS

WHY: by understanding that learning well with your teachers is the most important factor for you to enjoy school and achieve your goals, you will be more likely to be grateful for them.

HOW: show that you are keen to learn in class, by listening well, asking questions, smiling and showing that your intention is to work cooperatively with your teachers. These will nudge your mindset towards growth. Your teachers are the experts who will help you to become your best self.

Acknowledgement: Wentzell & Caldwell

DO: what is something that you can do every day to show that you are grateful for your teachers and want to learn with them?

What is something that you need to do better in class to make the most of your own and your teachers’ efforts?

WHAT WENT WELL THIS WEEK?

TEAMWORK WEEK

This week enjoy making a positive difference to other peoples’ lives, by creating activities using the strength TEAMWORK, to grow relationships with your family, friends and school community. (Teamwork Week worksheet and Teamwork Wellbeing Award are in Individual Resources on www.learningcurve.com.au)

Acknowledgement: Seligman & Peterson

ABORIGINAL EDUCATION: NAIDOC – Part 1

TEAMWORK – Being loyal to and working well with others. Enjoy using Teamwork this week to build your wellbeing.

WHAT DID I LOOK FORWARD TO?

TIP

Remember no one else makes you angry; you do it to yourself. Be self aware.

TERM TWO GOALS AND SUBJECT REFLECTIONS

This Lesson: WHY: for you to reflect on how far you moved towards achieving each of your three goals and progress in each of your subjects. HOW: in the left hand column, reflect on what you learned for each of your goals that you are grateful for and how far you reached towards achieving each of them. In the right hand column, reflect on how well you went in each of your main subjects.

REFLECTIONS ON MY TERM TWO LEARNING GOALS REFLECTIONS ON MY SUBJECTS

GOAL ONE: What positive things did I learn for this ‘learning and thinking skills’ goal?

....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................

Mark where you felt you reached towards achieving this goal: 1 2 3 4 5

GOAL TWO: What positive things did I learn for this ‘building my respectful relationships’ goal?

Subject: My effort and outcome rating: 1 2 3 4 5

Something to improve?

Subject: .................................................................

My effort and outcome rating: 1 2 3 4 5

Something to improve? ................................................................................

Subject: My effort and outcome rating: 1 2 3 4 5

Something to improve?

Subject: .................................................................

My effort and outcome rating: 1 2 3 4 5

Mark where you felt you reached towards achieving this goal: 1 2 3 4 5

GOAL THREE: What positive things did I learn for this ‘what I want to achieve’ goal?

Something to improve?

Subject: My effort and outcome rating: 1 2 3 4 5

Something to improve? ................................................................................

Subject: My effort and outcome rating: 1 2 3 4 5

Mark where you felt you reached towards achieving this goal: 1 2 3 4 5

Something to improve?

YOUR GOALS TERM THREE

This Lesson: WHY: for you to write down three goals that you are determined to achieve. HOW: write down a goal for building your learning and thinking skills in class, a goal for building your respectful relationships and a goal about what I want to achieve for myself. Writing down goals is a tried and proven way to provide you with reasons to apply yourself well at school. Your goals are both your pathways forward and your anchors when things don’t go your way. Aim to set goals that will stretch your best self.

MY GOALS - MY PATHWAYS AND MY ANCHORS

GOAL ONE: About building my learning and thinking skills in class

I will ...........................................................................................................................................................................................

Starting Target: Circle where I think I am now on achieving this goal: 1 2 3 4 5

What could be a challenge and who can help me?

GOAL TWO: About building my respectful relationships

GOAL THREE: About what I want to achieve for myself I will

What could be a challenge and who can help me?

Acknowledgement: Sheldon & Adams Miller

Term 4 – Week 11

MEANING + PURPOSE

RELATIONSHIP PROBLEM SOLVING

WHY: by solving problems fairly and quickly, which threaten your respectful relationships, you and the other person will continue to feel connected, protected and respected.

HOW: firstly, consider, what did you do or say? What were you thinking then? What have you thought since? Who has been affected and how? What could you have done or said differently? What would you do and say now? How would things change? What should you say and do to make things right?

Acknowledgement: Peterson & Gable

DO: when is a time that you sorted out a relationship problem with someone fairly and quickly?

What is a problem that you should start sorting out today?

WHAT WENT WELL THIS WEEK?

RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS

To become the person you want to be, use positive “I can and I will” self-talk to contest negative unhelpful thoughts. E.g. “I can learn new approaches and I will fix my mistakes.” Create two positive self-talk “I can and I will” statements to contest different types of negative unhelpful thoughts that you could have.

WHAT DID I ACHIEVE?

Acknowledgement: 7-8 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne