At St Patrick's we are always praising and encouraging positive behaviour where possible.

Please find below some of our initiatives: 

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Stamp Books 

Each child has an individual Stamp Book. They will receive a stamp each day

for positive behaviour. When they complete a page with 20 stamps, their teacher

will give them a reward which has been carefully decided between teachers to

ensure these are age appropriate e.g. bring in a teddy or a night off homework etc. 

 

Fuzzy Jars 

Every class will start off the term with an empty jar. Each time a child in the class

shows an act of kindness they will place a fuzzy ball in the jar. The important thing is

that each member of the class must put a fuzzy ball in the jar before it is full – this is

to promote teamwork. Once the jar is full, the teacher will give the children a whole

class reward e.g. watch a movie or extra P.E.  

 

Golden Book   

This book is kept in the Principal’s Office to highlight and celebrate the children’s great work,

kindness, achievements etc. Ms Harper shares this celebration every Wednesday morning

during our Whole School Assembly which was introduced to share our good news and

achievements with one another. This assembly is to further promote our school community

ethos while build on the children’s confidence and appreciation of themselves and others.​​

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Reflection Sheets

​A reflection sheet is a process of restorative practice that helps students, through a series of

questions, to process their emotions and choices following a significant behaviour event.

These questions are designed to walk the student through the event that occurred,

developing empathy, and understanding the effects of our behaviour on ourselves

as well as others. 

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A Reflection Sheet is only given out to a child following a prior warning by a teacher

when they have continued to act out with poor behaviour. The Teacher will decide upon

the consequences applicable to the child/incidence and make the Principal aware of the

incident and the consequences. The child will then go to the Principal's Office to collect

the Reflection Sheet, discuss the incident and the consequences.

 

Following this the child will then return to class and fill out the form and the teacher signs it. The

Reflection Sheet will be sent home to parents to be discussed, signed and returned to the Principal the following morning. The Class Teacher will always email or phone the parents when a Reflection Sheet is being sent home. A copy of the Reflection Sheet will be kept on file. On receipt of the third Reflection Sheet, parents will be called into the school for a meeting with the Class Teacher to discuss the child's behaviour. 

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