Dear Parents
At Rawlinson Primary School we pride ourselves in being Respectful, Responsible and Ready.
These are the words that frame the behavioural expectations that we as a school community are going to be focussing on teaching your children. Your support to reinforce these expectations is highly valued.
I am often asked to explain to Parents how they can help their children to succeed in life and achieve success while maintaining balance. I explain that one of the key ways to succeed, whether in school, work, or life, is to develop the right attributes and values.
Things like respect, a sense of responsibility, and a ready, can-do, positive attitude will go a long way in any environment. When you display these characteristics, you are someone that others want to be around and emulate, and it will be easier to achieve success.
Friday, September 11th is going to be a Professional Development Day for teachers and a Pupil Free day for the school.
On this day the Parents and Citizens Association and the School Council have acknowledged the amazing effort that is being made by the staff of Rawlinson Primary to improve the wellbeing of students by funding the whole staff to be trained in the program called Aussie Optimism.
This program is designed to create a framework that explicitly teaches understanding and control of feelings, positive thinking and social life skills. It is an integral part of being respectful, responsible and ready.
Kind regards
Darryl Dedman