BE PROUD
Rockingham Lakes Primary School was established in 2002 and has
students who are drawn from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.
Many students are from naval families and have a high degree of transience.
A tool was needed to unite the school and to provide the appropriate
support to each individual child.
As outlined in the Curriculum Framework it was essential to provide
students with the necessary life skills to make informed choices.
When teachers looked they found many disparate, isolated programs
available for self esteem and behavioural management. The staff workshopped
a way to draw these programs together to provide an integrated, holistic
approach to pastoral care in its broadest sense.
As
a result of the planning day in 2002 staff developed the program ‘BE
PROUD’ as an action learning project to address identified concerns
of staff. The ‘BE PROUD’ logo symbolises a recognisable
visual cue to the whole school community. It is one which every child
can identify with and use to demonstrate that they are proud of themselves.
The logo represents:
Mrs Lorelle Watson, the program coordinator, said that these were
the major areas of need at Rockingham Lakes Primary School.
The school has enlisted expertise of professionals to inform teachers
and students about some core programs. Teachers use collaborative
strategies such as those in “Friendly Kids, Friendly Classrooms”
and Barrie Bennett’s Cooperative Learning Strategies program.
Students in Year 6 and 7 are becoming empowered through the Peer Mediation
program.
A
banner has been produced by Mrs Sue Elson, a teacher at Rockingham
Lakes, to be displayed at all school events. Certificates bearing
the ‘BE PROUD’ logo are presented at all assemblies and
stickers are awarded for students identified as demonstrating ‘Be
Proud’ qualities .Teachers’ will use an eclectic approach
to pedagogy which supports the principles of the Curriculum Framework
and the Rockingham Lakes Primary School SCOPE Program (Student Centred
Outcomes Planned Education).
Whole school special event programs like the ‘Friends Have
Fun Day’ are timetabled each term to highlight different aspects
of the project. Classes from our co-located school, Peel Language
Development School, join with the mainstream classes to enjoy an integrated
program on these days. The focus of these days will be collaboration
and co-operation within the whole school community.
The skills children gain through the eclectic ‘BE PROUD Program’
will provide them with a ‘toolbox’ of strategies to assist
them with life skills throughout their lives.
BE PROUD
Be proud is what we say to you, Be proud is
our creed.
At Rockingham Lakes we know that we belong and endeavour to
achieve.
The teachers take the time to care and show
us how to be strong.
They listen to our needs and help us choose the right path from
the wrong.
We work together sharing our goals, our hopes
and our dreams.
We aim to understand each other and be part of the Rockingham
Lakes team.
We are proud of our achievements.
We are proud of what we do.
Be Proud is what we believe in.
Be proud is what we say to you.
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