A Focus on our Values – Respect
Classes throughout our school have been digging deeper into what respect means for them both on an individual level and more broadly within the school context. Our value of Respect underpins our way of being at Norwood Primary School. It has been fantastic to see the varying ways that our teams of teachers have undertaken this. Some of these include:
- Pyramids of Respect
- Linking Respect to being a self manager
- Utilising Y-charts to explicitly unpack one Respect behaviour at a time
Why Respect?
At Norwood Primary School we respect ourselves, others, our past, our future, our environment and we are kind. Respect is a foundational value throughout not only Norwood Primary but the DoE. It provides us with a common understanding and expectation of how we relate, communicate and treat one another. Through acknowledging others opinions and experiences we can accept and celebrate difference. Respecting each other enables us to develop trust and allows us to work collaboratively. Respect creates a safe and supportive environment so we can continually grow and develop.
What does Respect look like at Norwood Primary School?
- being kind and considerate of others
- being active listeners
- being inclusive and accepting of others
- acknowledging hard work
- being fair with everyone
- valuing others right to learn
By embedding this value in the culture of our school, we model the behaviours we encourage in our learners.
As part of the celebration of our Values, we will be awarding those students who have consistently displayed and modelled the Respect behaviours of our Expected Student Behaviour with a Respect badge, which they can wear every day. These badges will be presented to students in assemblies in late Term 3. For parents/guardians of these students, please keep an eye out for an invitation to be a part of this assembly to recognise those students who go above and beyond.
