Behaviour
Behaviour Statement
At Newberries Primary School we take a positive and proactive approach to behaviour management. We believe that teaching valued behaviour is essential in order for effective teaching and learning to take place, and that both pupils and staff have the right to work in an environment which is safe, friendly, peaceful and fair.
We believe that high self-esteem promotes good, effective learning and positive relationships, and that these arise from emphasising potential, rewarding success and giving praise for effort and achievement.
Our behaviour strategy recognises that all behaviour is a form of communication and it is aimed at improving educational outcomes for all pupils by promoting and supporting their engagement with education.
Working With The School
There are many ways in which you can support your child. All staff at Newberries Primary School want to work in partnership with parents to ensure that your child is happy and successful within their learning. See our wellbeing section and useful links for further support.
Zones of Regulation
Zones of regulations is a visual way of sorting our emotions into 4 colours. By sorting our emotions like this we are able to: learn to identify our emotions, understand the reaction our emotions has on our body and understand that all people have their own “toolbox” that they can use to react to their emotions positively. After all, as Charles Swindon once said, “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
We believe that:
Our aim is that our school and classrooms are always a Green Zone. This means that we have children who are calm, feeling happy, are ready to learn and focussed. To help us, each classroom has its own displays representing each colour and tools are explicitly taught to use when they are feeling a certain way.
At home:
- Ask your children about each colour and ask what they mean to our feelings and our bodies
- Decide on an action, facial expression or hand sign to express each zone. (E.G. Red zone = folded/crossed arms and frown)
- If you have access to it, why not watch 'Inside Out' so that you can talk about the different emotions with your family
- Talk about a strategy that they could use at home when they feel like they are in each zone.
For example:
– Green Zone – give someone a compliment or do a job at home!
– Yellow Zone – do some yoga or play a puzzle!
– Blue Zone – colour your worries away and draw!
– Red Zone – squeeze your whole body as tight as you can, take a deep breath and count to 10!