IN the last week of the Raymond Terrace Community Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Program awards for the term, local students’ behaviour, attitudes and actions have once again been celebrated.

Last week’s nominees
– The Irrawang Public School PBL nominee is Freyja Teiwsen for demonstrating awesome sportsmanship at little athletics on the weekend.

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– For Raymond Terrace Public School the nominee this week is Jasmine Ainsworth who demonstrated outstanding leadership during Showcase night performances and all dance rehearsals.
– Grahamstown Public School’s Ariana Gilson shows respect to all school community members, whilst assisting other staff and students with jobs and their learning.
She continuously displays kindness and strives to do her personal best by extending herself during all learning activities.
– Irrawang High’s Samantha Schiller was nominated for volunteering at Breakfast Club for the past two years, demonstrating school PBL values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best.
– Aaron Uebel of Hunter River High was nominated for showing initiative in the community.
Without being asked, Aaron spent two hours of his own time volunteering in the canteen at Karuah Public School’s Halloween disco.
– Salt Ash Public School’s Ario Smith was nominated for volunteering his time with his Little Athletics club at a community day and helping other community groups pack up their equipment when unexpected rain came.
– Medowie Public School’s Angus Mathieson was nominated for participating in Reconciliation activities, promoting Aboriginal culture within the school community.
– Seaham Public School student Summah Alcock was nominated for her amazing citizenship.
Summah is always supporting others and including them in her play.
– At Karuah Public School a team effort has seen four students, Malayna Tickner, Jade North, Ilka Murray and Isabella Sellick, all nominated for PBL awards.
These students have been volunteering their time to sell cakes and goodies at the Year 6 Fundraising Bake Stall at the Garuwa Community Markets at Karuah Public School.
The stall sold out and raised over $550 for the end of year gift to the school!
The PBL school coordinators have shared this statement on the PBL program, “Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) in the community is a joint initiative with Hunter River High School, Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace Public School, Grahamstown Public School, Seaham Public School, Karuah Public School, Medowie Public School, Salt Ash Public School and Irrawang Public School.

“Our goal is for schools, parents, businesses, service providers and government agencies to embrace PBL as a framework to give every child the opportunity to reach their full potential.

“Community PBL is an extension of the successful framework used in all of our participating schools.

“At present, we have in excess of 3000 students that are enrolled in schools that use PBL to support their students, staff, families and community wellbeing.

“We are proud of the impact that Community PBL has had on the youth of Raymond Terrace.

“Making Positive Behaviour for Learning, Positive Behaviour for Life!”

By Marian SAMPSON