Bateau Bay Public School

School is, and should be, a safe and happy place to be. All children have the right to learn and no child has the right to stop others from learning. We encourage children to develop self-discipline by taking responsibility for their actions. Children are encouraged to show respect for others' feelings, religion and cultural backgrounds.

The school rules reflect the emphasis we place on caring for each other.

The following rules outline the high standards to behaviour expected in the classroom, in the playground, when on outings and when travelling to and from school.

School Rules

Be safe
Do your best
Respect others
Talk and listen politely
Care for our environment

Parents of children who persistently disobey school rules will be notified. Assistance of the school counsellor may be sought in helping the child overcome problems. However, children and parents should be aware that the school will not hesitate to enforce the suspension policy should the situation warrant such measures.

Examples of acceptable behaviours are included on the behaviour grid below.

Our School Behaviour Grid

School Rule	In the classroom, this covers:	Outside the classroom, this covers:
Be Safe	use equipment and furniture safely move sensibly walk quietly and carefully inside buildings store bags in a safe, neat way	be sun safe - no hat, no play play safe games - run only in open spaces play sensibly on equipment and with sports equipment walk on stairs, near toilets, near canteen, under walkways stay inside the boundary - ask permission to leave playground not playing in grounds before 8.30am or after 3:30pm
Do your best	listen and concentrate complete work to the best of your ability do quality work use time wisely and stay on task feel proud of your behaviour and your work	play fairly: be a good sport set a good example for others behave sensibly travelling to and from sport behave sensibly on excursions
Respect others	cooperate - help each other be polite and courteous ask before you touch other people's property consider other people's feelings (no racism, bullying, teasing or put downs)	play fairly - give others a fair go share equipment/games - cooperate and take turns be sensible consider other's feelings no aggressive behaviour
Talk and listen politely	listen to the talker be attentive speak clearly take turns use polite, positive language	use an appropriate voice consider others' ideas for games cooperate in decision making take turns use polite, positive language
Care for our environment	use materials wisely reduce, reuse, recycle tidy your space store bags neatly return equipment to the right place save gas, water and electricity	do the right thing - keep playground tidy, keep toilets clean save water - use what is needed return sports equipment to the right place care for the natural environment - do not climb trees look after grass/garden areas by keeping off when asked