School beliefs about behaviour and learning
Our philosophy
Staff and students at Clermont State School foster and promote the following behaviours within the teaching and learning environment including the home and wider community.
Responsibility
Being accountable for one’s actions and accepting the consequences
Resolving differences in non-violent, constructive ways
Being involved in our community
Taking care of our environment
Using common sense
Respecting the rights and property of others
Doing your best
Seeking to achieve something worthy and admirable
Working hard and pursuing greatness
Always putting in your personal best effort
Developing persistence
Fair go
Treating all people with respect
Being considerate of difference
Being courteous and willing to listen to another person’s point of view
Ensuring everyone’s right to learn
Friendship
Caring and being polite to others
Cooperating with those around you
Being honest and sincere
Exercising tolerance and building resilience
Trying to include everyone
School values information
A guide for staff, parents and students
The information below should be used to interpret the school values.
Responsibility
Some examples of students not showing Responsibility would be:
running on concrete areas
playing dangerous games
eating in the classroom
failing to wear a sunsafe hat
not sitting while eating
leaving the grounds without permission
bringing inappropriate items like knives to school
entering a classroom without a staff member present (with no exceptions)
bringing soft drinks, lollies, chocolates, bubble or chewing gum to school
bringing glass containers to school
graffiti
vandalism
stealing
littering
destroying flora and fauna within the school grounds
inappropriate dress (dress not similar to that of the school uniform)
inappropriate jewellery (watches and medical bracelets, sleepers and studs are all that are allowed)
inappropriate footwear - footwear must be closed-in shoes or sandals (no thongs or scuffs)
inappropriate appearance - no nail polish, hair dye, radical hair cuts, tattoos, makeup or decoration with pens or other items
swinging on school fixtures
standing on seats or misusing furniture
Fair go
Some examples of students not giving others a fair go would be:
swearing
calling out
unco-operative behaviour
harassing other students
incessant talking
insolent behaviour
inappropriate tone when speaking to others
actions that stop other children from learning or playing
calling students and staff names related to race, religion, appearance or culture
failing to bring all school equipment to class
failing to return school property on time
playing games on walkways
being rude or discourteous to visitors
Friendship
Some examples of not showing friendship would be:
bullying
verbal harassment
physically hurting others
late for class without a valid excuse
failing to complete homework or other set work
disrupting the learning of others
moving noisily through the school while others are working
playing in out of bounds areas
Doing your best
Some examples of not doing your best would be:
coming to school unclean or untidy
failing to use manners
failure to complete tasks / homework
giving up trying to learn new work
refusal to work
not doing your best work