This term, our whole school will be focusing on the important value of Respect. As part of this, all students will be participating in daily myConnections lessons that explore various aspects of respectful behaviour, relationships, and communication. These lessons are drawn from the Queensland Department of Education’s Respectful Relationships Education Program, ensuring that content is age-appropriate, inclusive, and aligned with the Australian Curriculum. Below are the key concepts for each year level.
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Prep
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Years 1 and 2
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Years 3 and 4
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Years 5 and 6
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Key Concept:
- Interacting positively with others requires safe and respectful behaviour.
- Including others is important to develop a sense of belonging.
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Key Concept:
- Respect, care and kindness are qualities of good friendship.
Gender inclusive behaviours build respect and inclusion.
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Key Concept:
- Human rights remind us to value ourselves, diversity and to treat others respectfully and equally.
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Key Concept:
- Peer, family and community relationships involve the management of power.
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Students will:
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explore and practise respectful behaviours (e.g. sharing, following directions, using manners, kind talk and actions, cooperation, listening and consent) when cooperating with others
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identify situations when they need to use safe behaviours
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explore what it means to belong
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explore how it feels to belong
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identify groups to which they belong.
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Students will:
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Identify the qualities of good friendship.
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Practise respectful communication using appropriate language, and learn how to encourage and include others.
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Explore and reflect on how it feels to be included and excluded.
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Students will:
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Develop an understanding of the connection between human rights, personal responsibilities, and showing respect to themselves and others.
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Learn how to practise human rights by asserting their own rights and supporting the rights of others in their school community and beyond.
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Students will:
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Learn about the concepts of power, control and coercion
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Examine how the balance of power can impact relationships
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These discussions are carefully designed to be respectful, supportive, and appropriate to each developmental stage. Our goal is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to engage in safe, respectful, and healthy relationships now and into the future.
Thank you for your ongoing support. If you have any questions about the myConnections program or this term’s focus, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your child’s classroom teacher.
