As you may be aware, Years 5 - 9 students at St Francis are issued with red and green stamps as part of Positive Behaviours for Learning.

Merit stamps (green) are distributed by staff in areas such as classwork, participation, homework, behaviour and pastoral care.  Green stamps are tallied and contribute to the St Francis award structure. Additionally, students can earn points for their allocated house throughout the year. House points can be earned through academic, sporting, social and spiritual pursuits, thus all students can make a contribution to their house.

Conversely, red stamps are issued to students for inappropriate behaviours such as incomplete homework, uniform breaches, disorganisation and lateness etc.  The pastoral care teacher monitors both red and green notification stamps. If students are receiving a consistent number of red stamps each week, the pastoral teacher discusses this with the student and notifies their Stage/Year Coordinator.

Both red and green stamps provide valuable information on how a student is progressing and allow staff to identify areas that need to be addressed.  Additionally, they are a form of communication to parents which enables you to monitor the type of week your child has had.  It is important to monitor your child’s diary each week, have a conversation with them about why they are receiving red stamps and provide suggestions on how this behaviour or work habit can be improved. Furthermore, it is an opportunity to monitor green stamps and celebrate your child’s achievements.  

Students need to understand the significance of receiving red stamps and accept responsibility for inappropriate behaviours.  They can use red stamps as a form of feedback and by reflecting on their behaviours it is anticipated the behaviours will change.  We make no apologies for setting high standards for our students in all aspects of their education, therefore moving forward, students from Years 5-12 who receive 3 or more stamps in any week will receive a consequence.  Those in Years 5-8 who receive 3 or more red stamps in a week for any reason will be issued with a time-out during Break 2, whilst senior students (Years 9-12) will be issued with an afternoon detention. Afternoon detentions occur on a Thursday afternoon from 2.50 - 3.50pm and are supervised by a Middle Leader.  During detention, students will complete activities which encourage them to think about how they can improve the behaviour. Parents will be notified of any afternoon detentions issued and will be required to pick up their child on the completion of detention.

We greatly appreciate your cooperation in supporting these College procedures. 

If you have any questions regarding the Merit/Notification system, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Agostino or Mrs Vella at the College.