What are our students telling us?

Well winter has finally made its arrival and we are well and truly into our school year with all of the challenges, activities and achievements the school year brings. I have been visiting classes and discussing their learning with them around the values that we have here at Breens. It was interesting for me to get the feedback from our students on what they value about learning by comparison to what they perceive the adults supporting them hold as valuable learning.
When I interviewed the students about what they feel we (students and staff) do well here at Breens, they told me:
“Students are good leaders at Breens”, “Our teachers do a very good job of keeping kids hungry to learn more”, “Making the learning interesting”, “There are lots of opportunities available”, “We are kept focussed on our learning” , “We are encouraged to show respect to our community”, “School spirit”.....and the list goes on and on!
I went on to ask about the adults who support their learning and it was clear that they can see and appreciate that as far as the staff and their families are concerned, their happiness and opportunities for effective learning are always a priority.
“The Breens tree”......”Giving us lots of opportunities to be successful”.....”Respect”.....”Students using the Breens values”....”Getting us ready for high school”.......”Our health”........”Coming home with a positive smile”.......”Concentrating on our learning”........ These were some of the comments students made about what they perceive the adults concerned with their learning held to be valuable.
Our students see that their ongoing development as lifelong learners is a team effort and we all have something to contribute to their success.