Scripture about Kindness

The Bible teaches us that love is very important. Jesus tells us to love one another, just as He loves us. This means being kind, patient, and caring to everyone—our friends, family, and even people we don’t know well. Love isn’t just about words; it’s about how we treat others every day.

As you read these verses, think about ways you can show love—maybe by sharing, helping, or using kind words. How can you make someone feel loved today?

St. Kilian's School Prayer

Father, 

We believe that St Kilian’s School is a great place to learn and have fun. 

We trust our school community will continue to welcome new members and will always help 

and care for each other. 

We thank you for the love and respect of our families, teachers and friends. 

With Jesus as our model, may we grow to be the best people we can. 

Amen. 

Description: What you expect the students to do when you require their full attention.

When to use: Whenever you require the student’s attention to give instructions or begin a teaching sequence.

What’s the point? This routine enables the teacher to quickly and easily gain all students attention. Using an attention signal enables teachers to keep a calm classroom by avoiding raising their voice which can be disrupting. It allows the teacher to transition from an interactive activity to an activity that requires attention to be focused on the speaker in a quick and calm manner.

Sequence:

Teacher: Explain to the students that you have a particular way of gaining their attention when you want to explain something or give specific instructions.

1.   Teachers should identify their own attention signal.

Decide on a verbal and physical signal. The attention signal should be able to be used wherever your class is located (in class, outside the room etc). As such choose a signal that does not require specific conditions. (e.g: Flipping a switch would require you to stand near the switch in order to use the signal- so this is not appropriate).

Examples:

Teacher says: → Students respond:

🔹 "Eyes up" → "Tools down"

🔹 "Hands on top!" → "That means stop!"

🔹 "One, two" → "Eyes on you!"

🔹 "Class, class" → "Yes, yes!"

🔹 "Give me five" → (Students raise hand and say) "Up high!"

🔹 "1, 2, 3, waterfall" → (Students say "Shhh" while making a waterfall action with their hands.)

(These are just a few examples—many more attention signals can be used!)

2.   Explain the complete sequence of the Attention Signal routine:

i.             Teacher says attention cue.

e.g: ‘Give me five’ and raises their hand.

ii.        Students return your signal.

           e.g: ‘Up high’ and hold up their hand.

           Each student should respond by stopping the activity, looking at the teacher and responding if appropriate.

iii.       Hold your signal.

           e.g: ‘Hold your hand in position until you have every student’s attention.’

iv.       Once you have attention- begin instruction.

3.   Let students practise the complete routine, one element at a time.

4.   If students talk or do not follow an instruction, repeat the element of the routine that was not done correctly.

Sometimes, problems at school—whether with friends, classmates, or learning—can feel tricky to solve on your own. That’s why your teachers are here! If something is making you upset, confused, or unsure, asking a teacher for help can make a big difference.

1. • Teachers can help you:
     🔹 Find fair and kind ways to solve conflicts.
     🔹 Give advice on making good choices.
     🔹 Support you when you feel worried or frustrated.
     🔹 Make sure everyone feels safe and respected.

Asking for help is a smart and strong thing to do. You don’t have to handle everything alone—your teacher is here to listen and support you!

At St. Kilian’s, we keep our hands and feet to ourselves to make sure everyone feels safe and respected. If a hands-on incident happens (like pushing, hitting, or grabbing), here’s what will happen:

1. A teacher will step in to stop the situation and check that everyone is okay.

2. The incident will be reported to all staff and Mrs. McSweeney and Mr. Podosky so they can follow up.

3. Parents will be informed about what happened.

4. A consequence will be given - 1 break off the yard

5. A restorative conversation will take place to help you understand what happened, why it wasn’t okay, and how to handle things better next time.

Our goal is to help everyone feel safe and supported while learning how to make positive choices and solve problems without using hands-on behaviour. If you ever feel unsafe, always talk to a teacher or trusted adult!

Reflection Questions:

• Which act of kindness do you feel most excited to try? Why?

• Can you think of someone in your life who could really use kindness today?

• How do you think you’ll feel after doing something kind for someone else?

• Have you ever had someone do something kind for you? How did it make you feel?

• How do you think the person receiving your kindness will feel?

• What might happen if we all tried to share kindness with people around us?

• What’s a small act of kindness you can do every day?

• How can your family or class make kindness something you practise together?