Update on Annual Improvement Plan goal of...

'Structures and practices refined and implemented to embrace, challenge and support student-centred learning'

Over the last fortnight, teachers across the school have attended various professional learning experiences from Writing, Arts and Numeracy to name a few. 

We have started looking closer into the Australian Curriculum and the Achievement Standards (what we would like students to achieve at the end of each year) and teachers working on specific goals linking to particular curriculum areas. 

As you would notice, our MakerSpace room this year has moved to the C Block Breakout Space. In order to provide opportunities for authentic and regular technology use in the classrooms, it was important to have it readily available for students to access to support them with their learning. Our Tech Support is developing further with Jess Figura visiting classrooms and team teaching with class teachers in this area. 

SoundsWrite continues to be implemented and embedded into practice in our K-4 classrooms. We are seeing great improvements for this early in the piece and students transferring learning to reading and writing. 

Our Classroom Support team have been busy forming connections over the last few weeks with students across the school. This can look like one-on-one support, small group or whole class support. We have formed a Year 3/4 Writing Group to support some students who have been finding writing challenging. A Year 1/2 Fine Motor Group has started to support some students with their develpment in this area and a Year 5/6 Maths Extension group will be starting in the coming weeks to challenge and extend targetted students above what is occurring in class. Our Reading with Dogs program continues, providing a fun and engaging reading experience for students. 

The above are some of the ways of how we are progressing to achieve Goal 1 of our Annual Improvement Plan. Still a long way to go, but we are making good headway.