Staff have been focusing on our progress for the Site Improvement Plan (SIP) this week. Our two major goals have been to improve our students’ ability in numeracy and in particular integers, fractions and decimals. Our literacy goal of improving students’ writing ability by focusing on subject specific vocabulary.

Staff have shared how they have used; Thinking Maths strategies (A Education Department initiative) to help improve how all staff approach mathematics and think in a logical mathematical manner. Art has used fractions in analysing facial proportions, Science has used fractions when representing images seen through microscopes, Agriculture has used fractions and decimals in planning and costing their vegetable patch, and Digital Technology have used scale designs to create three dimensional printing.

Teachers have been ensuring that vocabulary is included on their task sheets and incorporating this into the marking rubric. Word walls have been seen across the school to reinforce vocabulary and students have been given more low stakes writing, where they are able to practice writing using more complex vocabulary without being penalised for mistakes.

Deputy Principal - Stephen Bosch