Retiring at the end of 2014 are: Mrs. Ann Lord, Mr. Christopher Jones, Ms Kathy Sergejevs, Mrs. Patrice Glass, Mrs Kerry Porter and Mrs Yvonne Warner. All have been long serving members of the PLPS school community and dedicated educators. Their legacy to students, families and colleagues is lasting. The introduction of SSO/teacher partnership meetings for performance management has strengthened the focus on individual student targeted support planning and reinforces the shared commitment of teachers and SSOs to achieve these targets with students. This initiative was spotlighted recently @ a statewide forum National Partnerships Education best practices –Special expo. A sample of the Indicative Highlights: Aboriginal Students Camp term 1 Trinity Haven setting the scene for success, leadership and – – belonging fabulous School Aboriginal are and where we was – Painting “Who we belong” developed by students with guidance from Will Carbine (refer picture) Parents and Community Engagement Project Alexander Kitchen + orchard –Stephanie –Garden project Community Connections Project established 2013 and published 2014 Sanseang UNESCO – practice and South Australian Primary Principals Magazine innovation and “best schools” – practice. Indigenous Reading Project ( there were only 100 places Australia wide )- our successful students won Ipads. (refer PLPS Aboriginal Education Plan 2014-2015) PACE ( achieved $27,000) project continues – 2015 Key Partners: Port Lincoln Aboriginal Students and Community PLPS Aboriginal Education Team Partnership Schools Stronger and Smarter (Learning Communities) project - understand the Engoori process which requires a focus on multiple perspectives, collective sense-making, co-creating power and seeding multiple initiatives. PACE Jason Wild DEEWR Manager Ceduna ICC – Kym Nadebaum Curriculum Manage Digital Learning & Communication Claire Wood PACEO Anne Hueppauff Performing Arts/Wakakirri coordinator – Jodi Kennedy AET/Literacy Centre Lead Teacher Models ie stories from the students of Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission The goal is to develop story telling in collaboration with family and community, and use these narratives as a starting point for other learning in the classroom. Strategies use the as a process for cultural renewal an Indigenous three-phase, ‘Engoori’ – process that begins with the questions of we and we need to be ‘who are’ ‘how together’ before considering the stories we wish to address. The stories have more of a non-fictional structure than fictional although retelling a Dreamtime story. The approach for kids, teachers and families can decide on genre and focus. ‘open' Digital Storytelling- Aboriginal students – ‘Connections’ The intent…
Retiring at the end of 2014 are: Mrs. Ann Lord, Mr. Christopher Jones, Ms Kathy Sergejevs, Mrs. Patrice Glass, Mrs Kerry Porter and Mrs Yvonne Warner. All have been long serving members of the PLPS school community and dedicated educators. Their legacy to students, families and colleagues is lasting. The introduction of SSO/teacher partnership meetings for performance management has strengthened the focus on individual student targeted support planning and reinforces the shared commitment of teachers and SSOs to achieve these targets with students. This initiative was spotlighted recently @ a statewide forum National Partnerships –Special Education best practices expo. A sample of the Indicative Highlights: Aboriginal Students Camp term 1 – Trinity Haven – setting the scene for success, leadership and belonging – fabulous School Aboriginal Painting “Who we are and where we belong” was developed by students with guidance from Will Carbine (refer picture) Parents and Community Engagement Project –Stephanie Alexander Kitchen –Garden + orchard project Community Connections Project – established 2013 and published 2014 Sanseang UNESCO “best practice schools” and South Australian Primary Principals Magazine – innovation and practice. Indigenous Reading Project ( there were only 100 places Australia wide )- our successful students won Ipads. (refer PLPS Aboriginal Education Plan 2014-2015) – PACE ( achieved $27,000) project continues 2015 Key Partners: Port Lincoln Aboriginal Students and Community PLPS Aboriginal Education Team Partnership Schools Stronger and Smarter (Learning Communities) project - understand the Engoori process which requires a focus on multiple perspectives, collective sense-making, co-creating power and seeding multiple initiatives. PACE – Jason Wild DEEWR Manager Ceduna ICC Kym Nadebaum Curriculum Manage Digital Learning & Communication Claire Wood PACEO Anne Hueppauff – Performing Arts/Wakakirri coordinator Jodi Kennedy AET/Literacy Centre Lead Teacher Models ie stories from the students of Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission The goal is to develop story telling in collaboration with family and community, and use these narratives as a starting point for other learning in the classroom. Strategies use the ‘Engoori’ as a process for cultural renewal – an Indigenous three-phase, process that begins with the questions of ‘who we are’ and ‘how we need to be together’ before considering the stories we wish to address. The stories have more of a non-fictional structure than fictional although retelling a Dreamtime story. The ‘open' approach for kids, teachers and families can decide on genre and focus. Digital Storytelling- Aboriginal students – ‘Connections’ The intent…