Improvement priority Implementation of National Curriculum Strategy: Whole school curriculum plan is aligned vertically and horizontally with Australian Curriculum Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Updated Review of Whole School Curriculum Plan, and year WSCP Term 4 Helen Bristow level overviews complete Term 4 3 x meeting Provide professional learning time for teachers to work per term + with HOC to ensure curriculum alignment (within year ongoing Helen Bristow year level levels and across classes.) meeting Improvement priority Science Strategy: Investigate ways to align the Science Curriculum with our unique co-curricular programs and local context. Responsible Actions Targets Timelines Officer/s Embedding the Stephanie Alexander Program to enrich Yr 4/3 science opportunities for our students in years 3 and 4 ongoing Susan McKinnon teachers and linking them to Science Curriculum. Where possible align the Adopt-a- Farmer programs with ongoing Jo Hanley P-2 Science units. Investigate Science units that can be aligned to Term 2 Carolyn Keene incorporate our school bushlands and school chickens. Improvement priority Attendance Strategy: Monitor student attendance in order to identify students with poor attendance patterns so that support can be implemented to improve attendance Responsible Actions Targets Timelines Officer/s Monitor class rolls and contact families if there are 94+% Michelle Morrissey unexplained absences. Meet with parents if absenteeism ongoing attendance Eggmolesse patterns continue. Work with support agencies to improve attendance of As required Michelle Morrissey students identified as being at risk.
Improvement priority Implementation of National Curriculum Strategy: Whole school curriculum plan is aligned vertically and horizontally with Australian Curriculum Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Review of Whole School Curriculum Plan, and year level overviews Updated WSCP complete Term 4 Term 4 Helen Bristow Provide professional learning time for teachers to work with HOC to ensure curriculum alignment (within year levels and across classes.) 3 x meeting per term + year level meeting ongoing Helen Bristow Improvement priority Science Strategy: Investigate ways to align the Science Curriculum with our unique co-curricular programs and local context. Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Embedding the Stephanie Alexander Program to enrich science opportunities for our students in years 3 and 4 and linking them to Science Curriculum. Yr 4/3 teachers ongoing Susan McKinnon Where possible align the Adopt-a- Farmer programs with P-2 Science units. ongoing Jo Hanley Investigate Science units that can be aligned to incorporate our school bushlands and school chickens. Term 2 Carolyn Keene Improvement priority Attendance Strategy: Monitor student attendance in order to identify students with poor attendance patterns so that support can be implemented to improve attendance Actions Targets Timelines Responsible Officer/s Monitor class rolls and contact families if there are unexplained absences. Meet with parents if absenteeism patterns continue. 94+% attendance ongoing Michelle Morrissey Eggmolesse Work with support agencies to improve attendance of students identified as being at risk. As required Michelle Morrissey
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