Grades 1&2
Literacy
Students take part in the Reader’s and Writer’s Workshops daily. We follow a whole-school model and even in junior school, students are given choice over what they read and write.
Each week, we focus on a ‘sound’ through SMART Spelling. Students analyse words by looking at individual sounds, prefixes & suffixes, as well as word meanings.
MiniLit and MultiLit are school-based early literacy intervention programs that provide a second opportunity for students who, after one or two years at school, have not yet established effective reading and writing processes.
Maths
Students have a daily Maths lesson; three lessons focus on the Number strand of the curriculum, whilst the other two focus on Measurement & Geometry and Chance & Probability.
Students take part in a 5-minute daily warm-up, where they practise their automatic recall of number facts, through a range of hands-on activities.
Inquiry
Students are exposed to a range of topics across the curriculum through an inquiry approach. Areas include, but are not limited to, Science, Technology, Geography and History. The Inquiry units are open-ended and are designed to foster a community of critical thinkers and collaborators.
Students engage in many rich learning experiences, as individual learners and in a variety of collaborative group investigations.
ICT
Our students have access to, and regularly use iPads and laptops.
They are introduced to a range of educational apps and programs and learn fundamental skills, such as typing, researching and coding. Students are also taught about cyber-safety.
A wide range of incursions, excursions and extracurricular programs complement our school programs.