Partnerships for Learning at O.L.D. in 2014

Year 6 Terry Madden

PrayerThe Sculptor

I dreamed I stood in a studio and watched two sculptors there. The clay they used was a young child's mind, and they fashioned it with care. One was a teacher; the tools he used were books and music and art One a parent with a guiding hand, and a gentle loving heart.

Day after day the teacher toiled, with touch that was deft and sure; While the parent laboured by his side and polished and smoothed it o'er. And when at last their task was done, they were proud of what they had wrought, For the things they had moulded into the child could neither be sold nor bought. And each agreed they would have failed if they had worked alone, For behind the parent stood the school, and behind the teacher - the home.

The Year 6 Team

- Chris XYZ- Ellenor Stone- Sara- Maree- Pru- Kate Evens PE- Deanne Johnson Music- Erin Buttigieg Japanese- Nicole Dance- Dina Breen Art

Teaching Philosophy

Education is not the filling of a pail,but the lighting of a fire.

William Butler Yeats

School PrayerGod our FatherBe with us todayAs we are living togetherLoving you and each other And learning in Christ to follow your way.We make our prayer through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Whole School Teaching and Learning Vision• We believe that all students can think, learn, inquire

and create• We believe that all students can get along with and

care for others• We believe that all students can act so they can make a

difference in the world.

The Kid in the Crest

Think and LearnAct to Make a

Difference

Get along with and care for others

Getting along with and Caring for OthersStudent Behaviour Support

The school expectations

• Strive to Achieve • Be Respectful• Act Responsibly

Multi tiered approach to SBS – whole, class, small group and individual support

Getting along with and Caring for Others

• Respect• Friendship• Consideration of others• Cooperative/Group work strategies• Buddy system

Act to Make a Difference in the World

Leadership Responsibilities • Assemblies• Active travel• Fund raising• Buddies• Swimming and Sports days• An example to others• Representing the school

Act to Make a Difference in the World

Life Long Learning Roles• Reflective and Self-directed learner• Active Investigator• Effective Communicator• Designer and Creator• Quality Producer• Leader and Collaborator• Community Contributor

Religious Life of the School• Classroom Prayer• Prayer Assemblies• Social Justice and Action Projects (eg, Caritas, Missions etc)

Thinking and Learning

Food for thought

Maths Class (imagined by kids)

Thinking and Learning• ACARA

• English• Maths• Science• History • Geography

• Brisbane Catholic Education Syllabus Document• Religion

• Queensland Studies Authority Syllabus Documents • The Arts • Information and Communication Technologies• Health and Physical Education• Languages (Japanese)

Thinking and Learning

Assessment and Reporting• Open days; Celebration of Learning Portfolios; Summative

Reports; Reflection and Goal setting; Parent/Teacher Meetings; Samples of work; Informal meetings, NAPLAN, Celebration of Learning Events

Supporting Learning• Differentiated Approach, Classroom Adjustments, Support

and Enrichment, • School Officers • Ellena Stone STIE

Thinking and Learning

• Specialist Areas• Physical Education• Music • Visual Arts• Dance• Japanese

• Swimming (Term 1)• Information and Communication Technologies• Library Studies /skills

Thinking and Learning

Homework

Include daily independent reading;

• Spelling & Maths regularly• Other is across different subject areas;• Include extension of class work, projects and research.• 3 hours per week• Varied each term • Diaries

Parent Teacher Communication

• Term Overviews on website – www.doloursg.edublogs.org• Student work displayed on class blog• Emphasis on email communication rather than hard copy• How the class blog looks and works

My contacts• Email – tmadden@bne.catholic.edu.au• Phone – 33557763 (School)

Miscellaneous Matters

• Absences from school• Leadership Shirts• Canberra 1st meeting 5th March• Canberra Trip 25th – 29th August

This year’s whole school theme

The possibility is enormously exciting

Questions