Valuing Our Living Faith CommunityOur Values Journey

LIVING FAITH LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

LIVING FAITH LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

•Located at Murrumba Downs and opened in 2001.Enrolment of 400 students. •Built on site as Living Faith Lutheran Church-venue for worship and aim to continue close working relationship

•School prides itself in being a caring community and providing a sound education with a Christian emphasis. There is a strong sense of community.

Caters for children from Prep to Year 6.

Students come from a variety of religious backgrounds.

Partner school with Grace Lutheran College.

Growing school community. Building on going.

Triple streaming began 2009 (third class commencing this year)

Strategic Plan 2007-2012

Our VisionTo be a school

of integrity that provides

forward looking

education founded on the love of Christ.

Our MissionTo provide a learning environment permeated by Christ’s love, where children can develop a balanced character, be confident in their talents, gracious in service and comfortably aware of their social environments. (Draft form)

LQL’sLifelong Qualities for Learning- Introduced Lutheran…. 200…

Implemented within Christian Studies Units- language, posters appropriate to year levels, implemented in classrooms Awards- introduced one at a time

Identifying our VALUES

Identifying Values Schoolcommunity wanted to seecontinued and developed

in the future of a growing

schoolcommunity

Values Forum /Triple Streaming- identified values maintain +

Student workshops- focuseddiscussions, random surveys.

Aim- identify issues, what students enjoy about school, identify

key words to help create values

Introduced values start of 2009 Term One -Assembly

Create statements- staff input, phrasing

Art –collect drawings to represent values (students)

Introducing the Values- The Journey BeginsIntroduce values start year Term One – 1 per week

Introducing the VALUES

What can we do to show Team Work at Living Faith? Check out what the Year 6’s thought…

TEAMWORK in STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS……..

Cooperating and being friendly towards others in the school community.

Enthusiastically taking part in team activities – helping out at fundraising events, in the classrooms and volunteering at the

Tuckshop

Helping others with their work and problems

Including everyone and making new families feel welcome

Encouraging each other and not putting people down

Supporting each other by sharing and caring for everyone in our school community

TEAMWORK in STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS……..

Being willing to give it a go and try your best.

Enjoying each other’s company!

Showing a positive attitude towards others

Sharing their ideas and listening to the ideas of others

GO Team!

Doing Your Best

At our school we do our best in all that we do, being persistent and willing to

take on new challenges.

Persistence

Taking on new challenges

Team WorkAt our school we show team work by encouraging everyone to participate in group activities and cooperate with others.

Responsibility

At our school we are organised for learning.

We show self control and aim to be good role models, being responsible for ourselves, our community and our environment.

‘Captain Responsible’

RespectAt our school we show respect by speaking kindly and caring for each other and our environment.

Respect is knowing and appreciating that everyone is unique with special gifts.

CompassionAt our school we encourage and show kindness by what we say and do and by supporting and serving others.

Support Kindness

Showing empathy

Forgiveness

At our school we show forgiveness by giving others another chance and saying sorry.

We forgive as God forgives us.

Values Embedded in the Curriculum

Values Embedded -3 Levels of PlanningSchool Curriculum Documents- Yearly OverviewTerm OverviewWeekly Overview(Year levels -two values focus per term, all covered by end of

year)

Focus Teaching & Learning Strategies-• Inquiry Based Units & Action Learning• Critical Thinking Skills & Collaborative Learning

StrategiesReportingValues Project

How to support each other

Making the right choice

Expressing our thoughts & feelings

Brownie

Circle time &

Restorative Justice

Feeling cards

Classroom Behaviour

Management

Respect for each other

Be responsible for your own actions

Effects of our behaviours on the whole group

Respect Indigenous culture,

roles,traditions &

celebrations

Appreciation of the uniqueness of

theway their cultureconnects and cares

withthe community andenvironment

Integrated Studies

Focusing on different values

Incorporating values into each day

Planning

Implicit & Explicit

• experiences • • Activating the values • language

Devotions & Christian

Studies

Chapel Teamwork & Fruit of the Spirit

Chapel & Christian Studies Focus

Where from here?………Aim-Deep embedding of values within the

school curriculum1.Teacher planning- release time, collaboratively

planning /incorporate Values Modules. Explore practical strategies explicitly and

implicitly embedding in teaching and learning experiences

2. Resource units3. Revisit & reassess current teaching practice nd

units- enhance values learning outcomes.4. Signage & Banners. 5. Bringing Values Project to life

VALUES PROJECTYear Level Values Project-

• To create a values focused resource or visual display, environmental model/art piece (mural, sculpture, teaching/ student resource)

• Designed /created by students with classroom teachers/ parents

• Students designs /resources will be shared at Celebration Breakfast –Living Faith “Live” SHARING with community LIVING FAITHS VALUES

• Celebration Breakfast (end of Term 3)-community sharing, business connections

Living Faith Values

WWWhheWhen we don’t use TEAMWORK…

When we When we don’t use don’t use

team work we team work we make other make other people sad.people sad.