Curriculum Opportunities

We pride ourselves on a wide range of curriculum opportunities for our students

It’s not the curriculum that we offer that sets us apart, it’s the manner in which it’s delivered

Any school can teach a curriculum. Amazing schools like ours is full of teachers actively and passionately exploring the possibilities of making their teaching practice more innovative, engaging and fun at every turn. This is the single ingredient that drives the most growth in our students.

The success we attain is not only evidenced by the assessment data – but it’s seen through the smiles and joy we see on our student’s faces as a concept is grasped. This is the indefinable element that drives us as teachers to produce and grow our own teaching skills year in, year out.

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Collaborative Learning

All the teachers at Our Lady’s School work collaboratively in flexible learning spaces. The teachers share a collective responsibility for students’ learning.

Religious Education

We support you in the faith development of your child through the formal teachings of the Religious Education program and the faith / spiritual experiences which we provide for the students.

Student Wellbeing

It is vitally important that students feel connected to each other and the school. To foster this, we provide a number of opportunities for students and parents to connect, be involved and feel supported.

Literacy

At Our Lady’s, the study of English is fundamental to the learning and development of our students across all areas of their education.

Numeracy

At Our Ladys, we understand the importance of creating a learning environment where our students feel safe to take risks, ask questions, problem solve and have-a-go.

Physical Education

Students participate in weekly Physical Education lessons and Level Sport activities. We are fortunate to have a brand new synthetic oval surface and excellent facilities and equipment.

Visual Arts

Students explore the various elements of Art such as line, shape, colour, pattern and texture within their weekly Art lessons.

Performing Arts

Our Performing Arts program covers a variety of artistic elements: music, movement and drama.

Languages (Italian & AUSLAN)

Languages other than English (LOTE) contribute to the development of skills in thinking and reflection.Learning a language nurtures reflective, deep and creative thinking in specific ways.

Digital Technologies

There is a strong focus on Digital Technologies at Our Lady’s School. Each student in Years 3-6 has a Chromebook allocated during school times, Junior students have 2:1 Chromebooks and our Prep students use a combination of iPads and Chromebooks.

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Collaborative Learning

All the teachers at Our Lady’s School work collaboratively in flexible learning spaces. The teachers share a collective responsibility for students’ learning. Through a contemporary approach to learning students are encouraged to problem solve, think critically and work cooperatively with peers. At all times the teachers strive to plan effectively to maximise learning for all students. High quality programs are the result of an effective team approach to teaching and learning at our school. As the saying goes:

“It takes a village to raise a child”.

Religious Education

We support parents in the faith development of their children through the formal teachings of the Religious Education program and the faith / spiritual experiences which we provide for the students. This program is based on the Religious Education Framework and the 'To Know, Worship and Love' texts. A Parish / School Sacramental Program is conducted for Reconciliation (Year 3), Eucharist (Year 4) and Confirmation (Year 6). We also celebrate Feast Day Masses, Liturgies and Class Masses throughout the year and believe in linking with local and global communities to develop a strong sense of social justice.

Student Wellbeing

- A whole school approach to School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support
- Special intervention and enrichment opportunities amd programs
- Camps,excursions and incursions
- Prep and Year Six Buddy Program
- A School Choir
- School Counsellors on site to provide support for students and families
- A weekly School Assembly
- Year Six Leadership Program
- Student Representative Council (SRC) Prep to Year Six
- A School Production and Art Show (alternate years)
- Special Curriculum and Activity days: Book Week, Harmony Day, Family Week, Multicultural days, Sports events, Family Carols evening.

Literacy

At Our Lady’s, the study of English is fundamental to the learning and development of our students across all areas of their education. Through the teaching and learning of English, our students strive to become confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens.

Our English program is organised around the three language modes as set out in the Victorian Curriculum:

Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening

From Prep to Level Six, English lessons occur daily through explicit teaching and collaborative practices and through integration and application across the curriculum. Students are given opportunities to listen to, discuss, read, view and write a wide variety of texts with increasing complexity. They learn to analyse, understand, communicate and build relationships with others and the world around them.

Through our English program at Our Lady’s, students are supported to maximise their literacy development to successfully engage in the world now and in the future.

Numeracy

At Our Ladys, we understand the importance of creating a learning environment where our students feel safe to take risks, ask questions, problem solve and have-a-go. These are just some of the ingredients for success in our Mathematics program, where we endeavour to ignite curiosity in our students to explore the mathematical world around them.

Our Mathematics program is organised around the three content strands of the Victorian Curriculum;

Number and Algebra
Measurement and Geometry
Statistics and Probability

From Prep to Level Six, our students participate in our mathematics lessons daily. Where possible, mathematics is also integrated across other areas of the curriculum, including STEM and Concept Based Learning (CBL).

At each level, our students are given the opportunity to develop their mathematical skills and knowledge in targeted teaching groups. Our students then work collaboratively, in mixed ability groups, to solve a variety of open-tasks, that often reflect real life situations.

Physical Education

Students participate in weekly Physical Education lessons and Level Sport activities. We are fortunate to have a brand new synthetic oval surface and excellent facilities and equipment.

We also conduct an annual `Sports Carnival’ and all students participate in a week long Water Safety program at Aquanation. Various clinics and opportunities are also provided for the students as they arise (for example, football, soccer and tennis).

The school participates in various sporting events across the year, competing with other schools in the District. This includes Interschool Sports for Students in Years 5 and 6.

Students in Years 3-6 can also represent the school in Athletics, Swimming or Cross Country.

Children are invited to join the teams for Saturday Netball and Football if they are interested. These sports are optional and are organised by volunteer coaches, with training held during the week at venues off the school site.

These groups carry the Our Lady’s name, but operate independently of the school.

Visual Arts

Students explore the various elements of Art such as line, shape, colour, pattern and texture within their weekly Art lessons. Throughout the academic year, classes participate in activities across a number of Visual Art areas including Making Marks, Drawing, Painting, Construction, Collage, Threads and Textiles, Modelling and Printing as well as Digital Art. These areas and combinations of them are some of the 2D and 3D visual arts that reflect the traditions and modern-day expressions of cultures and societies.

Performing Arts

Our Performing Arts program covers a variety of artistic elements: music, movement and drama. Students attend weekly classes to develop their skills and talents across these elements, and every second year the whole school participates in a School Production.

Languages (Italian)

Languages Other than English (LOTE) contribute to the development of skills in thinking and reflection. At Our Lady’s our students are immersed in the Italian language.

In learning a language, students develop communication skills and knowledge and come to understand social, historical, familial relationships and other aspects of the specific language. Language learning contributes to the development of interculturally aware citizens.

Digital Technologies

As a school that utilises Chrome devices, students use a range of Google Suite apps to deliver and undertake their learning as well as accessing iPads and associated apps when the need arises. There are opportunities for students to show understanding in many ways, and digital technologies is just one part of the journey.

Cybersafety skills are taught from the beginning and develop according to their age and stage of school.

We have a range of robotic devices; BeeBots and Spheros that students utilise in a range of learning environments. These are tools that assist students develop coding skills learned in ‘plugged’ and ‘unplugged’ situations.

We have a range of Interactive Whiteboards, TV screens and a new interactive BenQ screen in our learning spaces that assist teachers deliver engaging learning for students.

S.T.E.M.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) is a comprehensive methodology of increasing student interaction with scientific understanding and reasoning, critical and creative thinking skills and design thinking processes. Students, independently and in groups, inquire, predict, research, design, create, adapt and problem solve in real world situations, keeping in mind Catholic Social Teaching.