To capture the essence of where the school direction is headed in terms of Literacy, Numeracy and the social and emotional development of your children, please have a look at our Business Plan which covers our intended journey over the next three years.

Dalyellup Primary School Business PlanDownload the business plan here

The English Learning Area has been a priority at Dalyellup Primary School since 2008, with particular emphasis being placed on Writing and Spelling.

Our Vision at Dalyellup Primary School is that:

All students achieve the literacy skills that enable them to become ‘Life Long Learners’

At Dalyellup Primary School, we have a commitment to provide a literacy environment that is: inclusive and nurturing, encouraging and affirming, educative and challenging, and aims to have every child achieve their potential. We also aim to provide an environment that supports the Principles of Teaching and Learning as outlined in the Curriculum Framework, and is consistent with the Australian Curriculum.

For more information on the Literacy Plan in your child’s classroom, please make an appointment to speak with your child’s teacher.

The 2014 focus in the Mathematics Learning Area includes the following:

• Raising Standards in Numeracy (Focus on essential Numeracy skills and the strength of the teaching of number skills)
• Supporting teachers and school leaders (Familiarise staff with the requirements of the K – 10 Australian Curriculum for Mathematics)
• The development of a whole school common Mathematical Language Scope & Sequence from Kindergarten to Year 6.
• Consistent approaches to the teaching of Mathematics are adopted by all staff. This includes the development and use of Scope and Sequence Charts to map and monitor the progress of students from Kindergarten through to Year 6.

At Dalyellup Primary School we have a commitment to ensure that a minimum of 25% of each school day is committed to the teaching of Mathematics in all Primary Classrooms.

For more information on the Numeracy Plan in your child’s classroom, please make an appointment to speak with your child’s teacher.

Society is rapidly moving into an age of rich online digital information, touch screen technologies and portability of devices.

Today’s students are visual learners more than ever before, and their capacity to adapt to and manipulate new technologies is far greater than most adults. It is therefore our belief that our school’s learning environment should also be equally rich in ICT, compatible with children’s home and social contexts.

Learning with ICT

Background:

Traditional school technologies are fast becoming obsolete, as society rapidly moves into an age of touch screen technology and portability of devices. Today’s students are visual learners more than ever before, and their capacity to adapt to and manipulate new technologies is far greater than most adults. It is therefore our belief at Dalyellup Primary School that our learning environment be equally rich in such technologies, and thus compatible with each child’s home and social contexts.

Learning & Teaching with ICT

Commencing in 2013, the students and staff at Dalyellup Primary School were be provided with a range of modern Learning Technology devices designed to replace the existing infrastructure., Such devices included iPads and MacBooks, and since their introduction, through their versatility and functionality, they have proven to be an outstanding resource that supports and enhances student achievement.

In 2013, the school focussed on providing students and staff from Pre-Primary to Year 6 with access to iPad devices to support teaching and learning. The purpose for this was to use the devices to support student and staff skill development in using this type of technology in the classroom setting.

In 2014, the school introduced a 1:1 BYOD iPad program for all students in Years 4 to 6. This involved all of these students being given to opportunity to bring their own device to school to use as a tool to support their learning in the classroom. This program was preceded by extensive community consultation and a series of workshops aimed at informing the parents of the benefits such a program could offer. Students in Pre-Primary to Year 3 still have access to iPads at the school, with each classroom having access to approximately 6 devices each, and often pooling these devices so that each child has access to their own device.

To date the 1:1 BYOD iPad program has been an outstanding success, with in excess of 85% of all students in Years 4 to 6 participating in the program by bringing their own iPad to school each day. The use of these devices in all classrooms from Pre-Primary to Year 6 has had a significant impact on student achievement, contributing to an improvement in NAPLAN and school-based testing results across a range of areas.

For our teachers, the ICT structure has enabled the design and delivery of flexible and engaging learning opportunities and improved monitoring and assessment procedures relating to student progress,. For our students, it has facilitated learning that is responsive to their own individual styles and needs.

Appropriate iPad Use Agreement for Students

At Dalyellup Primary School, we aim to cater for the diverse educational needs of all students and pride ourselves on providing programs that cater for students with needs at both ends of the learning spectrum.

Student who require additional support with their learning in order to further develop their skills and conceptual development are catered for through differentiated programs that all teachers offer within the classroom; as well as specialised programs for identified students that involve support staff working with individuals and small groups in a safe and supportive environment.

Students who require academic extension are also catered for within the classroom through customized teacher prepared programs; in addition to dedicated talented and gifted extension programs that are conducted by a specialist teacher.  The Talented and Gifted Program has focussed on the school priority of Literacy and Numeracy and will continue into 2015, supporting the priority areas of Dalyellup Primary School.

In 2015, we commenced the Intensive Learning Centre (ILC). This program caters for students with significant learning difficulties or disabilities in a small group setting. We hope to see this program develop further in 2016.

Our student numbers are large enough at Dalyellup Primary School to enable us to offer a wide and rich array of specialist learning programs, including Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music, and Mandarin as a specialist language.

Our Early Childhood Centre is located on site and housed in state of the art facilities. All of our dedicated staff are Early Childhood Specialist trained and work collaboratively to create an environment that is rich in learning opportunities for the children that attend.

Kindergarten Info booklet 2016