Assemblies

“A simple act of caring creates an endless ripple. ”

This fortnight our wonderful Year 6 leaders Zali and AJ led our school community in another moving assembly. Our focus for the fortnight was to be proactive, with an emphasis on the impact we can have on others lives through a simple act of kindness. As a school we explored a powerful video clip that demonstrated how one small action can change someone's day and sometimes even their life. Together as a school we reflected on the importance of kindness and seizing opportunities to bring joy to others lives. Below are some snapshots and powerful messages that were expressed during our assembly. 

Professional Learning: Writing 

This term we have begun our journey with our professional learning in persuasive writing after experiencing the positive impact our previous professional learning on imaginative writing has had on student engagement and learning. Since implementing these shifts in practice we have noticed increased levels of engagement by students in the writing process and increased creative thinking. Students now also have demonstrated a deeper understanding of their learning intention and are able to identify what they need to do next to improve their writing by referring to the success criteria.

The purpose of this professional learning on persuasive texts is to ensure that all writing experiences are engaging and meaningful for all students, whilst allowing them to think critically and express their ideas in a variety of creative ways. Already this term we have seen shifts in the ways that teachers are designing writing learning experiences that engage and inspire their students. This has even included some teachers using Augmented Reality where a range of farm animals were placed on our playground and recorded to be used as a stimulus for the writing process. 

As a part of this professional learning staff have also collaboratively constructed persuasive writing assessment criterias for all classes based on the 10 elements of writing. These assessment criterias have been used to identify students strengths and areas of need in persuasive writing in order to ensure the whole class, small group and individual learning is tailored to student needs. 

We look forward to continuing this professional learning and sharing our celebrations of progress with you. 

Mr James Bryce - Assistant Principal