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We want. Children who are proud of their identity and culture. • Staff who are aware and understand their students’ culture, history, ways of learning and knowing. • Everyone to appreciate the history, cultures and languages of people who make up our community. • Community members leading the teaching of culture and language. • The school to include Aboriginal history and culture in the curriculum. • Community who believe education is the key to a bright and successful future for their children What families and community can do: • Help staff to learn more about the culture, history, and language, land of the students that they teach. • Support the Aboriginal Studies program at school. • Participate and help out in cultural celebrations such as NAIDOC Week and culture days. • Support cultural awareness training programs at school. • Promote Woorabinda Primary School to the broader community. What can school and staff do: • Learn about the local history, language, land and families of the students that they teach. • Include Aboriginal culture and history as a planned part of the curriculum in each classroom. • Employ a local person/s to teach language and culture • Support the teaching of Gungaloo, Wanjigo and Wadja traditional languages through the LOTE language program and using and displaying language in classrooms. • Embrace opportunities to welcome and invite parents and community people and elders to contribute to classroom activities. • Develop an environment that reflects the identity and culture of our students throughout the school. • Celebrate the school’s diversity, programmes and achievements. Working together for the future by engaging our partners We want: • Positive relationships with shared high expectations. • Families and community to understand how our school does things. • The school and community to sit down together to make decisions about our school. • Local people employed in our school. • Our school and other services that support students and families to offer assistance to parents if required or requested. • Parents supported in developing their capacity to provide for their child’s needs. What families and the community can do: • Get to know their child’s teacher and the staff who support their children. • Make sure that =contact information is updated. • Respond to requests and communication from the school. • Meet with teachers about their children when requested or make positive contact with the school if there are concerns. • Support...
We want. The school’s performance to be comparable with all other Australian schools. • Young children and their parents supported in the early years of learning. • Obstacles to learning addressed, so that our children can achieve as good any Australian student • Local people having the right training to do their job properly • Families engaged with the school and other services. • Students prepared for successful transition to their school of choice after Woorabinda State School. What families and community can do: • Attend medical and other appointments to ensure your children receive the proper care needed so health and well- being is not a barrier to learning. • Participate in planning and discussions with teachers about where your children will attend school after Woorabinda SS • Work with school staff so that teachers understand the needs, interests and aspirations of your children and the children they teach. • Access the programmes available that provide special support for your children in the all areas of schooling of school. • Attend and fully participate in the school’s early years programmes to ensure the best start for learning and achieving. What the school and its staff can do: • Effectively teach students the skills and understandings of Literacy and numeracy in Standard Australian English. • Implement the three way strong learning strategy as a priority recognising and engaging students and • families in planning for success. • Provide a wide range of social, educational, artistic and sporting and cultural activities. • Individually plan and cater for the needs of each child. • Support families where required in initiating or following up on access to medical or other services that may be barriers to children learning. • Include the health and well-being of students as a focus for individual planning and classroom practice. • Communicate about student progress so that parents understand where their child is achieving and how they can support their learning. Every student, every day in every classroom engaged in learning and producing successful students We want: • To make sure our school is a safe place. • Our children to attend school every day. • Learning programmes and activities that enable students to succeed. • Students working to the best of their ability, achieving their goals and respecting others. • Everyone committed to teaching our children to make the right choices. • A shared understanding of how to resolve conflict. What families an...
