Learning for Life

CURRICULUM

Curriculum

Quality teaching and learning at Glen Osmond is about ensuring a robust curriculum that reflects an understanding of the changing nature of young people as learners and the challenges and demands that will continue to shape learning in the future. The school’s broad educational goals include supporting students to become successful learners, confident individuals and active and informed citizens.

The Australian Curriculum guides teaching and learning programs in the areas of:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
  • Science
  • Technologies
  • Health and Physical Education
  • The Arts
  • French

At GOPS our specialist teaching areas are Physical Education, Arts and French.

Each term, parents are provided with a Term Overview outlining the class teaching and learning program. It will:

  • identify the focus for the term’s for each class
  • link the teaching and learning program to the 8 Learning Areas of the Australian Curriculum
  • be distributed to the parents by the end of Week 2

Special Curriculum Features

A Kitchen Garden provides a focus in food production and preparation, horticulture, the science of living things and kitchen technology.

A Physical Education program with a specialist teacher includes skills lessons, daily fitness, use of local community sporting groups, participation in Schools Sports SA, out of school sporting teams, Aquatics and Swimming programs.

Values based social skills programs, behavioural agreements and student voice are essential elements of the Wellbeing program.

A systematic, synthetic phonics program is incorporated across the school.

Assessment Procedures and Reporting

The reporting and assessment process is an important link between the school and home. The school is committed to tracking and monitoring every child’s progress and support and extension is provided where required. An ongoing assessment program encourages, assists and enhances the learning of all students.

Specialist teachers (French, The Arts, Health & Physical Education) also provide input on children’s progress through the class teachers during parent/teacher/student discussions and in the written reports.

Students’ learning achievements are reported to parents in a combination of meaningful ways as listed below.

Reporting

Acquaintance Night – Term 1
Parent/Teacher/student Learning Discussions – Term 1
Written Reports – Terms 2 and 4
Student work samples – Throughout the year
Performances – Throughout the year

Assessment

Standardised tests, the results of which are analysed by teachers include:

  • Phonics Screening Check and Numeracy Check in Year 1
  • National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
  • Progressive Achievement Test (PAT) – Reading
  • PAT-Mathematics

A range of standardised and non-standardised Literacy and Numeracy Assessments are regularly used to inform teachers and parents regarding a student’s progress in learning. These are reviewed regularly by our staff to inform our Literacy and Numeracy Agreements.

Sporting Activities

Glen Osmond School supports an extensive range of out of school hours sports including softball, soccer, cricket, netball and basketball. School Sport SA knockout competitions are entered in a variety of sports and individuals are encouraged to try out for School Sport SA interzone teams. The Governing Council Sports Sub-Committee in collaboration with the school administration coordinates the out of hours sports program. The sports teams rely heavily on the support of parent volunteers to coach and manage the day-to-day operations of the teams.

A School Sports Day is held annually in Term 1. Houses compete for two awards – The Sports Trophy (Performance) and The Spirit Cup (Participation)

Student Learning Support

Learning support programmes R-6 are coordinated by the Deputy Principal with SSO support. One Plans are developed in consultation with families.

Student Behaviour Development

Students develop class agreements at the start of the year about the way that they will behave and treat each other. The values of Persistence, Respect, Integrity, Care and Excellence (PRICE) form the basis of the behavior agreements. A Behaviour Support Policy provide guidance and direction for student behavior development.

Student Leadership

Students are supported by all staff to develop leadership skills in a range of ways. In developing their consistent application of the PRICE values, and self-regulation strategies students engage in individual leadership development as well as taking opportunities to lead and support others.

  • Class Meetings – forum for decision making and class problem solving.
  • House Captains – Sports Day House Captains organise and manage house teams on Sports Day.
  • Buddy program – older students are teamed up with younger students in a buddy class program.
  • School Pride – senior students undergo community service tasks on Friday afternoons emptying recycling bins, tidying and cleaning up the yard.
  • Assembly organisation – senior students help set up fortnightly assemblies. 

Additional Extra Curricular Activities

  • Oliphant Science Awards
  • Lunchtime Drama sessions – students pay a private provider
  • Instrumental Music Lessons – students pay private providers
  • Premier’s Reading Challenge
  • Festival of Music Choir