Oatlands Public School怎么样 校园生活

　　Ourschoolhasstrongliteracyandnumeracyprograms,ahighlyqualified,dedicatedstaffandacaringschoolcommunityofferingyourchildthebestopportunitiesforsuccessandpersonalwellbeing.

　　WehaveanactiveanddedicatedParent&Communitybody.

　　Landscapedgroundshavewell-establishedtrees,attractivegardensandalargeCoveredOutdoorLearningArea.

　　Ourstaffarecommittedtolifelonglearning.

　　Educationalprogramsarestimulating,variedandcaterfordifferentlearningstyles.

　　Engagingenrichmentprogramsthatwillenableyourchildtoreachtheirfullpotentialintellectually,emotionallyandsocially.

　　Studentsareencouragedtofollowahealthy,activelifestyle.

　　Ourtechnologyprogramsprovideopportunitiestoengageinactivitiesenhancingskillsininformationandcommunicationtechnology.

　　OatlandsPublicSchoolissituatedtwokilometersnorthoftheParramattaCentralBusinessDistrictinthecentreofSydney.WeprovideabaseforaDistrictGuidanceOfficer,anAssistantPrincipalLearningDifficultiesandanItinerantSupportTeacher(Language)allcateringforschoolsthroughouttheParramattaDistrict.TheschoolalsohousestheJillSherlockLibrary,aStatefacilitytosupportteachersworkingwithchildrenwithhighsupportneeds.

　　SchoolPlan

　　Theschoolhasathree-yearplanfor2009-2011.ThisplanhasbeendevelopedusingschoolbaseddataincludinganalysisofNAPLANdata.Therearethreenewmajorprojectsinthisplan.

　　2009-2011

　　MajorProjects-2010update

　　HabitsofMind

　　In2009MissForbes,MissMathieson,MissBakerandMrsWalshattendedtrainingonthe‘HabitsofMind’.ThisyearmoreteacherswillbeattendingtrainingontheHabits.TheHabitsofMindarethedispositionscalleduponbyintelligentpeoplewhenconfrontedwithproblems,thesolutionstowhicharenotimmediatelyapparent.IdentifiedbyEmeritusProfessorArtCostaandexpandeduponwithBenaKallick,the16HabitsofMindhavebeenadoptedbyschools,familiesandinworkplacesasameanstodevelopmorethoughtfulbehaviour.

　　Asaresultofthistraining,teachersatOatlandsarebeginningtodeveloplessonsandactivitiesthatfocusonimprovingstudents’HabitsofMind.WeareplanningonmakingtheHabitsacorepartofourcultureforstudents,parentsandstaff.StaffandstudentsareadoptingtheHabitsofMindasawaytoincreasetheirthoughtfulness.BymonitoringouruseoftheHabitsofMind,evaluatinghoweffectivelyweareusingthem,andsettinggoalstodevelopourHabitsweareenabledtobehavemoreintelligently.

　　YoumightliketotalktoyourchildabouttheHabitsandhowtheyarelearningtoeffectivelyusethem.TheHabitscanbeappliedtoallareasoflife-itwouldbegreattotalktoyourchildabouttheHabitsandtheirapplicationathomeaswellasatschool.

　　AcceleratedLiteracy

　　AcceleratedLiteracyisahighlyeffectiveliteracyprogramdesignedtoraisestudents’literacytoageappropriatelevelsinthe shortestpossibletime.

　　Theprogramgoesbeyondteachingthe‘basics’ofreadingtoteachingthecomplexliteracyskillsstudentsneedtoparticipateinaliteratesocietyatthehighestlevel.

　　Itachievesthisby:

　　・usingfluentreadingofhighqualitychildren’sliteraturetoteachthegroundrulesofliteracythatwesometimesassumeallstudentsunderstandbutneedtobetaughtforstudentstobesuccessfulatschooland

　　・buildingstudentconfidenceandsenseofachievementthroughregularclassroomroutines,whichteachstudentstouseandunderstandthecomplexlanguageassociatedwithsuccessinschool.

　　Thisteachingapproachvariesfromtraditionalteachingmethods.

　　TeachersdevelopthenewskillstoteachAcceleratedLiteracysuccessfullythroughextensivetrainingandsupportincluding:

　　・structuredtrainingonhowtoteachAcceleratedLiteracyeffectively

　　・individualmentoringintheearlystagesofteaching

　　・supportmaterialstoassistprofessionaldevelopment,and

　　・assessmentproceduresthatallowteacherstorefinetheirteachingandtrackindividualstudentprogress.

　　Stage1teacherswillattendtrainingthisyear.

　　ConnectedLearning

　　Ourschool:

　　・isequippedwithanInteractiveClassroom(interactivewhiteboard,videoconferencingfacilityanddatacollaboration)

　　・everyclassroomhasanInteractiveWhiteboard

　　・isabletolinktoonlinefieldtripstoplacessuchastheStateLibrary,TheGreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthorityandtheNationalMuseumofAustralia

　　・isabletoconnectwithexpertstodeliverlessonsandrespondtoquestionsandideas

　　・issupportingincreaseduseofICTwithinQualityTeaching

　　・issupportingteacherstopersonaliselearning

　　・isenhancingopportunitiesforcollaborationbetweenstudents,teachers,classesandschoolsacrossDET

　　・isprovidingnecessaryinfrastructuretoenhancecollegialsupportnetworksforteachers.