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Hawthorndene
Primary School |
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School Information
Areas
of Study
All South Australian schools, including Hawthorndene have the following
required areas of study (subjects) as documented in the SACSA Framework
- Literacy - reading, writing, spelling, listening, speaking.
- Numeracy - mathematics
- Society & Environment
- Health and Physical Education
- Language Other Than English (LOTE)
- The Arts - music, drama, art, dance.
- Science
- Technology
Middle Years Program International Baccalaureate
We are an IB World School and our Year 6/7 students participate in the
MYP program.
As well as covering the eight areas of study the IB students cover five
Areas of Interaction (Approaches to Learning, Community Service, Homer
Faber, Environment and Health and Social Education). The IB curriculum
also encompasses three themes of : Global Education, Communication and
Intercultural Awareness.
- The school has a strong teaching team with common understandings in relation to approaches to student learning.
- Hawthorndene has a statewide reputation for music and drama with a Festival choir, New Zealand Choir, a school band, major musical theatre productions and specialist music lessons.
- Students from Hawthorndene have opportunities to achieve a very high standard in literacy and numeracy by the time they graduate from Year 7.
- Hawthorndene provides a secure, safe learning environment with excellent playground and oval facilities.
- Information technology is continually being used for improving learning outcomes and computers are upgraded on a cyclical basis.
- German language is taught to all classes.
- The library / resource centre is a place of which we are proud due to a resource - based learning program, automated administration, a large array of print materials and student access to digital resources and an Interactive Whiteboard.
- A range of sporting teams is available for boys and girls out of school hours. During school hours our atudenst participate in a number of SAPSASA and Knockout sports competitions.
- More information is available via our regular newsletter and at Acquaintance Night which is scheduled during February each year.
Enrolment
New Reception children can be enrolled at school soon after their 4th
birthday. This helps with planning for an effective transition program.
Children are not able to attend school until they have had their
5th birthday. We have 4 intakes of reception children each year at
the beginning of each term.
Children transferring from other schools may begin at anytime during the school year. Enrolment and personal information forms are available from the front desk. Please contact the school if you require enrolment forms to be faxed or mailed to you
Transition
Reception students:
The school works very closely with the Hawthorndene Kindergarten to ensure a smooth and easy transition between the kindergarten and the more structured approach in Reception. Our two Reception teachers and their classes visit the kindy on a weekly basis on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. We also provide four school visits in the last four weeks of the term before a student begins school. Each visit is longer than the previous one. To begin with Kindergarten staff accompanies the children.
Length in Junior Primary Section (R-2):
Children are required to spend from 11 to 14 terms in Junior Primary ( Reception, Year 1 and Year 2).
- Children starting school in Term 1 have 4 terms in Reception.
- Children starting school in Term 2 have 3 terms in Reception.
- Children starting school in Term 3 have 6 terms in Reception.
- Children starting school in Term 4 have 5 terms in Reception.
Teachers are on duty from 8:30am. Students are encouraged to put bags in lockers and then go outside. If their class teacher is present students may be in classrooms before 8:45am.
- 8:45am School day begins
- 10:45 - 11.05am Morning Recess
- 12:45pm Lunch eaten in classrooms
- 12:55 - 1:35pm Outside play
- 3:15pm School day finishes.
All students are expected to proudly wear the school uniform.Our colours of navy and gold may be worn in any combination. The uniform shop is open every Tuesday morning from 8:30am to 9:00am and the first and third Thursdays from 3:15 p.m. to 3.45 p.m.
1. In about the third week of the school year, an Acquaintance Night is held. This evening provides parents with an opportunity to meet their child/ren’s teacher/s in an informal atmosphere, discuss the year’s curriculum overview, outline routines, procedures, expectations and requirements.
2. The reporting of Student Achievement is done in the following ways
- Parent teacher interviews are held at the end of Term 1
- A written report is provided at the end of Term 2 & 4
- Parent or teacher requested interviews throughout the year.
- An Open Night is held in Term 3 where parents are invited to tour the school and see evidence of student learning in all clasrooms
3. In August students in Year 3, Year 5 and Year 7 take Tests in Literacy and Numeracy as required by the Department of Educationand Children's Services (DECS) with results available to parents in November.
There are a number of ways in which parents may choose to be involved in the school.
- Classroom involvement- individual teachers may suggest reading stories to groups of children, playing games, joining in with art activities or cooking, hearing children read, helping children with writing, accompanying the class on an excursion, in the Learning Assistance Program. We value any assistance that parents can give.
- School involvement - parents help in the Resource Centre, with sport, drama, the grounds and a variety of activities or projects that arise during the year.
- This group meets once a
month, on a Friday morning at 9am and provides an opportunity for
parents, grandparents etc. to play an active role
in the school community and to gain an informed insight into the activities
and future development of the school. P&F is also a great forum
for developing friendships and maintaining valuable parent networks.
Regular coffee mornings are also held to help nurture these networks
and sense of community.
The Annual General Meeting is usually held in week 1 of Term 1 where all executive positions are declared vacant. Members are welcome to join at any time throughout the year and younger children are also welcome at meetings. An optional free crèche is provided by enthusiastic Year 7 students in an adjacent room.
P&F are involved in many and varied activities some of which raise funds like the regular Food Days and Cake Days. Other activities include Kids Eat Fresh where a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables is prepared and provided to each class every Wednesday. P&F also support many other school activities such as Book Week, Come Out festivities, Walk Safely to School Day and Sports Day. Money raised by P&F goes towards providing a variety of resources to students and staff and assists in providing a great learning environment for our students. - School Council - This is an active body of interested parents and staff working together for the good of all children and the school generally. Meetings are held monthly. Parents willing to stand are asked to nominate and elections are held at the Annual General Meeting in March.
The responsibility of the Council is:
- to advise the Principal
- to oversee the school’s finances
- the development and maintenance of the school grounds.
- Sub-Committees of School Council - parents
are welcome to join any of the following:
- Sport
- Education
- OSHC
- Finance
- Buildings & Grounds
- Fundraising
Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) / Vacation Care (VACOS)
These services provide high-quality child care (from 7:00 am.) and after school (until 6:30 p.m.) as well as during all school vacations. A separate information brochure is available.
Our school is an official "Sun Smart
Site"
A policy operates throughout the year when children are required to wear
broad-brimmed “digger” or legionnaire style hats when in the
yard during the school day. Teachers provide time for children to apply
sunscreen before going out to play at lunchtime. The Parents and Friends
group provides each class with a bottle of 30+ sunscreen. As part of the
curriculum students are informed as to why sun care is so important and
what steps can be taken for protection.