Students at Lemnos Primary School engage in a wide variety of traditional and real-life curriculum. As a small school, we offer our students unique personalised experiences that allow our students to grow and learn as individuals as well as members of our small school team. We implement the Victorian Curriculum 2.0.
English
Our staff plan collaboratively and implement effective Literacy lessons using the Readers and Writers Workshop Instructional Model offering 10 hours of literacy each week.
The structure includes Learning Intentions and Success Criteria; explicit instruction targeting identified needs, independent or small group opportunities for students to practise skills and strategies, teacher conferencing and feedback on learning and reflection on the learning that has taken place.
Students reflect on their reading and respond to texts, applying analytical thinking, questioning and summarising skills. Guided Reading supports students with the development of reading skills to improve fluency and comprehension and supports students in building independence in reading.
Throughout the year, students use their writer’s Seeds book to record ideas, family events and activities, funny anecdotes, lists, vocabulary and phrases that will provide prompts for their writing. Students participate in modelled, guided and independent writing sessions and enjoy bookmaking. Our students value their published work and enjoy sharing their writing with others.
SMART Foundation and Phonics Plus are taught in Foundation and the SMART Spelling approach that is taught from Years 1 to 6. There is a clear scope and sequence that teachers follow. Handwriting is a specific focus for explicit instruction and practice. as is oral language for junior students; time is allocated for developmental play to support this.
Mathematics
Our students apply their knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions to use mathematics in a wide range of situations.
Our teachers use High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) to optimise learning in the following strands of mathematics: number, algebra, measurement, space, statistics and probability.
Rigorous and continuous assessment informs our learning and teaching model. Students are given timely and effective feedback on their learning and are actively involved in their own learning.
Developing proficiencies in understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning ensures that students are able to apply their hands-on, real-life maths learning in the classroom to everyday situations.
Inquiry and Other Curriculum
Students at Lemnos PS participate in an inquiry topic each term that is based in an area of Science or Humanities.
They also participate in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and specialist learning including:
- STEAM – including gardening, cooking, Makers, Design & Technology
- Visual Art
- Library
- Physical Education
- Music and drama
- LOTE – Italian
- Bike Education
- Social / Emotional Development Programs
- Local Excursions- participating in experiences in our local area, eg. watching performances, cluster days, community events etc
- Other Excursions- Participating in experiences further afield in Melbourne and surrounding towns and districts.
- Outdoor Education
At Lemnos Primary School we have an excellent balance of traditional core curriculum and real-life experiences. Students at Lemnos enjoy coming to school and every day is a new adventure. We strive to make every day an engaging learning opportunity.