School News

While academic achievements are important to all of us, we know that student wellbeing across all age groups is a growing concern for parents and carers. After the last year of change and uncertainty in particular, strong coping skills, resilience and empathy is more important than ever.

We’re immensely proud of how our school community, our students, and staff have led Larrakeyah Primary from strength to strength – the most recent example of such progress being demonstrated in achieving a “High” to “Outstanding” result in all areas of our 2020 School Review. Today, we want to share one of the mechanisms that form the foundations of our continuous improvement. Let’s take a look at Focus Groups.

Let's take a look at some of the exciting things happening at our school this year, and welcome new staff to our team.

During the past 3 years Larrakeyah Primary School has moved towards an inquiry-based approach to learning. This has followed on from the introduction of 21st Century Learning and coincided with the introduction of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) into classroom teaching.

​The NT Preschool Curriculum is used in conjunction with the ​Early Years Learning Framework and was developed as a practical guide to assist the preschool teacher to implement the Learning Outcomes of the EYLF for children from three to five years of age.

Learning Intention:  Students learn about persuasive texts.   Success Criteria:  I name what a persuasive text is and the purpose. I name a type of persuasive text. I name some persuasive devices.  I write a persuasive letter to the principal about something they would like at the school.

This term we have continued our learning around simple addition. Students use concrete materials (counters) to model adding two smaller groups together to create a larger group. They then practise writing a number sentence on mini whiteboards. Some students who are confident with simple addition create…