Ngunnawal Primary School eNewsletter

A Message from the Principal

School Satisfaction Survey

Your feedback can make a difference! Don’t forget to take the 2023 School Satisfaction & Climate Survey before Friday 8 September.

What are our staff learning about this week?

This week we are working on the transition to the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 which affects our learning programs from Kindergarten to Year 6. The latest Australian Curriculum Review made improvements to the Foundation to Year 10 curriculum by refining, realigning and decluttering the content.

The Australian Curriculum, Version 9.0 is a more stripped-back and teachable curriculum that identifies the essential content our children should learn.

Overall, there’s a reduction in content, as well as better alignment between achievement standards and content descriptions, and improved links between learning areas and the general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities.

https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

Summary of key changes

the removal and reduction of content so the curriculum can be taught with depth and rigour, including a 21% reduction in the number of content descriptions, which describe what is to be taught and what students are expected to learn
a stronger focus on phonics in English
a stronger focus on students mastering the essential mathematical facts, skills, concepts and processes, and being introduced to these at the right time
making clear what mathematical computations need to be done without a calculator, reinforcing the importance of achieving proficiency in foundational skills
a revision of the sequencing of content in Mathematics; in particular, telling time, introduction of fractions, recall of multiplication facts (“times tables’) and solving equations
lifting standards for Mathematics in Year 1 in relation to addition and subtraction, with additional content setting expectations about recall and proficiency with multiplication facts, beginning in Year 2
prioritising Australian history within a global context in Years 9 and 10
deepening students’ understanding of First Nations Australian histories and cultures, the impact on - and perspectives of - First Nations Australians of the arrival of British settlers as well as their contribution to the building of modern Australia
strengthening and making explicit teaching about the origins and Christian and Western heritage of Australia's democracy, as well as about the diversity of Australian communities
strengthening the explicit teaching of consent and respectful relationships from F–10 in age-appropriate ways
addition of privacy and security in the Digital Technologies curriculum
strengthening the focus on students being physically active and increased content with a focus on activity in natural and outdoor settings.
strengthening the Foundation year by identifying the essential content to teach in the first year of school across all 8 learning areas.

Dont forget to RSVP for the Father's Day Breakfast this week!

https://forms.gle/ZYzrbrqVw6PWjtwW6

Given we are expecting a large number of people, we encourage you to walk to school if you can, in order to minimise congestion in the carpark.

Book Week Parade

We had an amazing level of engagement with our Book Week Parade in 2023. It was wonderful to be able to welcome families into the courtyard to see our students parade around the courtyard. Quality literature and the characters that come to life through stories is such a huge part of the growth journey for each and everyone of us.