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Edition 1 – February 2011
The Awards Edition
Be inspired
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Beazley Medal success
Teacher of the Year
Rob Riley prize
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Contents
School Matters is published twice each term
by the Department of Education and covers
the full spectrum of issues affecting public
education: best practice teaching and learning;
professional development; student, teacher and
school achievements; opinion and comment. The
magazine is distributed to all public schools and
Department offices in Western Australia, university
schools of education and education commentators.
It can also be viewed online at
det.wa.edu.au/schoolmatters.
5 From the Director General
10 Turning points
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Teacher of the Year begins with parents
12 The interview
Lee Musumeci: Passionate, driven and committed
15 Innovation
Collective learning
16 Science School of the Year
Christmas Island a natural selection
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18 Literacy School of the Year
Getting East Narrogin reading
21 Beazley Medal winners
Behind WA’s brightest
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23 WA Beginning Teacher of the Year
Six of the best
26 10 questions
The importance of play
28 Numeracy School of the Year
Getting it Right in Busselton
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32 Looking back
Teaching built on respect and acceptance
35 Rob Riley Memorial Prize
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7 In the loop 31 Review 37 Leading our schools
38 Diary notes 40 Extras 42 In focus
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From the Director General
Building
on success
“I want to congratulate you for such a
strong performance in 2010. As a system
of public schools we have much to be
proud of and much to build on.”
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or the beginning of the year, I wrote
to all principals welcoming them back
to the 2011 school year and outlining
some of the achievements of 2010.
I also signalled some of the changes
we will expect throughout the year.
In wishing you all a warm welcome to the
new school year, especially those of you new to
our schools, I would like to share some of these
achievements and changes with you.
Many achievements are the result of the fantastic
work being done in classrooms across the State.
At the end of last year we received the
results of two major assessment programs – the
international OECD PISA testing for 15 year olds
(in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy)
and the national science testing for Year 6 students.
These tests enable us to see where WA sits
in relation to other Australian states/territories and
other countries, and to compare our performance as
a State with previous performances on these tests.
In the national science test we were the most
improved state/territory, jumping from seventh to
fourth over the last three years. In the PISA testing
our performance relative to other states/territories
improved to the point where we are now in the
highest performing group.
In addition to these impressive results, the
recent Year 12 results are further demonstration
of excellence with 100 of our students attaining an
Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank (ATAR) of 99
and above – a five year record. The two Beazley
medallists were from our schools for the second
year in a row and our students won a record number
of Curriculum Council awards – 637, almost double
last year. These exceptional results are a credit
to the hard work of students, the support of their
families and the work of teachers in creating
a culture of high achievement in our schools.
The school performance data released by the
Curriculum Council had another solid showing by
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our schools, with five once again making the top
20 in the WACE data. Shenton College was our
highest ranked school at 13th – a very strong
performance for a school with such a large Year 12
cohort. For the second year running, Rossmoyne
Senior High School had the largest group of
students in public schools achieving an ATAR of 99
plus, with 24 students. Many of our schools also had
100 per cent graduation – a significant achievement.
Country schools did us proud with Newton
Moore Senior High School, Manjimup Senior High
School and Margaret River Senior High School
featuring in the top 50 schools.
Importantly, an extra 700 public school
students achieved an ATAR compared with last
year and our students completed nearly 5000
training qualifications. This means large numbers
of students have vastly improved their post-school
opportunities with an ATAR that they can use
for university entry or with nationally recognised
qualifications.
I want to congratulate you for such a strong
performance in 2010. As a system of public schools
we have much to be proud of and much to build on.
The beginning of a new school year is also
a good time to be inspired by the 2010 winners of
the WA Education Awards, including the Premier’s
Teacher of the Year Susan Sheridan of Tambellup
Primary School. Their stories are featured in this
edition of School Matters. It is always wonderful
to showcase the many inspirational stories brought
to light as a result of these awards. I trust they
motivate you to put forward your very best work
this year with the aim of being nominated for the
2011 awards but, more importantly, to make a
difference in the lives of students and their families.
This year promises to be just as busy as
previous years. We will be able to familiarise
ourselves with the first phase of the national
curriculum in English, history, mathematics
and science.
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There will be further opportunities for
school communities to express interest in joining
the 98 schools operating with increased autonomy
as Independent Public Schools. We will also see
the new regions and networks in place and support
services being moved closer to schools. All schools
will be able to benefit from working together
and sharing expertise with other schools in their
network. It is one of the benefits of being part of a
larger public school system where each school does
not have to rely solely on its own resources but can
leverage off the strengths of other schools and the
system as a whole.
These and other priorities are outlined
in Focus 2011 which was distributed last year.
I am confident this year will build on the
terrific work of previous years across our schools.
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Newton Moore Senior High School Year 11
biology students have been working with Curtin
University to monitor the ocean off Bunbury.
Students have helped collate data from the
traps and classified 69 different aquatic species,
some of which could be new species.
Results from the study will be incorporated
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Wanneroo senior high school
students have been working on
their own short dance films as part
of an artists in residence grants
program.
Year 9 and 10 students have
been working with Buzz Dance
Theatre to write, choreograph
and film their dances which were
screened at Event Cinemas in
Innaloo recently.
Students worked with expert
artists in the field who helped
them film and edit their five-minute
segments.
Wanneroo Senior High School
dance teacher Kellie Thompson
said the project was a great way
for students to learn new ways of
using technology as an art form.
“The development of students’
group work skills has been
invaluable and I am thinking about
implementing a similar project
for my specialist Year 10 dance
students next year,” she said.
“Having experts in the field teach
us and work along side us has
been very inspiring.”
Balcatta Senior High School
dance teacher Alison Martin
agreed: “The teachers involved
have been provided with
professional development in these
specialised areas so now we
have the ability and confidence to
incorporate this technology in to
our classes,” she said.
The project is supported by the
Australian Government through the
Australia Council for the Arts and
Check mate
Gnowangerup District
High School students
proved they were no
pawns in a recent chess
tournament, winning the
State Championship.
Students had to play a
game of chess with a clock
running and record their
moves and the moves of
their opponents.
Teacher Kate O’Keeffe
said the competition was
more than a game.
“Players are seated in
exam like conditions and
after the competition they
take their game record
and get it analysed by one
of the professional chess
players working at the
tournament who looks for
missed moves and other
options they could have
played,” she said.
“They attend a
30-minute lecture as
well. It is quite a mentally
exhausting two days
and students all learn
a great deal.”
Gnowangerup District
High School finished
11th in the national
competition.
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Gold class
Students and schools around the
state have been raking in the awards.
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Denmark District High School cleaned up on the
basketball court recently. The division four junior girls’
team won gold at the National Schools Basketball
Tournament in Bendigo recently.
Willetton Senior High School teacher Lance
Taylor won the de Laeter Medal for Outstanding
Contribution to Science Teaching in recognition of his
30-year career.
Duncraig Primary School won the Interschool
Numero Challenge title, adding to its titles in 2001
and 2006. Students beat 138 teams from schools
across WA.
Dunsborough Primary School students won
a Disability Services Commission competition for
a multimedia project demonstrating their positive
approach to people with disability.
Maleeka Gasbarri, Glory Borig and Daisy Leaver
won $100 in vouchers and $500 for their school.
Principal Garry Jones said the students had worked
conscientiously on their project and it was great to
see their efforts rewarded.
“This award is a fitting acknowledgement of how
hard our school is working towards developing an
inclusive culture,” he said.
“The presentation focused on the valuable
contribution to the school by Year 6 student Josh
Winkle, who has an intellectual disability, and shows
that with support from staff and students Josh can
integrate and participate in the school’s day-to-day
activities.”
Newton Primary School and Como Primary
School students were finalists in the competition.
Lesmurdie Senior High School student Lucy
Barton was selected to attend the National Youth
Science Forum in January.
Lucy was one of 30 students on the 12-day
program where she took part in scientific, formal
and personal development and social activities.
Scarlett Holmes and Aston Taminsjah from
Applecross Primary School were selected to
receive the Woodside Scitech Science Award.
Disability Services
Commission Director General
Ron Chalmers congratulates
Dunsborough Primary School
teacher Julie Gilomen and
students Maleeka Gasbarri,
Glory Borig and Daisy Leaver.
The award was given to graduating primary school
students who demonstrated a passion for science.
West Leeming Primary School students won four
awards after competing in the WA leg of the University
of New South Wales International Competitions and
Assessments for Schools.
Year 3 student Aidan Smith won a science and
maths award for coming equal first in WA and Year
7 students Shadab Ali and James Arcus shared a
science award.
East Butler Primary School physical education
teacher James McIntyre has been named the best
community coach in WA beating more than 1000
other coaches.
The award was given by the Australian Sports
Commission’s Active After-School Communities which
runs sports programs for children after school.
James has been integral in the growth in popularity
of floorball at schools in the Butler and Quinns areas.
Perth Modern School won the Year 8 team event
in the WA Junior Mathematics Olympiad held at
The University of Western Australia.
Jamin Wu, Satthya Krishnasivam, Deepaysh Dutt
and Seamus Carey made up the winning team.
The Phill Schultz Prize was presented to Angel Yu,
also from Perth Modern School. This prize is given to
a secondary school student who has demonstrated
the most outstanding performance in mathematics
challenge activities such as mathematical olympiads
and other competitions during the previous year.
Excelsior Primary School won the Community
Kids Award as part of the annual City of Gosnells Safe
City Awards.
The school’s Turtle Warriors Program won the $800
first prize while second and third prizes were claimed
by Wirrabirra Primary School and Brookman
Primary School respectively.
The Turtle Warriors Program began in 2009. Students
monitor oblong turtles and western long-neck turtles
to learn about the negative impact of pollution from
homes and businesses.
Sustainable
camp a
success
Calingiri Primary School
was one of seven schools
to go on an overnight
sustainable schools camp
in the Wheatbelt.
Teacher Samantha
Young said the camp
focused on water issues
affecting the Avon and
Moore River catchments.
“We investigated
Aboriginal links to the land
and significant Aboriginal
sites in Northam;
conducted water testing
and site evaluation of
Toodyay Brook; travelled
to Lake Ninan to research
the salinity of the water
system; and also visited
some farms to find out
about sustainable farming,”
she said.
Partnerships were
formed with Natural
Resource Management,
environmental children’s
leadership group
Millennium Kids, and local
governments.
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Brunswick Junction
Primary School celebrated
all things milky as part of
its dairy day.
Students had been learning about cows
and were lucky enough to be involved
in Dairy Australia’s Picasso Cows
curriculum program, only offered
at 10 WA primary schools.
Students had to paint a life size
fibreglass cow and complete a class
learning journal.
Teacher Amanda Franke said the
program, which ran for six weeks,
educates students, parents and teachers
about the importance of dairy and
health as well as the industry.
“The whole school was given three
serves of dairy – milk, cheese and
yoghurt,” she said. “Students also
dressed up as cows or farmers for
the day and we had a one-day-old
calf visit which the students could
touch and feed.
“The program highlighted the
message of the nutritional benefits
of dairy foods and kept the students
engaged throughout.”
Languages lead the way
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Languages take centre stage at a number of schools.
Rossmoyne Senior High School’s
French language students took out
eight prizes at last year’s prestigious
Alliance Française exams.
Year 12 student Annis McTigue
and Year 10 student Ruveena
Kaliannan won first prize each for
their age groups. The prize was an
all-expense paid trip to France and
Reunion Island.
Tara Losie, James Hercock,
Lidia Dokuchaeva, Tilni Rajapaksa,
Florencia Mostaccio and Nils
Osseiran all placed well in the exam.
French teacher Liz Whowell said
the students had worked hard to
develop their language skills during
the year.
“We participate in the exam
every year and have never had so
many award winners. This year we
had more than any other school in
Western Australia,” she said.
“The winners of the trips
to French speaking countries
have a unique opportunity to
improve their already impressive
French language skills as well as
widen the scope of their cultural
understanding.”
Alliance Française is the premier
French language learning institute
in the world and the exams have
been running for 99 years.
The students had to complete
a written exam and the top 30
non-background speakers of each
division were selected to complete
oral interviews to determine the
winners. Thirteen hundred French
language students from Years 10
to 12 across WA sat the exam.
Annis also won the Curriculum
Council’s Course Exhibition in
French, German and Italian.
One hundred students from
Years 9 and 10 took part in a
Japanese immersion workshop
recently. Schools that participated
included Willetton, Leeming,
Woodvale, Busselton, Morley and
Kelmscott senior high schools and
Belmont City College and Perth
Modern School.
Japanese language advisor
Yuko Fujimitsu said the workshops
gave students the chance to speak
Japanese while interacting with
students from other schools.
“Teachers also had the
opportunity to take part in lessons
with specialist Japanese teachers
who used authentic resources
with a strong focus on assessment
for learning.”
Winners: Rossmoyne Senior High School
students at the Alliance Francaise exams.
Turning points
WA Education Awards 2010
“Now there are so
many more problems
coming into children’s
lives and you are not
just a teacher but a
surrogate parent, a
nurse and a range
of other roles.”
Smart starter
Premier’s Teacher of the Year Susan Sheridan tells David Mitchell
how a chance encounter with a vision-impaired boy helped inspire
her to start a revolution in early childhood education.
I was still in primary school when I knew I
wanted to be a teacher.
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I’ve never given a thought to any other profession.
I can remember being in Year 5 or 6 and going to the Year
1 room to help students with their colouring in and cutting.
I felt totally comfortable in that environment. I went home
to my parents that night and said, “That’s what I want to
do.” My dad was a farmer and really valued education.
We were all encouraged to get a profession so I became a
teacher. Among my siblings there’s a mechanical engineer,
a nurse and a dental therapist.
I enjoyed my time at Graylands Teachers’
College but nothing really prepares you
for your first classroom.
I began teaching in Tambellup in 1979. Having grown
up on a market garden I had no problems adapting to the
rural lifestyle and, within 18 months, I had met my now
husband Peter and have been here, more or less, ever since.
But my early teaching experience was daunting. You learn
so much more when the children are your total and utter
responsibility. I was teaching a Year 2/3 class of 37 kids
and there were a lot of behavioural problems. It was up
to me to think about how and what I needed to change.
I realised I needed to introduce shorter, sharper activities.
But it was much later, when I had children of my own, that
I began to really appreciate the importance of the early
years of a child’s life.
The alarm bells really started to ring for
me when I went to Broomehill Primary
School in 1997.
Many of the children just weren’t prepared to start school.
I had completed my Bachelor of Education, majoring in
early childhood education, in 1990 and that coincided with
the shift to extended pre-primary hours for all children.
In 1997, when my youngest child was seven, I was offered
a Pre-primary to Year 3 class at Broomehill. A little boy,
the third of three kids, walked right through the middle of
a group of children holding puzzle pieces up close to his
face. I thought he was being naughty until I realised he had
vision problems. He had never seen an infant health nurse
in his life. Around that time I heard a talk by Professor
Fraser Mustard (one of the world’s leading experts on early
childhood development) in Perth. This made me realise
that we needed to work with parents before their children
started school.
I started to see the rewards within 12 months
of the ‘A Smart Start’ initiative I helped to set
up in 1999.
With the principal at Broomehill, David Sewell, I
developed an initiative to help parents realise they are
their children’s first and most important teachers – they
hold the key to their children’s success. If this does not
happen, bad habits can become ingrained and learning
or physical disability becomes harder to fix. We talked
with the Department of Health in Katanning and devised
activities to match developmental milestones. The activity
ideas and developmental milestones were given to parents
of pre-school children along with an age appropriate story
book. The initiative has expanded now to seven local
shires. An infant health nurse contacts each family shortly
after a child is born and asks them to be an ‘A Smart
Start’ family. They receive an age-appropriate book on
each birthday until their child turns four, and parenting
and child development information at each stage. Within
the first year I began to see a difference. The number
of parents coming to our child development workshops
increased and, when children started school, there weren’t
the behavioural and social issues there used to be.
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The result from a Noongar playgroup
I established at Tambellup in 2007 has been
one of my proudest successes.
School attendance among many of the Noongar children
was a big concern, as was their overall preparedness for
school. Now, most of the children attend more than 90
per cent of the time and Noongar parents volunteer in the
classroom and at sporting events. The changes are basic but
important – now the children sit still and listen to a story
whereas they used to fidget. We are also seeing improved
results across the board in literacy thanks to Tambellup’s
Oral Program in Language (TOP in Language) which
develops children’s oral skills in a fun, game-based manner.
I get a lot of requests now from parents as well; they don’t
see me as being the guru but they know that if they come
to me I can help them solve their problem.
Being acknowledged as the Premier’s
Teacher of the Year just for doing my job
was an honour.
People I’ve never really had contact with have come up
to me and said, “It’s great for the school and community.”
It’s been overwhelming. I think the job of teaching has
changed over the years. Now there are so many more
problems coming into children’s lives and you are not
just a teacher but a surrogate parent, a nurse and a range
of other roles. But if you’re prepared to put in the work,
and if you’re prepared to take that extra step to find out
what makes each child tick, it is so rewarding, especially
the little golden moments. Like last year, when I saw
a little girl who had been almost mute spontaneously
communicate. And what’s really special is when
a parent comes up to me and says, “You have made
a real difference to my child’s life – and to me.” SM
The interview
by Nadia Miraudo
“The WA Education Award judges
praised Lee’s inspiring attitude
and her significant drive and
passion for the school.”
the support services she has instilled are early
learning groups, an Aboriginal learning group,
a kindy for three-year-old children, a social
worker, chaplain, family support worker, child
and community health nurses, Aboriginal health
workers, an Aboriginal paediatrician, a speech
therapist and a doctor to work two days a week
from the parenting centre.
Lee has also organised for a school vehicle
to help parents attend programs with their children
and has proposed support for research at the
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
Lee’s commitment to the school has won her
several awards including the Canning Excellence in
Education Award in 2006 and 2007 and the Milton
Thorne Award 2007 for Achievement in Aboriginal
Education.
The WA Education Award judges praised
Lee’s inspiring attitude and her significant drive
and passion for the school.
They described her as “a humble person
who modelled superior leadership skills. She has
established a clear vision for the school and is a
very high profile school leader within and beyond
the school.”
They acknowledged Challis as “an
outstanding model for public education and
demonstrates what can be achieved for students
in low socio-economic locations.”
Lee has many more plans for the school:
“Together with the school board, I would like to
lead our Independent Public School towards further
innovation and autonomy.
“I want every child at my school to have an
equal chance of succeeding, which means that I
need to attract higher levels of support, funding and
partnerships. There’s a lot more that needs to be
done and we’ve made a terrific start.” SM
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WA Principal of the Year Award is just the beginning.
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assionate, driven and committed to
giving children the best possible start
to their schooling life, Lee Musumeci,
principal of Challis Early Childhood
Education Centre, has been touted as
an innovative and visionary leader. She is now WA
Principal of the Year for 2010.
With a reputation as an outstanding principal
of the Armadale school – with 300 students from
Kindergarten to Year 2 – Lee has developed
partnerships with community organisations,
government agencies and policy makers. She has
gained respect both in State and national circles
with her influence in early childhood education
transforming policies.
Lee says she felt overwhelmed to be named
the State’s finest principal: “I feel a little breathless
about it all! When I arrived back at the school
following the presentation, the children greeted
me by forming a guard of honour and that’s when I
started crying.”
However, Lee says the honour extended
beyond her own personal feelings about winning
the award: “As principal of a low socio-economic
school, winning the award is a fantastic celebration
for our school community. We are striving for
excellence in all that we deliver.
“I would like the teachers and education
assistants to receive the attention they deserve
for their absolute focus on and commitment to
high quality education and improved outcomes
for the Challis children. The parents are also very
pleased that the school has been acknowledged and
highlighted.”
Lee says she is proud to have been involved
in many exciting and innovative projects: “The
introduction of the Challis Parenting and Early
Learning Centre which provides a full range of
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cohesive approach to teaching literacy.”
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he schools – Gilmore College, Safety
Bay Senior High School, Rockingham
Senior High School and Education
Support Centre, Warnbro Senior High
School and Education Support Centre and Comet
Bay College – formed Peron Alliance Curriculum
and Teaching (PACT) which won the award.
Fremantle-Peel education district director
Julie Woodhouse, who nominated the group, says
the collaboration has resulted in significantly
improved student outcomes.
“What began as a very modest plan to
work together snowballed and became a model
for other schools around the State,” she says. “By
sharing classes across six campuses, the schools
offer their students access to courses that would
otherwise not be available to them, as well as the
opportunity to work with ‘like-minded’ students at
neighbouring schools. Students also have access to
the best teachers in each course and develop more
independent learning skills.”
In 2010 students travelled between schools
for courses in Indonesian, modern history,
mathematics, literature, engineering studies,
nursing, politics and law, physics and marine and
maritime technology. This year students will have
access to 31 courses across six campuses as well
as the opportunity to enrol in foundation courses
at Murdoch University, giving them a pathway to
tertiary studies.
The 2010 Year 12 results have seen the model
claim its first major victory, with Safety Bay Senior
High School student James Harris achieving an
Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR)
of 99.3, the highest in the region.
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With plans to study physics and engineering
and go into research, possibly nuclear physics or
sub-atomic physics, James was a member of the
inaugural PACT class in specialist maths.
The class of students from across the six
schools was conducted at Murdoch University’s
Rockingham campus.
“PACT was fantastic as it allowed me to
study specialist mathematics with one of the best
mathematics teachers in the State – Ms Fiona
Louis,” he says.
“If PACT had not been available, I would
have taken the course through the Schools of
Isolated and Distance Education, but it was great
to have that direct communication with the teacher.
It was also great to be in a classroom environment
with other like-minded students who all wanted to
be there, and to make new friends in the process.”
According to Warnbro Community High
School principal Syd Parke, all staff involved are
very proud of what has been achieved so far.
“We are absolutely thrilled to win this
award,” he says. “While the money is great, and
will be used for further professional development
in the area of collaborative leadership, it has been
great for staff morale and caused a nice ripple effect
through the schools. We have also worked hard as
a group to get to where we are now and are excited
about the additional potential that remains.” SM
“The collaboration
has resulted in
significantly
improved student
outcomes.”
Science School of the Year
Nature’s
Christmas gifts
From its red crabs to its close proximity to Indonesia, there is
nothing ordinary about Christmas Island District High School.
Chris Lawson reports on WA’s Science School of the Year.
W
hen classes end at 2.10pm each
day during early summer, students
at Christmas Island District High
School reach for a garden rake.
With great care they gently comb a dense mass of
red land crabs off the road to allow school buses to
access the driveway.
“It’s part of our policy to protect these crabs,”
says principal Ian Francis. Every year Christmas
Island experiences a unique phenomenon where
millions of red crabs migrate across land - often
through school buildings - en route to the ocean to
breed.
“It’s a much anticipated event on the island,”
Ian says. “The crabs move from the high mountain
terraces along selective routes to the sea to drop
their eggs. We just happen to be on one of those
routes. Each morning and afternoon during the
season, teachers and students move the crabs off the
road so the school buses and cars can get in.”
There are no obstacles too challenging for the
crabs as they crawl through classrooms, offices and
sports sheds. The sound of claws clicking on hard
surfaces is a familiar noise across the island as the
crabs take up their march.
It is one of many unique experiences of a
scientific nature to which students at Christmas
Island District High School are exposed. The
school, 2400km offshore from Perth, was named
WA Science School of the Year.
Ian says due to the island’s unique attributes
science was very important at the school and the
award was a great honour.
“This is great recognition for our school and
a great achievement for our teachers who put so
much effort into science programs here. One reason
we enter awards like this is to show people that,
although we are very isolated, we are as good a
school as any in Perth,” Ian says.
Christmas Island is a volcanic land mass with
rare bird, animal and marine life and an unusual
phosphate industry. It offers a plethora of scientific
experiences for the school’s 320 students.
“This year we worked closely with the
Department of Fisheries to coordinate the island’s
first Sea Week to broaden students’ understanding
of human impact on ocean ecosystems,” Ian says.
“Students used the local environment to study coral
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“Our location makes us very independent,
but it also offers many unique experiences.”
bleaching. We also have ecology field studies for
students to study the natural history of Christmas
Island.”
Ian says students on the island were so
enthused by science that the school set up a
lunchtime science club: “The program involves
Years 4 to 7 students participating in mini science
experiments such as making slime, lava lamps and
crystals.”
“Teachers have commented that, since the
program was introduced, students have been even
more motivated in science. Many younger students
are asking when they can become a part of the
program, reinforcing the positive image of science
that the program has developed.”
Parents are also invited into classrooms
to participate in science activities - improving
relationships between teachers and parents.
Situated only 360km from Java, the
school population is made up of diverse cultural
backgrounds including Chinese, Malay and Indian
students.
“About 50 per cent of students are of Chinese
background where their home language is Chinese
and about 30 per cent are Malay,” Ian says.
Christmas Island has 2000 residents and a
further 3000 asylum seekers in the local detention
centre. About 120 children from the centre are also
educated on the island in separate campus facilities.
Classed as an international school, Christmas
Island District High School often receives student
tour groups from Singapore and Malaysia. The
school is so close to Asia that teachers occasionally
fly across to play a round of golf on some of the
best courses in Thailand. But freight and equipment
arrive by ship.
“The ship comes in once a month, if
conditions are right,” Ian says, “but cyclones and
wild weather can affect the island and can often
delay it.”
Mother Nature also provides other natural
forces to contend with. Last year when a volcano
exploded in Indonesia the ash drifted close to
Christmas Island causing flights in and out of the
island to be shut down.
“Our location makes us very independent,
but it also offers many unique experiences and the
Science School of the Year award shows we are able
to compete at a State level and offer a high standard
of education,” Ian says. SM
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Literacy School of the Year
Darryl’s story
The rise of a reader
The power
and the passion
Darryl was identified as a
student at risk of literacy failure
in Year 1, as his knowledge of
the alphabet, print concepts,
phonological awareness and
phonemic awareness were very
low and underdeveloped. He was
targeted for specialised programs
within the whole school plan, with
extra sessions in phonological
and phonemic awareness, and
memory programs in his daily
classes. This carried on into Years
Harnessing the power of parents to inspire a love of reading in their children
and building a culture of skill sharing among staff is behind East Narrogin
Primary School’s literacy teaching success. Emma Jones reports.
C
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hanging from a school with below par
literacy results to an institution of choice
renowned for its reading programs and
sold-out book fairs, East Narrogin Primary
School has come a long way in a few years.
In December, the school was named WA Literacy
School of the Year.
By joining forces, school leaders, staff and parents
have created a culture where students love to read and
parents are regular fixtures in classrooms.
Principal Fiona Collopy, who has been with the
school for two years, acknowledges former principal
Darren Martin and Getting it Right specialist teacher
Heather Anderson for sparking the changes back in 2005.
“A few years ago, standardised testing showed
that, despite the best efforts of staff, students’ literacy
results were not what they could be and some children
were struggling,” Fiona says. “The long term trends for the
school’s results were on a downward spiral, so the principal
and literacy specialist teacher took a hard look at the way
things were being done and made some serious changes.
“The catalyst was getting parents involved in a home
2 and 3, with the addition of
further programs including online
training. Darryl’s enthusiasm for
reading really began to shine in
Year 3 where he commented to
his education assistant, “Miss,
I love reading!” In NAPLAN
testing in 2009, Darryl achieved
above minimum standards
– proof the early intervention
programs his teachers put in
place were having an impact.
A word from the
parent community
reading program – known as BEARS or Be a Reading
Sensation – which was crucial as some children had little
or no exposure to books away from school. The program,
which is still going strong, encourages students to read at
home with their parents each night and do activities which
reinforce their class learning.
“Building on this, the school adopted a parent
involvement program known as the passport program
which had been developed at Neerigen Brook Primary
School in Perth. Parents earn East Narrogin dollars for
their participation in BEARS and activities at school,
and they can use the dollars towards school expenses.
This program has motivated more families to support
their children’s home reading.”
Fiona says another key to the new culture at the school
is how staff share their literacy teaching expertise. “While
teachers had been putting in a lot of effort, this was not
necessarily translating into student improvement,” she says.
“We put in place a consistent approach for all staff –
known as the literacy stairway – which is based on research
into effective literacy teaching and whole-school planning.
“Instead of individual approaches in each classroom,
“The catalyst was
getting parents
involved in a
home reading
program.”
all teachers and support staff use the same methods to
teach literacy skills, and use common resources with the
same material and posters in their classes. Our teachers
also use a common language about literacy.
“The literacy learning program is scoped and
sequenced for staff from Kindergarten to Year 3, and
then from Years 4 to 7. When students move into the next
school year the strategies and approaches are familiar and
they build on what they already know rather than have to
learn a new way of doing things.
“We refer to this as changing from the ‘Christmas
tree’ approach – where the lights go on and off – to the
‘stairway’, which is based on research and evidence.”
Staff also have access to expert advice from the
school’s current specialist literacy teacher Sarah Dyson,
who supports them to use whole-school strategies such
as guided reading, cooperative reading and the research
stairway. She also models exemplary lessons and helps
staff to develop a scope and sequence chart for the explicit
teaching of text forms from Kindergarten to Year 7.
Timetabling is another way the school reinforces
the importance of literacy in the school day.
“We use special blocks of time to focus on literacy
right across the school, with more staff working to support
explicit teaching and group work,” Fiona says.
East Narrogin Primary School staff are so
committed to the literacy stairway and proud of their
students and school that they are putting in extra time
on weekends and during holidays for planning, moderation
and review.
It is clearly working as East Narrogin Primary
School students have achieved higher than expected
literacy results in standardised testing in recent years and
there have been some amazing individual improvements.
For example, a snapshot of the school’s Year 5
reading performance in the WA Literacy and Numeracy
Assessment (WALNA) and National Assessment Program
in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test results from
2004 to 2009 shows an upward trend.
“We can also see it in students’ approach to school
and reading – they love both!” Fiona says. “Our annual
book fair is now a sell-out which our community looks
forward to with great excitement.” SM
The children and their families
at East Narrogin Primary School
are extremely fortunate to be
involved in a program that
benefits every child regardless
of their level of learning or their
family background. The BEARS
reading program encourages
all children to read each day
and, for some children in the
school community who come
from homes where there are
not opportunities to sit and read
quietly, this program has really
benefited them.
Verity Harris, P&C President,
East Narrogin Primary School
(from reference letter in support
of East Narrogin Primary School’s
nomination)
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Introducing four new programs on Nyoongar culture with
Kings Park’s new Aboriginal Education Officer.
Waakiny Moorditj (talking about good things)
PP - Y2
Experience first-hand how Nyoongar people used plants for
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Moort Jerrepin (happy family)
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Discover how Nyoongar children of the same age learnt bush
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Explore the social changes Nyoongar communities have
encountered since European colonisation and some of their
struggles in an historic context.
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Bush Treasures
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An interactive journey to explore the magical world of nature
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The Great Aussie Garden Theatre Show
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Journey with Professor Biodversity in this mad-cap show about
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Nabbing the most highly coveted academic prizes for Year 12 school
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Students were awarded a record 637
Curriculum Council subject awards and
exhibitions almost double last year.
One hundred students earned places in
the exclusive ’99 Club’ (ATAR of 99 plus)
compared with 86 in 2009. The figure was
a significant increase on last year, when 86
public school students joined the ’99 Club’.
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W
hen speaking with the State’s two
Beazley Medal winners, Michael
Taran from Perth Modern School
and Jaclyn East from the WA
College of Agriculture – Narrogin, one can only
be inspired.
Michael, who was named the WACE
academic Beazley Medal winner, would like to
study maxillofacial surgery while Jaclyn, who won
the Vocational Education and Training Beazley
Medal, is interested in animal science.
According to staff at both schools, different
teaching methods are essential to help top students
succeed.
Narrogin teacher Gayelle Reynolds, who was
at the Beazley Medal announcement to congratulate
Jaclyn, says teaching students to be successful is the
result of good teamwork.
“Staff share a similar belief that all students
have the ability to succeed and it is our job to help
students discover their talents,” she says. “To do
this, we build rapport with students as soon as
they arrive in Year 11, and develop a trusting and
respectful relationship with each student.”
At the college, students spend at least two days
a week working and learning on the farm, and can
also learn to drive cars as well as farm machinery.
The equine course which Jaclyn studied
allows students to bring their own horses to work
with or lease horses from the college.
Gayelle says staff are determined to make
courses as interesting as possible and good
communication is essential for a successful
teaching team.
“We officially meet once a week to discuss
our students and the courses to make sure
everything runs smoothly,” she says.
Dr Robyn White, Michael’s principal at Perth
Modern School, agrees that commitment from staff
is vital in ensuring student success.
She says study sessions and extension
activities are important to engage students:
“Our students prefer to have the ‘big picture’ as
they start new fields of study and enjoy challenges
that stimulate higher order thinking and enquiry.
With other similarly focused students sharing
their learning, the conversations that develop in
classrooms enhance student learning.
“Our teachers are active leaders in the
classroom – guiding students’ conceptual
understanding with a wide variety of appropriate
strategies.
“They recognise and support the individual
needs of each student and make themselves
available through emails, early morning tutorials
and after school activities.”
A strong commitment of staff to support
students is also the case in Narrogin where the
timetable is as flexible as possible to give students
like Jaclyn the opportunity to complete a range of
certificates and qualifications in areas of interest.
Last year Jaclyn and other students were able
to ride racehorses in town before school for one of
their equine certificates. Teachers started work at
dawn, organised breakfast for students and changed
the class timetable to have the least impact on
classwork.
“In the lead up to exams we ran discussion
sessions with local industry representatives to make
sure students had the most up to date information,”
Gayelle says. “On top of this, we had at least one
staff member stay back after hours from Monday
to Thursday for study sessions.”
Both schools are celebrating the remarkable
efforts of their students and the positive flow-on
effect they are sure to have on public schools.
“Such success provides a model for all
students,” Robyn says. “It affirms the high quality
learning environments we develop for our students,
and the focus by teachers and parents provide
opportunities for every student to achieve their
personal best.” SM
‘99 Club’
public schools
Applecross Senior High School (5 students)
Australind Senior High School (1 student)
Ballajura Community College (1 student)
Bunbury Senior High School (1 student)
Busselton Senior High School (1 student)
Canning Vale College (1 student)
Carine Senior High School (3 students)
Churchlands Senior High School (9 students)
Como Secondary College (1 student)
Duncraig Senior High School (1 student)
Esperance Senior High School (1 student)
John Curtin College of the Arts (1 student)
John Forrest Senior High School (1 student)
Kelmscott Senior High School (1 student)
Lesmurdie Senior High School (1 student)
Manjimup Senior High School (1 student)
Margaret River Senior High School (1 student)
Mindarie Senior College (1 student)
Morley Senior High School (1 student)
Mt Lawley Senior High School (3 students)
Newton Moore Senior High School (1 student)
Ocean Reef Senior High School (1 student)
Perth Modern School (5 students)
Rossmoyne Senior High School (24 students)
Safety Bay Senior High School (1 student)
Shenton College (17 students)
Willetton Senior High School (15 students)
For the complete list of subject award
winners visit www.curriculum.wa.edu.au
and click on Exhibitions and Awards.
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WA Beginning Teacher of the Year
Future in good hands
Encouraging six of our newest teachers to continue their good work.
T
Positive
thinking
Juggling
many subjects
Hayley Hoskin
Jamie Lamb
Mindarie Senior College
Kirup Primary School
he most rewarding part
of teaching, according
to former Duncraig
Senior High School student
Hayley Hoskin, is the ‘ah ha’
moment when a student begins to
understand a concept. “Playing
such a large role in students’
journeys into adulthood can be
quite magical, confronting and
always humorous,” she says.
This positive attitude, paired
with a strong desire to help others,
has seen Hayley awarded one of
the six inaugural WA Beginning
Teacher of the Year awards. While
she admits it is encouraging to see
teachers recognised in the same
way other professions are, Hayley
is adamant that “teaching is a
passion job and not one that you
enter into for the accolades.”
Now in her third year of
teaching, Hayley has greatly
impressed her colleagues with
her enthusiasm and high quality
professional practice.
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Principal Janice Sander
claims Hayley is “a classroom
practitioner of such a high standard
that just watching her is exhausting
and humbling.”
Such accolades are normally
reserved for more experienced
teachers but Janice believes
Hayley was “born to teach”.
Hayley agrees: “I never decided
to study teaching, it was just a
natural progression and something
I always knew I would do.”
After completing a double
degree in English and secondary
education at Edith Cowan
University, Hayley joined the ranks
of new graduates at the Department
of Education and landed a job as
an English teacher at Warwick
Senior High School. After a year
she was transferred to Clarkson
Community College, before
another transfer to Mindarie Senior
College where she has just been
made permanent. SM
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M
aking sushi and carp
kites, dressing in
Kimonos, beating
drums and playing in basketball
competitions are everyday
activities in Jamie Lamb’s class.
As well as being a full-time
classroom teacher at Kirup
Primary School, Jamie also teaches
languages other than English,
music and physical education:
“We’re a small school and I was
happy to take on those roles,”
he says.
Jamie’s talents in teaching
students skills in these diverse
subjects were recognised with
a WA Beginning Teacher of the
Year award. “It was nice just to be
nominated, winning was beyond
my expectations.,” he says.
A teacher of a Year 4 to
7 class, Jamie says meeting the
individual needs of students is his
goal. “All children have unique
needs and having the ability to
reach them through music, sport,
culture and play is essential. When
you have a spilt class like mine,
using learning techniques to get
them all involved and collaborating
on different ideas is really
important.”
Jamie said he became a
teacher to make a difference and to
pass on his many and varied skills.
“I lived in Japan so, while
teaching Japanese, I keep it
interesting by teaching cultural
activities too. We cook Japanese
food, dress in traditional costume,
make carp kites and play
traditional games.”
According to principal
Kay Kuzich, it’s easy to forget
that Jamie is new to the teaching
profession: “Jamie has the skills
of an advanced teacher and I
often forget that he has only been
teaching for three years. Our school
is very fortunate to have him.” SM
WA Beginning Teacher of the Year
“The best part of the job is the students
and seeing them succeed.”
Creative flair weaves
a story of success
Cultivating young
environmentalists
Lifelong learning
is the key
Special spot
for science
Kate Abbott
Sarah Warren
Kellie Hunter
Luke Chapman
Tom Price Primary School
Clifton Park Primary School
Waggrakine Primary School
Hampton Senior High School
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K
ate Abbott did not set
out to become a teacher,
instead following a
passion for fashion and textiles
at TAFE after graduating
from Willetton Senior High
School. One year later, she realised
her creativity and love of art was
better suited to early childhood
teaching.
“I love art and love working
with different materials,” she
enthuses, “and early childhood
teaching is a great outlet for
creativity.”
Despite being offered jobs
in the private and international
education sectors, she accepted
a job with the Department of
Education and moved to Tom Price
at the beginning of the year.
The fresh-faced graduate
so impressed her peers that they
nominated her for the WA Beginning
Teacher of the Year award.
Kate credits her success to
the outstanding support from staff
at Tom Price Primary School:
“Everyone here works so hard that
I didn’t think that what I was doing
was any different,” she says.
“I feel very honoured and excited.”
Principal Lisa Ledger is
less surprised at the win: “Kate
is a credit to pre-service teacher
education and is performing
at a level that I would rate as
outstanding.
“We are certainly lucky to
have her and I hope to retain her
as many parents have requested her
as their child’s teacher in 2011.”
For Kate the feeling is
mutual: “I certainly hope to stay
in Tom Price. It is very community
focused and there is always
something to do,” she says. “It’s
funny because I’m such a city girl
and at first I thought ‘what am I
doing?’ I love it though and have
made lots of friends.”
The best part of the job,
according to Kate, is the students
and seeing them succeed. “It is
a hard job and it takes all your
energy but, at the end of the day,
seeing the kids happy and doing
things they thought they couldn’t
do makes it all worthwhile.” SM
arah Warren’s passion and
knowledge for conservation
were developed through
her schooling at Highgate Primary
School and now, a teacher herself,
Sarah strives to pass this passion
on. “I went to a few primary
schools but my teachers at
Highgate had a big impact on me
and I want to have a similar impact
on my students,” she says.
Her ability to engage
students through various programs
such as ‘eco club’ earned her a
Beginning Teacher of the Year
award. Humble Sarah said she
didn’t achieve this alone: “I feel
mentoring is really important
for new teachers and I want to give
credit for my success to Karen
Harford, my mentor, and my other
colleagues who are always willing
to share ideas, offer advice and
provide support.”
The young teacher says
the new WA Education Awards
category for beginning teachers
was a great addition to the awards.
“It’s really important for beginning
teachers to be recognised
professionally because sometimes
you lack confidence and being told
that you’re on the right track and an
effective teacher is really important
when you’re starting out.”
Sarah was recognised for
her innate ability to tailor the
curriculum to meet students’
individual needs and her
exceptional communication
with parents. SM
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K
ellie Hunter is a firm
believer in making
students lifelong learners
and, as a mature age graduate,
she certainly practices what she
preaches.
“In a world that is driven
by rapid technological change,
providing students with the skills
to become self-motivated lifelong
learners is essential to help them
fulfil their personal potential,”
Kellie says.
“I believe teachers must
make sure they equip students with
the skills to become responsible
global citizens capable of
managing and driving their own
learning throughout life.”
The Year 6/7 teacher’s
passion for lifelong learning
doesn’t stop with herself or her
students. As an ICT leader at
Waggrakine Primary School Kellie
is only too happy to mentor fellow
teachers in this area.
“I am given the opportunity
to mentor other teachers in the
use of ICT in the classroom
which helps me validate my own
professional beliefs and gives me
the drive to continually strive for
improvement in my own practices.”
This mentoring also extends
to teachers in other schools and
countries. “Waggrakine Primary
School was chosen to be one of
20 Microsoft Innovative Schools
in Australia,” Kellie says. “Three
staff were required to provide an
ongoing commitment to lead their
school and region in 21st century
learning. As part of this we created
a blog to share planning, mentoring
and innovative techniques with
schools in Geraldton and the global
Microsoft Innovative Schools
community.”
Kellie says she believes in
the importance of mentoring: “I’m
certain that without the mentoring
and support I received from staff
at Waggrakine Primary School,
I would not have had achieved what
I have so far.” SM
our years ago, young father
of two Luke Chapman
gave up his job as associate
pastor with the North Shore Church
of Christ to pursue a career in
teaching.
A passion for science and an
enduring belief in the importance
of a strong public education system
led Luke to enrol at The University
of Western Australia in a Diploma
of Education in 2007.
After graduation, Luke
was offered a position at Hampton
Senior High School. He soon
caught the attention of the
principal and senior staff, who did
everything they could to retain him
at the school. In 2009, in his second
year of teaching, he was appointed
as the acting head of science,
a position he has flourished in.
Since that time, Luke has
continued to impress, with fellow
science teacher Sarina Cooper
claiming he has “reinvigorated
(her) passion for teaching.”
According to Sarina, Luke leads by
example and supports and mentors
staff and students alike. He has
capitalised on his background
in information technology and
science, combining the two to
create online courses for his
classes, and give students access
to learning material, revision and
web links. When asked about winning
the WA Beginning Teacher of the
Year award, Luke is humble and
claims that the biggest thing was
being nominated by his colleagues
and students: “They are the ones I
work with day to day and see me
on my not-so-good days, as well as
when I’m on fire. It is just great to
be recognised for my achievements
and efforts.” SM
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10 questions
room which should be up and running this year.
It will be wonderful for all students, particularly
those in slings, as there will be all sorts of devices
to engage them. There will be a vibrating floor so
they know where to go to get equipment, sound and
feeling displays, a drawing section, colour wheel,
ball pool, bubble tubes and lights. It’s going to be
great and teachers can set up different themes
in the room such as cooking or the Olympics.
6. What advice do you live by?
Never assume anything. Experience teaches you
that. Never assume that children understand a
concept. Sometimes it may appear they have learnt
something but then something will happen and you
realise they don’t understand it. You just have to
keep at it and eventually they will get it.
7. How did the students and staff react
when you won the 2010 WA School
Support Staff Member of the Year?
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“Never assume
anything. Experience
teaches you that.”
Child’s play
8. What does winning an award like
this mean to you?
We’re a very inclusive school and everyone’s
talents are used so it really is a team effort. I know
everyone says that when they win awards but it’s
Children with disabilities at Durham Road School are getting maximum
opportunities by learning in the classroom and through play. Education
assistant and WA School Support Staff of the Year Mary Anderson
shares her wisdom of 30 years on why play time is so important.
1. How do you engage your students?
Observation. By watching and learning what their
strengths are. You can turn your observations into
something students can learn from. You have to
build relationships with them and gain their trust
– and you should never take anything for granted.
You should always celebrate their successes.
Every child, no matter how disabled, knows what
it means when they get a certificate at assembly.
How wonderful is that?
2. What made you create the sensory
gazebo for students?
The playground is where the real learning takes
place. Students are out there 50 minutes each day
so you have to create the right environment. That’s
why we built the multi-sensory gazebo. It can be
used in so many ways. For example, I recently used
old Christmas decorations to create a disco. I also
hung streamers from the ceiling to create noise so
vision impaired students can hear them when the
wind blows.
We have play themes each day – for example
dance, sand pit play and water play so there is
always something different going on. Twice a
week I integrate the wheelchair students with the
walking students so they can play together. It’s
great when children with speech play the same way
as children without speech and they all interact.
Through our different play activities we give
students a voice which is really important. A lot
of these children have spent their lives being told
what to do so we give them as much independence
and choice as we can.
3. What are the biggest changes
in education you’ve seen in the past
30 years?
Technology has certainly changed. We now have
voice machines and other things that weren’t
previously available. We also have specialist
services on site including physiotherapists, nurses,
speech and hearing therapists. The biggest change
is probably accountability. All students now have an
A big ‘hoo ha’ was made! They were really pleased
and carried on quite a bit. They had a morning tea
and I received some lovely cards and phone calls
from staff, parents and even principals and teachers
that I used to work with. I didn’t expect to win.
I do my job because I love it.
individual education plan and it has really changed
how they learn. The plan gets carried from year
to year with the student, and parent involvement
is important. Parents have input into their child’s
education plan so if they want something in
particular to be focused on in class, it will be
added to the plan.
true. The principal, Stuart Percival, really trusts us
and allows us to have input and see things through.
Everyone likes to be valued and you work even
harder when someone tells you you’re doing
a good job.
9. What do you most look forward
to when coming into the classroom
every day?
The children’s greetings. They really get to know
you. When they come to us they are unsure and not
confident but by the end of the year they just bloom.
They become happy, confident children and it’s an
honour that their parents put their trust in us.
10. Why did you want to work
with children?
My passion is children and how they learn. They’re
little sponges and they never cease to fascinate me.
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Numeracy School of the Year
Equal to the task
As Busselton Senior High School can testify, every cloud has
a silver lining. Liz di Giovanni reports on the problem solving
success of WA’s Numeracy School of the Year.
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ome crumble under
adversity; others see setbacks as an opportunity
to strive for change.
In 2006, Busselton Senior High
School took the disappointment of
poor WALNA results in mathematics
as a major wake-up call, and four
years later it has been crowned the
WA Numeracy School of the Year.
Over the past 20 years the
culture of the school changed along
with the demographics of the seaside
town as Busselton’s main industry
shifted away from farming to
hospitality and tourism.
Fewer students were focused
on what was, until last year, Tertiary
Entrance Examination subjects.
The school’s mathematics
curriculum and lesson structures were
no longer meeting the needs of its
students and this was reflected in less
than satisfactory past WALNA results.
Principal Raelene Harris
says the turn around in numeracy
outcomes of students came about
when the school became part of a
pilot program that changed the way
mathematics is taught at Busselton
Senior High School.
“The Getting it Right
numeracy program is based on the
highly regarded primary program
First Steps. Our involvement in
the program and the hard work of
our teachers have certainly paid
dividends,” Raelene says.
“The students have renewed
confidence in their abilities, and
we have been contacted by many
parents who have told us their
child is enjoying maths for the first
time because they understand the
concepts.”
A specialist teacher and the
head of the mathematics learning
area received intensive professional
development training in First Steps
both in and out of the classroom.
The specialist teacher works
shoulder to shoulder with each of
the maths teachers both at the lesson
planning stage as well as in the
classroom.
The program initially focused
on low ability students in Years 8 and
9 but, over the course of five years,
the school has expanded the use of
First Steps strategies to include more
able students including those in the
upper school.
The maths classes have been
transformed from traditional text
based lessons to exciting resource
and literacy rich lessons that have
enthused teachers and students alike.
Whenever a new maths concept
is introduced, students are assessed
using a carefully designed task to
determine what each child knows,
what they need to know next and how
“The program has seen a dramatic improvement
in the school’s NAPLAN results.”
teachers can get them to that point.
“After five years we now have
a wide range of diagnostic tasks and,
more importantly, strategies to move
each student on to their next level of
understanding,” Raelene says.
A portfolio of tests, written
explanations, checklists and exams is
kept for each student and passed on
to the following year’s teachers at the
end of each school year.
“This allows all staff to
be aware of the strengths and
weaknesses of each student before
the start of the new school year and
to plan accordingly,” Raelene says.
Teachers also meet weekly to
review results of the diagnostic tests,
and plan and tailor their lessons
for each student.
Kevin Wall, a Busselton
Senior High School teacher with
almost 30 years of maths teaching
experience, is full of enthusiasm for
the school’s new approach to teaching
numeracy skills.
“Getting it Right numeracy
has completely changed the way our
department and our classrooms are
run. I feel invigorated after each and
every meeting,” Kevin says. “Finally
curriculum and students are back on
the agenda!”
The program has seen a
dramatic improvement in the school’s
NAPLAN results.
In 2009, the number of
Busselton Senior High School
students with ‘limited achievement’
was reduced by an extraordinary 75
per cent between that cohort’s Year 7
results and their results in Year 9.
Almost 50 per cent of
students in Year 9 experienced ‘good
achievement’ – twice the State average
and almost twice that in Year 7.
Raelene is full of praise for the
school’s mathematics department:
“Now we are starting to see the
effects of what we believe is an
exceptional philosophy for teaching
mathematics for our students and in
our community.” SM
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PRIMARY FOCUS 2011 DISPLAY OF RESOURCES
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
Electoral Commission
E L E C T O R A L E D UCATION CENTRE
Curriculum Materials Information Services
The Primary Focus 2011 list provides information about recommended curriculum resources for primary schools. It includes a wide variety of recently
published materials which are available through a bulk purchasing service. Teachers are encouraged to view these resources.
In 2011, two displays will travel concurrently.
We provide an innovative and exciting educational experience that
explains Australia’s electoral process and the functions of the three
levels of government in a fun and hands-on manner.
Visitors to the centre enjoy:
• An entertaining audio visual presentation.
•
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Centre staff can also visit your school to deliver presentations or conduct elections.
Bookings are essential. To book phone (08) 9222 6955.
•
A polling place where students
participate in a mock election.
A comprehensive, interactive series
of displays and exhibits where
students complete activity sheets to
discover more about our electoral
system.
The materials will be on display at the following locations:
DISPLAY ONE
DISPLAY TWO
February 7th – 11th
Fremantle-Peel District at HALLS HEAD PS
February 7th – 11th
West Coast District at HOCKING PS
February 17th – 23rd
Swan District at GLEN FORREST PS
February 17th – 21st
Canning District at WALLISTON PS
March 2nd – 4th
Esperance District at ESPERANCE SHS
February 28th – March 2nd Fremantle-Peel District at AUBIN GROVE PS
March 14th – 16th
Narrogin District at NARROGIN DEO
March 10th – 15th
Bunbury District at DALYELLUP COLLEGE
March 23rd – 25th
Warren Blackwood District at CAPE NATURALIST COLLEGE
March 21st – 25th
West Coast District at SIDE (WORKSHOP 1)
April 4th – 8th
Albany District at GAIRDNER PS
April 4th – 6th
Mid West District at ALLENDALE PS
May 11th – 13th
Pilbara District at PARABURDOO PS
May 11th – 13th
Pilbara District at PEGS CREEK PS
May 30th – June 3rd
Kimberley District at CABLE BEACH PS
May 30th – June 3rd
Kimberley District at KUNUNURRA DHS
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What is left over, after
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By Robert Drewe
and John Kinsella
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When DSS Stevie Hooper steps
into the empty Pavel house and
someone else’s jurisdiction, she
upsets more than the ego of a
struggling suburban cop. She
has breached the defences of
a ruthless group that has at
its rotten heart a disregard for
human life.
When it comes to love, Gaelle
is careful. But when it comes
to friendship, her heart betrays
her in unexpected ways. Fleeing
her life with little more than her
clothes, her camera and her
cosmetics, Gaelle finds herself
washed up in the seaside
town of Siesta Park. There
she meets 13-year-old Selena
whose friendship, unlooked for
and unwanted, helps Gaelle
face the legacy of a childhood
overshadowed by a charismatic
but unreliable mother.
Renowned novelist and creative
non-fiction writer, Robert Drewe
teams up with internationally
acclaimed poet John Kinsella,
to explore a common geography
in poetry and prose.
The year is 1947. Carlos slips
over the orphanage wall in
search of the village girl who has
captured his heart. From that
moment, his is a life at sea, a
life that moves across the globe
and across generations, lived on
the turning tides of love affairs,
friendships and enmities.
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Only 13 gigalitres of water flowed into our dams, compared
with an average of over 100 gigalitres each year over the
past decade.
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Looking back
with Priscilla Fouracres
A lasting
impression
“When I went to Perth and won
the award I was blown away.
It was a very humbling experience.”
taught Year 1 for 44 years and retired when I was in
Year 7. During that time she taught three of my siblings
and allowed me to help make teaching aides, explaining
their purpose for her teaching. She explained the use
of her exercise book which recorded the individual
progress of each student in reading, as she believed each
child progressed at his or her own pace and she believed
reading was so important.”
Jill modelled much of her teaching on the
individual needs of her students, ensuring they were
happy, challenged and experiencing success in their
learning. Jill believes learning is like a long road journey
and when road blocks happen she has to work to find
another route to continue the journey for that child.
Jill’s Year 9 teacher also inspired her to be a
teacher. “When I was in Year 8, I failed algebra. But
when I got to Year 9 I immediately started getting pass
marks. That’s when I first realised it might not be about
me as the student but about the teacher. I learned that
how teachers teach can make a difference.”
Winning the inaugural Premier’s
Teacher of the Year award in
2004 prompted Jill Lally to
start a perpetual student award
at Kendenup Primary School
where she taught for 38 years
before retiring in 2006.
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T
he Jill Lally Junior and Senior Diligence
Award was spawned by a commitment
Jill made to donate some of her $25,000
prize to the school when she was named
Premier’s Teacher of the Year – a pledge
she continued to honour even after moving to live in
Kalgoorlie two years ago. “The award will continue in
perpetuity; I have put it in my will,” she says.
Jill didn’t know she had been nominated for
the award – a surprise that almost backfired on her
nominators. When she won at a district level, the school
had a morning tea to make the announcement but she was
at home in bed with laryngitis.
The principal called her husband, Robert, who
advised that she would probably be willing to go to school if
she was told the principal wanted to discuss a problem about
a student. The plan worked: not only did she show up for
the celebratory announcement but that kind of commitment
made her successful in winning the Statewide award.
“When I went to Perth and won the award I was
blown away. It was a very humbling experience. The
Kendenup school and community had always been very
focused on providing the best possible opportunities for
their students and I wouldn’t have been able to win the
award without the support of the school and community.
I had always appreciated the contribution and support from
everyone in achieving the best for our students. It’s like a
footy team – it takes the whole team to win a flag,” she says.
Jill started her teaching career in 1968 when she
moved from Perth to take up a position in the primary
school at Kendenup, 70km north of Albany. She married
Robert, a local farmer, and had three children, causing her
to take a break from the classroom until 1978 when she
resumed teaching pre-primary in the school. From there
she moved back into primary teaching and also did stints
providing administration relief, key teacher and acting
principal roles.
Jill always preferred the classroom and working
with children: “I love seeing children who have strived and
given their best efforts to achieve and then, when it finally
clicks with them, watching them go on to develop a love
for learning,” Jill says. “I just love it.
“My teaching philosophy is built on respect and
understanding. You have to respect where each child
comes from, understand their situation and further ensure
that each child is treated with fairness and empathy.
You need to make sure they feel good, wanted and loved:
good is about their self-worth, wanted is demonstrating
that you want them in your classroom and love is caring
about their physical and social wellbeing as well as their
academic needs.”
Jill credits two of her own teachers for her decision
to be a teacher, in particular her Year 1 teacher. “I had
an inspirational Year 1 teacher, Dora Sedgman. She was
providing individual programs in reading for each student
even back then with a class of 48 to 50 students! She
Jill retired in 2006, two years after being named
Premier’s Teacher of the Year. She developed back
problems that caused her a lot of pain. Two years after
that her husband was diagnosed with leukaemia and the
doctor told him he had to leave farming.
“Robert had farmed in Kendenup all his life
and he said he couldn’t live there and not farm. So we
decided to move to Kalgoorlie, where our three children
and our grandchildren live.” Coincidentally, employment
opportunities took all of their children to Kalgoorlie.
Now Jill fills her time with family, gardening,
reading and participating with Robert in a vintage car
club. They also deliver Meals on Wheels and help their
church provide lunch once a month for seniors in the
community.
But still her passion is teaching: “I do miss it but
I’m doing relief teaching and tutor four children once a
week. I love the one-on-one lessons and the joy in seeing
the children making progress and being proud of their
efforts.” SM
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Jill’s advice to
teachers today is:
1 Have a sense of humour
2 Prepare lessons that
will engage
3 Motivate and challenge
students to love learning
4 Above all care about
each student and set
out to enjoy each day –
children are wonderful.
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Being named the Rob Riley Memorial Prize winners is just the start
of success for graduates Billie Kickett-Morris and Shannon Reynolds.
Maria D’Agostino and Emma Jones talk to the prize winners.
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(Above) Proud winners: Billie Kickett-Morris
and Shannon Reynolds.
(Left) Shannon Reynolds and Billie Kickett-Morris are
congratulated by The University of Western Australia
Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Robson.
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Explore Fremantle Prison and discover
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eceiving the Rob Riley Memorial
Prize came as quite a shock to
graduates Billie Kickett-Morris and
Shannon Reynolds, but the students are
embracing their role model status.
The prizes honour the late WA human
rights advocate Rob Riley and acknowledge the
top Aboriginal students in Western Australian
Certificate of Education and Vocational Education
and Training.
John Curtin College of the Arts graduate
Billie Kickett-Morris will study a Bachelor of
Science at The University of Western Australia
before going into medicine as a postgraduate
degree and Belmont City College graduate Shannon
Reynolds will also continue studying, starting
events management at Central Institute
of Technology this year.
Billie, who was named the Western
Australian Certificate of Education winner and
received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
of 95.95, said the award had special meaning to her,
as Rob Riley was a family friend.
“This award means a lot to me, especially
to my family because we have a connection to Rob
Riley,” she said.
“It puts me in a position of a role model so
I take that with high esteem and I’m very much
honoured by the award.
“I am interested in Indigenous health, and
particularly I have connections with communities
in the North. I’ve seen the health crisis there and
I think what the system needs is people who are
dedicated to change for the better. I want to make
a difference.”
Shannon completed units required for her
Certificates II and III in Hospitality, Certificate
I in Business and Certificate I in Work Preparation
at school.
Shannon’s mother Vicki Carroll is very proud
of her daughter being named the top Aboriginal
Vocational Education and Training student. Vicki,
who finished school in Year 10, was very keen that
Shannon received a good education and says she is
so proud of her daughter’s dedication to completing
Year 12 and her courses.
“It puts me in a
position of a role
model so I take that
with high esteem.”
Shannon is equally excited: “[This prize]
means a lot – I didn’t expect it. It means even more
when you get it as a surprise,” says Shannon.
“I’m going to the Central Institute of
Technology to do events management, and then
when I’ve finished that I’ll do a diploma in events
management. [I want to do] big events, music
events, everything, weddings as well.”
The two students receive $5000 each for
further education and training and a copy of the
Rob Riley biography written by Quentin Beresford
from Edith Cowan University. SM
Appointments
Leading our schools
Principal Level 6
Lois Joll to Perth Modern School
Matthew Osborne to Comet Bay Primary School
Ten leaders one direction
Principal Level 5
Stuart Percival to Durham Road School
Cassandra Harris-Moroney to Kambalda West District High School
They are the 10 leaders with a special mission in 2011 – to spearhead the
transformation in the way public schools are supported in Western Australia.
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he Department’s new team of
regional executive directors began
work in early January as part of a
new structure giving principals and
school staff more say in how vital
services are delivered and used.
A key aspect of their work with schools
will be to establish up to 75 school networks and
identify network principals.
Larry Hamilton, who continues a six-year
stint in the Goldfields, is overseeing the newly
extended region and says he believes the changes
will enhance schools’ effectiveness.
“The new structure gives schools a whole job
– not only the responsibility for raising standards
of student achievement but also more authority
over the support that can make that improvement
possible,” Larry says.
Former Carnarvon Senior High School
principal and regional executive director for
the southwest Neil Milligan agrees. He says the
reforms represent a radical shift in the assumptions
that underpin school decision making: “This will
present exciting and challenging opportunities
that have not been possible before. I particularly
welcome the notion of our principals assuming
the role of the chief executive officer of their
organisations,” he says.
South Metropolitan assistant regional
executive director Eirlys Ingram says shared
responsibility is the key to effective schools:
“For schools to be constantly improving, we need
a community of leaders. Teachers who are leaders
exercise influence within their school communities,
enhance student outcomes and work together to
develop positive learning cultures.”
The 10 regional executive directors will also
be part of the Department’s Corporate Executive
team – a move welcomed by Stephen Baxter as the
new North Metropolitan regional executive director:
“In the increasingly complex and autonomous
education landscape, the collective experience and
knowledge of principals will be the key factor in
delivering on the State Government’s reform agenda
over the next few years.
Leading
our schools
Congratulations to the
latest line-up of principal
appointments.
Principal Level 4
Kim McCollum to Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre
Christian Woodcock to Jolimont Primary School
Principal Level 3
Leonie Murdoch to Wellstead Primary School
Suzanne Himbeck to Grass Patch Primary School
Cally McNeill to Salmon Gums Primary School
Megan Barrett to Eneabba Primary School
Mandi Mitchell to Sandstone Primary School
James Peletier to Useless Loop Primary School
Deputy principal Level 4
Robert Scott to Canning College
Dianne Green to Kambalda West District High School
Deputy principal Level 3
Colleen Cuomo to Capel Primary School
Brian Abbey to South Hedland Primary School
Judie Weaire to Hopetoun Primary School
Pippa Lovel to Wickam Primary School
Jody Harrington to Kalumburu Remote Community School
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“I particularly welcome the notion of our
principals assuming the role of the chief
executive officer of their organisations.”
“I am looking forward to advocating for
this group by connecting the need to develop local
policies in schools with the broader policies and
strategic direction of the public school system.”
Bill Mann, who remains in the Kimberley
where he was director schools for three years,
says he expects the changes to help close the
achievement gap between Aboriginal and nonAboriginal students.
“The work of school staff is now directly targeting
programs that will deliver improvements in literacy,
numeracy and attendance, and the trend lines are
showing the achievement gap is closing between
Kimberley Aboriginal students and mainstream
Australian children,” he says.
“Strategically this work is critically
important if the gap is to be closed, and the lifechances of young Aboriginal children are to be
enhanced.” SM
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Diary notes
Key events for your diary
RUN FOR A REASON
GET ACTIVE
HBF is challenging all schools to
enter a team in this year’s Run for a
Reason. Students are encouraged
to walk, run, jog or stroll their way
on a course around Perth. They
can also raise money for their
choice of six WA charities leading
the fight against chronic disease.
Find exciting events and programs
for physical activity initiatives on
the Department’s Physical Activity
website. Plan and prioritise for
the year ahead as participation in
these initiatives can help to achieve
the mandatory school curriculum
requirement of two hours of
physical activity a week.
W: hbfrun.com.au
BARKING GECKO
BE BRAVE
AND SHAVE!
W: worldsgreatestshave.com
T: 1800 500 088
Secondary school students can
make a positive impact on their
local environment by taking part in
the Rio Tinto Earth Assist program.
The program gives students
opportunities to volunteer in the
environment. More than 1000
student placements were made
in 2010 on conservation projects
such as creating a sanctuary for
endangered woylies in the south
west and planting an indigenous
garden at Mandurah Senior
College. Earth Assist is managed
by Conservation Volunteers
Australia.
W: earthassist.org.au
T: 9227 5711
This year’s theme is ‘Own it!’ and
a number of events will take place
from Friday 1 April to Sunday 10
April. National Youth Week is the
largest celebration of young people
in Australia.
W: youthweek.com
W: det.wa.edu.au/
curriculumsupport/
physicalactivity
WORLD WATER DAY
The international observance of
World Water Day on 22 March is an
initiative that grew out of the 1992
United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development in
Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations
General Assembly designated
22 March as the World Day for
Water by adopting a resolution.
This world day for water has been
observed since 1993.
W: worldwaterday.org
TV WORKSHOP
The Australian Children’s Television
Foundation runs workshops to
help primary and lower secondary
school teachers get the necessary
skills and knowledge to be
confident users and facilitators
of Kahootz 3.0 in the classroom.
Kahootz 3.0 allows students to
create stories, inventions, habitats,
games, movies and soundtracks.
HARMONY DAY
RIDE TO SCHOOL
National Ride2School Day is 16
March. Parents and teachers are
encouraged to leave the car at
home and get students walking,
riding, skating or scooting.
Organising a National Ride2School
day provides an opportunity for
student leaders to practice their
CLEAN UP
skills and schools to get involved
with their community by linking
with councils, local bike shops,
police and members of the wider
community.
W: bv.com.au/general/
ride2school
Schools Clean Up Day is 4 March.
Register your school online to get
involved. Schools Clean Up Day
is specifically designed to allow
students to participate in Clean
Up Australia as part of a school
activity. Clean Up Australia Day
is on 6 March.
Harmony Day is held annually on
21 March to celebrate the cohesive
and inclusive nature of Australia
and promote the benefits of
cultural diversity. There are many
ways for schools to get involved.
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W: harmony.gov.au/
harmony-day
W: cleanup.org.au/au
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ARE YOUR BOARDS LOVED?
The CurriCulum CounCil has endorsed The PubliC TransPorT auThoriTy’s
righT TraCk eduCaTion Program as a Personal develoPmenT Program.
The program gives teachers an holistic approach to educating students about the risks and
consequences of their actions, not only on public transport but also in the wider community.
With our training packages, why would you go anywhere else?
Comprehensive training package free with every board.
Courses conducted by a Promethean Level 3 certified trainer
(also WACOT registered).
Interactive and Hands-on.
Spread out over three sessions to allow for ‘practice time’
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Advanced training available.
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Make a fashion statement from 10
to 12 March during the Leukaemia
Foundation’s World’s Greatest
Shave – one of Australia’s biggest
and most popular fundraising
events. Shave or colour your hair to
raise funds to support people with
blood cancer.
Barking Gecko Theatre Company
is running workshops to excite,
inspire and up-skill artistic young
people. The workshops are held
each Saturday during school
terms and participants work with
specialised tutors and guest
industry practitioners to accelerate
their learning. Acting Up is for
students from seven to 10 years
old and develops performance
skills through voice, movement,
improvisation and characterisation.
Skilling Up is for students from
11 to 13 years old and Acting
Intensive is for students from
14 to 18 years old.
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Entries close 5pm, Sunday 22 May 2011
Entry forms available from your school, local library or www.subiaco.wa.gov.au
For further enquiries contact the City of Subiaco on 9381 5088 or [email protected]
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within the metropolitan area and
sadly this has excluded entrants
from regional and rural Western
Australia,” he said.
“As patron of the award, I am
very supportive of the initiative
to extend the competition to
Statewide participation to give kids
from the country equal access to
this form of literary encouragement
and stimulus.”
Entries for the Tim Winton
awards close 22 May. Students
between five and 18 years old can
submit works of up to 2000 words.
Shaun Tan award entries are
accepted at Subiaco Library from
9 to 27 April. Students between
four and 18 years old can submit
two-dimensional artworks including
drawing, painting, digital or mixed
media works. Finalists’ artworks
will be exhibited in the library and
local Subiaco businesses.
Teachers who would like
to be part of marking
NAPLAN Writing tests for
2011 are invited to express
their interest.
Marking starts on
23 May and is scheduled
to finish 10 June.
About 100,000 test
booklets from Years 3, 5,
7 and 9 will be scanned
before marking, which will
be completed on screen.
Markers will work
in groups of six
including a team leader.
Strict reliability and
comparability measures
will be adopted and
marking will be monitored
by the team leader.
Training for metropolitan
participants will take place
from 16 to 21 May and for
regional participants on
14 and 21 May. Markers
may choose to attend
either day or evening
sessions but will not be
permitted to attend two
sessions in one day.
Participation is
recognised by the Institute
for Professional Learning
as system-endorsed
professional development
that contributes to
attainment of Senior
Teacher status. Marking
satisfies professional
learning requirements
for WACOT membership
renewal.
Expressions of interest
close on Friday 25 March.
W: subiaco.wa.gov.au
T: 9381 5088
W: det.wa.edu.au/
educationalmeasurement
Entries close Wednesday 27 April 2011. Entry forms available from your school, local
library or www.subiaco.wa.gov.au. For further enquiries contact the City of Subiaco on
9381 5088 or [email protected]
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It’s time for students to start writing, drawing
and painting to enter the City of Subiaco’s
annual Tim Winton Award for Young Writers
and Shaun Tan Award for Young Artisits.
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or the first time the awards
are open to all students
across WA. Best placed
category finalists who live and
study outside the metropolitan
area will receive travel and
accommodation assistance to
attend the awards ceremony.
Information packs and entry
forms are sent to all schools and
public libraries in February and are
also online.
Writer Tim Winton said he was
happy that all students could now
enter the Tim Winton Award for
Young Writers.
“Until now, for logistical reasons,
it has been restricted to children
Tim Winton chats to one of last year’s entrants.
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01 WA Principal of the Year Lee Musumeci and
Director General Sharyn O’Neill.
02 Ian Ritchie and Dr Lorraine Hammond from Edith
The best in the West
Cowan University.
03 Vivienne Baddock and Sarah Thorburn from
Busselton Senior High School.
04 Premier’s Teacher of the Year Susan Sheridan of
Tambellup Primary School with daughter Rechelle,
sister Robyn White, son Brent, husband Peter and
mother Babs White after accepting her award.
05 Steve Beaton and Melesha Sands from Ashdale
Secondary College.
06 Andrew Wilson, Alan Smith, Delva Russell and
Peter Scharf representing the WA Education
Support Principals Association and WA District
High Schools Association.
07 Suzanne Collins, Elisabeth Turner, Craig Ring and
Sue Ashworth from Waggrakine Primary School.
School staff, sponsors and special guests gathered to congratulate
Tambellup Primary School teacher Susan Sheridan, Premier’s Teacher
of the Year at the 2010 WA Education Awards on 6 December.
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Durham Road School education assistant
Mary Anderson won the WA School Support Staff
Member of the Year.
East Narrogin Primary School was named
WA Literacy School of the Year, Busselton Senior
High School took WA Numeracy School of the
Year, Christmas Island District High School won
WA Science School of the Year and Peron Alliance
Curriculum and Teaching was named
WA Innovative School of the Year.
Tina Alteri was master of ceremonies and
former John Curtin College of the Arts student
Carlos Basilio entertained the 570 guests.
W: det.wa.edu.au/educationawards
ue was among the top teachers and
schools awarded at the breakfast
presentation held at the Perth Convention
Exhibition Centre.
Challis Early Childhood Education Centre
principal Lee Musumeci was named WA Principal
of the Year while six awards for WA Beginning
Teacher of the Year went to Luke Chapman from
Hampton Senior High School, Hayley Hoskin
from Mindarie Senior College, Sarah Warren from
Clifton Hills Primary School, Kate Abbott from
Tom Price Primary School, Kellie Hunter from
Waggrakine Primary School and Jamie Lamb from
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Cost: $295
To register, email: [email protected]
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a new Double Bill by Buzz Dance Theatre
Pale Rider
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2011 SEASON
Vignettes that look at the ever-changing nature of relationships.
Plan B
Hoods: Term 1 (Yr 8-12)
The Red Tree: Term 3 (PP- Open)
The Amber Amulet: Term 3&4 (Yr 3-open)
Workshops: Available on request
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Choreographer: Danielle Micich, Perth
A man’s desperate attempt to find his perfect life.
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10 Sonya Barrett, Lisa Gibson,
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09 WA Innovative School of the
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Kerry Chipchase, Graham
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Hayres, Kim McCollum and
Syd Park.
Elinor Dawson, Stuart
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from Durham Road School.
11 Janette Gee, Paul Vernon,
Cheryl Bettridge and Mei
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College.
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