Annandale State School following the Australian Curriculum.
It has a School Curriculum Framework (PDF, 967KB) which provides information on:
- the school's pedagogical framework - Dimensions of Teaching and Learning;
- the learning areas covered in the school's framework;
- the content in the units of work covered by year level.
Students in each year level study the following subjects:
English; Mathematics; Science; Health and Physical Education; Music; History and Social Sciences; Technology.
Students in Years 5 and 6 also undertake LOTE (Language Other Than English ) - Mandarin Chinese.
Overviews of the ACARA curriculum for each juncture :
In addition to the above subjects, several other programs are actively used to support and enhance student learning. These are :
Speech Sound Pics
The Speech Sound Pics (SSP) approach is used to
teach
reading, writing and spelling. It is FUN and multisensory, and has a
focus on learning to read for pleasure quickly and easily.
You can find out more at Speech Sounds Pics.
Your children will be listening to
the
Speech Sounds we use when we speak, and
learning to ‘map’ them with the ‘Pictures’ of
the speech sounds. Every speech sound is mapped with a letter or string of letters.
You will hear about the Speech Sound Monsters
who all love one speech sound. So they will know that this says.
7 Steps to Writing Success and Daily Writing
Seven Steps To Writing Success is a way to break writing
down into seven simple steps that can be taught in an interesting and engaging
manner. The program inspires confidence and energy in students. The
program supports students by taking the complexity out of writing.
You can find out more about Seven Steps to Writing Success.
YuMi Deadly Maths
The YuMi
Deadly Maths pedagogy was developed by the YuMi Deadly Centre within the
Education Faculty of QUT in Brisbane
under the leadership of Prof. Tom Cooper.
It is designed to enhance mathematics learning outcomes, improve participation
in higher mathematics subjects, and improve employment and life chances and
participation in tertiary courses. The pedagogy is unique in its focus on
creativity, structure and culture with regard to mathematics and
whole-of-school change with regard to implementation.
You can find out more about YuMi Deadly Maths.
Annandale is a School of Excellence for YuMi Deadly Maths.