Last week we had a very productive Student Free Day, as staff delved into the new South Australian Curriculum for public education. The curriculum has been adapted from the Australian Curriculum to consider our local needs and context. Our teachers spent time familiarizing themselves with the structure and content of the curriculum which is aligned to the public education strategy and our school’s focus on Effective Learners.
The curriculum makes explicit, the dispositions, capabilities and knowledge at the heart of each of the 8 learning areas, describing what students need to be able to do, be and understand as Effective Learners. A brief explanation follows…
Dispositions
What it is: A disposition is an enduring attitude, belief, value or pattern of thinking that influences behaviour and decisions throughout life.
Why it matters: Positive dispositions influence a student’s actions and responses, affecting wellbeing, and success in learning.
Capabilities
What it is: A capability is the ability to do something, to take action. Each learning area emphasises the fundamental ways of thinking and working integral to the learning area.
Why it matters: Capabilities are learned, developed and demonstrated within learning areas. As students develop capabilities, they are able to transfer them to other learning areas and meet complex demands in life.
Knowledge
What it is: Learning that is transferable across contexts requires a deepening understanding. Conceptual understandings represent the central ideas of the learning area; the essence of what students need to know and understand.
Why it matters: A focus on conceptual understandings emphasises that effective learning is more than knowing disconnected facts – it is about making connections and meaning. When a student develops deep conceptual understandings, they can comprehend concepts and apply their understanding to new situations and contexts, enabling them to grapple with unfamiliar and complex problems.
We will continue to grow Effective Learners at Hallett Cove East with the capabilities and dispositions to face challenges in their learning and have the skills to thrive into the future.
Hats are required
Please remind your child that all students must wear school hats that protect their face, neck and ears e.g. legionnaire, broad brimmed or bucket hats, whenever they are outside between 1st August and 30th April. Baseball or peak caps are not acceptable.
Sports Day
We are really looking forward to Sports Day on Friday 27th September. Please keep an eye out for the Audiri post coming in week 9. This will have all of your sports day information.
Car Parking
We remind all families to leave the staff carpark spaces vacant at drop off and pick up time. This is particularly important for SSO staff arriving in the morning and our OSHC staff arriving for afternoon shifts. We thank you for your understanding and support for the number of staff needing to access the staff carpark just before and after school.
With regards
Matthew Chapman
Principal
