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Mary MacKillop Primary School, Narre Warren Nth School Community and Student Wellbeing Goals and Intended Outcomes In 2011 our goals in School Community and Student Wellbeing were: To sustain a strong school community where people feel connected, where relationships are built on mutual trust and a deep respect for each other, and where everyone is safe, cared for and happy. In 2011, we intended to meet this goal through: Continuing to build an engaged, committed and resilient staff Reach out to and promote the importance of families and their positive impact on the school Empowering students to be confident, resilient and happy at school Promoting better behaviour through deeper engagement in their learning Achievements STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATE 93.9% VALUE ADDED There has been an emphasis across the school to educate students, teachers and parents about the importance of students regularly attending school and being punctual to class so as to maximise the learning potential for each student. Attendance at school is a key ingredient in ensuring a students success. It is also important that wherever possible, family holidays are taken during school vacations. It was pleasing to see that student attendance increased from 91.5% in 2010 to 93.9% in 2011. Term 2 saw the senior school musical production ‘Kids at Sea’ performed on two consecutive nights. This was well attended with 96% of families in attendance with over 500 present in the audience at each production. We were delighted to have residents from our neighbouring aged care facility attend rehearsals. The idea of two entire casts gave students greater opportunity to have more lead roles and for each student to be seen more easily by their family members in the audience. All stakeholders were pleased with this new initiative and the fact that our production could be performed in our local neighbourhood. The senior students had a consistent involvement with the residents from the aged care facility through weekly visits each Monday afternoon. On these days our students could interact with and entertain the residents. Many parents accompany the students each week to Bupa. They also had a weekly knitting club at lunchtime when students and parents made rugs for the nursing home under the leadership of a core group of parents. The BUPA coordinator in liaison with the school coordinator organised a Special Dance programme for a number of students to participate in this programme and support residents in keeping fit and having fun. 2011 saw the Mary MacKillop Café open as a drop in coffee and chat venue during school hours. Regular parent workshops were offered in the areas of crafts and cooking and were greatly appreciated by those who attended. 2011 Annual Report to the School Community 10
Mary MacKillop Primary School, Narre Warren Nth STUDENT SATISFACTION In Term 3 students were involved in age appropriate playground surveys. The focus was to gather knowledge and evidence of the students’ thoughts and feelings about playing in the playground. The majority of the students indicated they felt safe and confident in the playground and if they had problems they knew who to go to, to address the issue though sometimes a few mentioned they didn’t want to stop play to report it. Students were generally confident that issues were followed up by staff but sometimes they felt teachers didn’t tell them the outcome of the issue. Many students made mention of the fact that teachers had walkie talkies, wore bright vests and had first aid bags and that help was quickly available if there was a problem. Senior students enjoyed the playground and still found things to do. Many students commented verbally, in writing or through their drawings about enjoying the playground equipment, the open space and the freedom to play in all areas. Some senior students made suggestions on how the playground could be improved and one of the suggestions was to have more seating around the school. PARENT SATISFACTION The school offered a parent education program entitled “Think U Know Internet Safety Session’ which was attended by a large group of parents. The cyber smart information evening was presented to assist parents in teaching their children how to develop protective and responsible behaviours when communicating online. Digital citizenship requires vital values that our students need to learn to operate in today’s world. The prep and junior concert was well attended with over 500 parents, grandparents and family members present at both performances. On leaving the hall many positive comments were made by the parent community. One that was repeatedly heard was ‘I didn’t realise little ones could be so talented’. SRC insight data reveals parent satisfaction with the school is good with an overall 66% (with the highest score in the state being 80%) of parents happy with the school. Both school board and friends of Mary Mackillop meetings are well attended by our parent community. Feedback from these parent bodies, along with active parent involvement in the school indicates a general satisfaction from parents. The Disco, BBQ and market night was very well attended by the staff and parent community. The Hall, Gym, and BBQ area were seen to be at full capacity at all times. 2011 Annual Report to the School Community 11
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