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St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic education provider in Kilmore, Victoria where we work collaboratively to maximise student outcomes. Mathematics The heart of our vision at St. Patrick’s Primary School is to nurture a love of learning to enable all students to reach their full potential. Our Mathematics program, in line with with Victorian Curriculum (VCAA), supports the rationale that: “Mathematics provides students with access to important mathematical ideas, knowledge and skills that they will draw on in their personal and work lives. The curriculum also provides students, as life-long learners, with the basis on which further study and research in mathematics and applications in many other fields are built. Number, measurement and geometry, statistics and probability are common aspects of most people’s mathematical experience in everyday personal, study and work situations. Equally important are the essential roles that algebra, functions and relations, logic, mathematical structure and working mathematically play in people’s understanding of the natural and human worlds, and the interaction between them. The Mathematics curriculum focuses on developing increasingly sophisticated and refined mathematical understanding, fluency, reasoning, modelling and problem-solving. These capabilities enable students to respond to familiar and unfamiliar situations by employing mathematics to make informed decisions and solve problems efficiently.” (Victorian Curriculum: Mathematics Rational, VCAA) At St. Patrick’s Primary School we aim to to develop a Growth Mindset and positive attitude towards Mathematics in all of our students and to provide a comprehensive Mathematics program where students will: “Develop useful mathematical and numeracy skills for everyday life, work and as active and critical citizens in a technological world See connections and apply mathematical concepts, skills and processes to pose and solve problems in mathematics and in other disciplines and contexts Acquire specialist knowledge and skills in mathematics that provide for further study in the discipline Appreciate mathematics as a discipline – its history, ideas, problems and applications, aesthetics and philosophy.” Victorian Curriculum (VCAA) The main reference for teaching Mathematics is the Victorian Curriculum. The Curriculum for each level is broken up across the four terms, into Term Planners, Term Planners are then used, to plan the weekly content for each classroom. Learning in Mathematics is led and supported by the Mathematics Leader and the Leadership Team. Timetabling of Mathematics assessment is determined by the Mathematics leader, and the classroom teacher according to the following requirements: PatM testing in completed during the month of November each year, or in March and November for Year One Whole term Pre-Assessments are completed during the final week of the prior term, with the exception of Term One (where they are completed in the first 2 weeks). Whole term Post-Assessment are completed during the final two weeks of each term Anecdotal notes, and checklists are completed and collected throughout the term Daily Mathematics lessons are differentiated to meet the individual learning needs of all the students in the class. This may be done through the use of open ended tasks, as well as group based tasks and activities. Students may work in a variety of different situations such an individually, in pairs or in groups. Learning Intentions and Success Criteria are communicated and/or displayed to the students as part of each lesson One of the tools used to support teaching and learning of Mathematics, is the Mathletics program. Each student in the school has their own individual account, which allows their teacher to set work and monitor progress throughout the year. Students are expected to use the Mathletics program both at home and at school. For more information about Mathletics go to their website here

St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic education provider in Kilmore, Victoria where we work collaboratively to maximise student outcomes. Technologies In the Victorian Curriculum F–10, the Technologies includes Design and Technology and Digital Technologies. Technologies and Design Technologies and design aims to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to ensure that students: become critical users of technologies, and designers and producers of designed solutions can investigate, generate and critique designed solutions for sustainable futures use design and systems thinking to generate innovative and ethical design ideas, and communicate these to a range of audiences create designed solutions suitable for a range of contexts by creatively selecting and safely manipulating a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment learn how to transfer the knowledge and skills from design and technologies to new situations understand the roles and responsibilities of people in design and technologies occupations, and how they contribute to society St Patrick's prioritises the digital safety and wellbeing of the children in our care "We're a DiGii Safe School" Digital Technologies Digital Technologies provide a framework for students to learn how to use technologies to create innovative solutions that meet current and future needs. Students are encouraged to make decisions about the development and use of technologies, considering the impacts of technological change and how technologies may contribute to a sustainable future. The curriculum provides practical opportunities for students to be users, designers and producers of new technologies. In Design and Technologies, students use design thinking and technologies to generate and produce designed solutions. In Digital Technologies, students use computational thinking and information systems to analyse, design and develop digital solutions. With technology embedded across the curriculum, St Patrick's ensures students at all levels have access to appropriate devices and platforms. Students in Prep have access to a classroom set of iPads, Year 1 & 2 students have access to classroom banks of laptops. In semester two, Year 2 students are taught email and provided with their St Patrick’s school email account which will remain with them whilst they are enrolled at St Patrick’s Primary School. In Years 3 - 6, students have access to 1:1 devices. Our Year 3 students begin using Google Education accounts and become familiar with a variety of Google platforms. By Year 6 our students are competent users of technology and transition smoothly into secondary school with competent digital technology skills. All classes from Prep to Year 6 use Seesaw, providing a learning link between students, teachers and families. Our use of Seesaw enables us to connect families to see their child's work and celebrate their progress on a regular basis. Further information about ICT and Technologies can be obtained from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority website here and the Victorian Government Education website here .

St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic education provider in Kilmore, Victoria where we work collaboratively to maximise student outcomes. Learning Diversity Catholic schools, in their endeavours to support all students to flourish, intervene as early as possible to meet the individual needs and abilities of each student. ‘Catholic schools are committed to fostering inclusive practices which respond to learning diversity so that all students are actively engaged in learning and experience success .’ Horizons of Hope: Learning Diversity in a Catholic School, 2017. What is Learning Diversity? Diversity encompasses all learners across cultural, academic, social emotional and physical attributes noting these are not mutually exclusive. ‘Learning diversity’ refers to the infinite variety of life experiences and attributes a child brings to their formal learning at school. Educators seek to meet the needs of all learners, so that every student experiences success. While all educators have this goal, Catholic educators see each student as a sacred creation – ‘made in the image of God’ (Genesis 1:27). It is the understanding that all students should be fully active members of their school community and that all professionals in a school share responsibility for their learning. Learning diversity in Catholic schools is enacted through an inclusive pedagogy and a commitment to uphold the rights of all to be: welcomed; valued; acknowledged; actively engaged in education. Catholic schools in their endeavours to support all students to flourish, intervene as early as possible to meet the individual needs and abilities of each student. "All students regardless of race, age or gender, by virtue of their dignity as human persons, have a right to an education that is suited to their particular needs and adapted to their ability. (Pope Paul VI 1965)." *Horizons of Hope: Foundation Statement: Learning Diversity in a Catholic School How does St Patrick's embrace Learning Diversity? St Patrick's Primary School have a Learning Diversity Leader, Natalie Rees, who oversees the school's learning diversity program. The program involves the full spectrum of a child's time at the school, from assistance in transitioning to school, assisting with referrals for assessments, additional classroom support, regular parent meetings, learning intervention programs, personalised learning plans, NDIS support, additional support during recess and lunchtimes, providing break out space from the classroom, speech therapy, occupational therapy and psychological help, through to transitioning into secondary school. The school maintains detailed, continuous records of a student and their progress, and through those records can obtain additional funding which is utilised to provide this school-wide program. This includes additional support resources, additional classroom support through Learning Support Officers (teacher's aides) and specific programs. In addition, the school is one of few that have a dedicated support space, known as the Engine Room. The Engine Room provides a break out space for students to leave the classroom, regulate themselves through sensory or physical activities, and then rejoin the classroom ready to engage in the learning. The school also engages a speech therapist and occupational therapist on a part time basis to assist students in these areas. The school also has a part time psychologist that works with students that require additional support.

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St Patrick's Primary School is an "ICON" school, which means that many of our finance and payroll functions are administered by our head office (MACS) through "Shared Services". They request certain information from you as part of the onboarding process. ​ We require personal details from you, which can be provided in a form here . Close

SMART spelling (Years 3 - 6) To log on to the classroom lessons: spkilmore@smartspelling.com.au Password: 12345678 We do a SMART Spelling lesson every Monday during the writing block, this is where we explicitly teach the focus sound and words for the week. Homework spelling lists are created at this time. Friday writing session includes a spelling test and usually a grammar lesson. Ensure you have your SMART Spelling chart displayed in the classroom (Kate has this printed and laminated) Close

St Patrick's Primary School will facilitate all staff to have the necessary medical training required, which includes: - CPR training (annually), compulsory for VIT, encouraged for all other staff - anaphylaxis (2-yearly and six-monthly updates), all staff - asthma (3-yearly and annual updates), all staff - first aid training (3-yearly), encouraged for all staff ​ This training is provided at no cost to staff members. It is imperative that all staff complete medical training where it is compulsory. We also strongly encourage all other staff to complete the training as well. Close

There are a number of ICT Policies that all staff should be aware of: Cyber Safety ICT Acceptable Use Policy Staff ICT User Agreement Close

Family school partnerships refers to the ongoing development of the relationship between St Patrick's and our families. St Patrick's believes strongly in relational learning where staff and parents/carers work closely to ensure the best possible learning and pastoral care outcomes for students. Effective two-way communication is a critical component to this. Further information about FSP is in the induction document, as well as on our school website, which can be found here . Close

All new staff are provided with an induction process to ensure that you are set up for success in your new role with St Patrick's. All teaching staff are provided with a paid induction program. A sample induction program can be found here . An individualised program will be provided for every new staff member to ensure that you are provided with all of the relevant information that you need. Close

Staff at St Patrick's are giving ongoing opportunities with faith formation. In addition, teaching staff are also supported in obtaining the Catholic accreditation to teach in a Catholic School and/or teach Religious Education. ​ For more information about Formation and Accreditation, please click here . Close

If this is the first time you have worked for Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS), you will be issued with a C-number, which you can use to access a range of MACS services, such as the online Catholic Education Victoria Network (CEVN). It is also an essential piece of ICT information, as you will need it to log into your computer and access the school photocopiers. Close