The formal curriculum at Dalby South School
accesses the Australian Curriculum as a basis for planning, teaching, learning
and assessment and encompasses all 8 Key Learning Areas:
·
English
·
Mathematics
·
Science
·
Health and Physical Education
·
Humanities and Social Science
·
Digital Technologies
·
The Arts
·
Language Other than English (Japanese)
To prepare our students for a globalised on-line
future, students use desktop and laptop computers, and iPads and have internet access
throughout the school whether in their classroom or computer labs or library. Digital Technologies (including computer education) is
incorporated and integrated across other curriculum areas.
Specialist subject teachers in Physical Education,
Music and Art are also based at the school and provide specialist lessons to classes weekly. Students access Japanese as
their language other than English via the ELLA app in their classroom in Prep - Year 2, face-to-face in Year 3 & 4, and via Capricornia School of Distance Education in our LOTE laptop in Years 5 to 6.
Teaching staff are kept up to date through professional
development across all areas and Dalby South has had particular emphasis on improvement
in literacy teaching and learning so as to improve the reading, writing and
comprehension of students.
Classroom teachers are challenged to provide a
learning environment which:
· encourages independent learning
· provides all students with the opportunity
to develop creative and critical thinking skills by being involved in real-life
problem finding and solving using higher order thinking and metacognition
· allows risk taking and has warmth,
co-operation, acceptance, flexibility and openendedness as its characteristics
· encompasses the "Multiple
Intelligences" recognising individual strengths and weaknesses of students
· considers the social and emotional
development of the child not just the academic, in the planning and provision
of learning experiences
· upholds the principles of equity and
inclusivity.
The informal curriculum at Dalby South is a powerful
influence helping to shape balanced, personable and confident young people. A
wide selection of opportunities are offered:
· visiting performance and curriculum
activities
· Choir (Year 3-6)
· Instrumental Music including Junior and
Senior Concert Bands and Contemporary Band (Year 4-6)
· performing arts opportunities including Eisteddfods,
Performing Arts Night
· curriculum excursions and school camps
including the biennial
trip to North Queensland for Year 5 and 6 students, Sunshine Coast for Year 4, overnight school camp for Year 3, Cobb & Co excursion for Year 2, Darling Downs Zoo excursion for Year 1 and a local excursion for Prep.
· school sport including opportunities for
Bunya Zone and Darling Downs representation
· representative sporting teams in netball, rugby
league and touch in particular
· academic competitions including Australian Mathematics Competition and ICAS
(International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) Competitions in English, Spelling,
Writing, Mathematics, Science and Digital Technologies
· Enrichment for students who are performing at a high academic level in Year 3-6 and in some cases Year 2
· participating in community events such as
Anzac Day march and the Delicious and DeLIGHTful Festival Lantern Parade
· lunchtime clubs and activities such as STEM Club and Robotics, Art Group, Garden Club plus more
· Bookclub