Our learning framework
Nundah State School is implementing the Australian Curriculum as it is developed. This includes: English, Maths, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health, Design Technology and The Arts (Music, Dance, Drama, Media and Visual Arts).
We have specialist teachers providing curriculum in the following areas as detailed on our Co-curricular webpages:
The arts – music, dance and drama
Physical activity – swimming / athletics
Languages Other than English – Japanese.
Classroom teachers are responsible for the delivery of all other learning areas.
Reporting to parents:
Year level overviews are provided to parents at the beginning of each year at Parent Information Evenings, outlining learning units and assessments.
We use the Australian Standards as available from the Australian Curriculum website to report on student achievement and to monitor student learning goals and gains.
Students are provided a written report card each semester, usually in the last week of the term.
Parent-teacher discussion evenings are scheduled at the end of term one, with bookings available online.
Teachers are always happy to meet and discuss your child’s progress. Please make an appointment with your teacher, with an indication of topic/s you need to discuss.
Pedagogical Framework
At Nundah State School we are implementing Powerful Learning as our overarching, evidence-based framework to inform our teaching, learning, assessment, routines and learning spaces.
Teaching and learning process
Reading and writing
Nundah employs two signature pedagogies for the teaching of literacy: Reading to Learn (R2L) and Learning to Read (L2R).
This whole school implementation has resulted in significant student learning gains and we continue to refine our planning and delivery through further training, coaching and analysis of student data.
Maths investigations
To ensure explicit teaching of the skills and processes of working mathematically, we employ a maths investigation model where students learn maths concepts for a purpose, and are given the opportunity to immediately apply these concepts in a problem-solving situation.
ICT devices and eLearning
Nundah State School has worked hard to install wireless across the school and to purchase extensive numbers of portable devices for lower school students. Staff and students make good use of digital technologies and eLearning tools as an essential part of preparing them for future learning.
Developing personal and social competencies
In the Australian Curriculum, students develop personal and social capability as they learn to understand themselves and others, and manage their relationships, lives, work and learning more effectively. Students learn a range of skills including recognising and regulating emotions, developing empathy for others and understanding relationships, establishing and building positive relationships, making responsible decisions, working effectively in teams, handling challenging situations constructively and developing leadership skills.
Students with well-developed social and emotional skills find it easier to manage themselves, relate to others, develop resilience and a sense of self-worth, resolve conflict, engage in teamwork and feel positive about themselves and the world around them. The development of personal and social capability is a foundation for learning and for citizenship.
This is a major area of focus for all curriculum at Nundah State School and the learning continuum below frames our program. These are included in our end of semester reporting.
The personal and social capability learning continuum is organised into four interrelated elements of:
• Self-awareness
recognise emotions
recognise personal qualities and achievements
understand themselves as learners
develop reflective practice.
Self-management
express emotions appropriately
develop self-discipline and set goals
work independently and show initiative
Social awareness
Social management