2008 Roxby Downs Primary School
Primary School: Years 3-6

Curriculum

All curriculum areas are taught as integrated units of study. Learning is highly collaborative and contains a blend of structured and experimental tasks.

Year 3 and 4 form one learning team in one teaching block and Years 5 and 6 form another. Each year there are likely to be some composite classes.

The 5 main Specialty Curriculum offerings in Years 3-6 include:

Mathematics
English
Society & Environment
Science
Health & Physical Education
Visual Arts
Dance and Drama
Music
L.O.T.E. (Indonesian)

Support Programs

Stretch:
The Stretch Program is for Year 2-6 students who experience some difficulties in Literacy. They work in small groups for 3 lessons each week to develop their skills.

The aim of the programme is to “stretch” students’ learning from their own individual level and work at their own individual rate, therefore presenting students with learning opportunities where they are likely to be highly successful. Students learn and practise repetitively, basic skills of spelling reading and writing, until they are mastered. They are immersed in a wide variety of high interest activities and explore learning through many different learning modes.

SMILE:
For some children, socially acceptable behaviours are not automatically learnt. However, they can be taught! This is where the S.M.I.L.E. program comes in (S.M.I.L.E. stands for Smiling Makes It a Little Easier) with the idea being that children with well-developed social skills are generally happier!

Celebrating Success

Year R-6 Assemblies are held fortnightly where we celebrate our successes. All parents and caregivers are invited to attend. Check our School Newsletter for dates and times.

Camps

All students have an opportunity to participate in a class camp each year.

Extra Curricula Opportunities

Swimming Lessons
Student Voice
School Camps
SAPSASA Sports
Choir
School Excursions
Sports Day and Swimming Carnival
Instrumental Lessons
Annual Concert Night