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© Department for Education and Child Development 2018

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SCHOOL CONTEXT STATEMENT Updated: 07/2018

School number: 1203

School name: Westport Primary School and Preschool

School Profile Text:

Westport Primary School provides all students from Preschool to Year 7 with a safe and happy learning environment. With outstanding resources and facilities Westport Primary School is a high achieving school. Students are encouraged to reach their full potential through high quality teaching, curriculum continuity and a sharp focus on core priorities. Site priorities include; Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Student Wellbeing and Engagement.

1. General information

School Principal : Rebecca Huddy

Assistant Principal : Angela Ratcliffe

Postal Address: 53 West Street, Semaphore Park, 5019

Location Address: 53 West Street, Semaphore Park

DECD Partnership: Le Fevre Peninsula

Geographical location – ie road distance from GPO (km): 12 kms

Telephone number: 08 8341 7090

Fax Number: 08 8449 1662

School website address: www.westportps.sa.edu.au

School e-mail address: [email protected]

Child Parent Centre (Preschool) attached: Yes

Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) service: Yes

February 2018 FTE student enrolment: 267 and Preschool 31

Student enrolment trends: Approximately 10% growth each year.



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Staffing numbers (as at February census):

There are 15 FTE teachers, 9 PTE teachers, 1 Principal and 1 Assistant Principal. There are 7 permanent School Services Officers and 2 contract employed School Services Officers. There is 1 Pastoral Support Worker and 1 Aboriginal Community Education Officer.

Public transport access: Yes

2. Students (and their welfare)

General characteristics:

School Card Assisted Students - 51%

English as an Additional Dialect - 49%

Aboriginal Students - 20%

Students with Disabilities - 12%

Student Wellbeing:

Westport is committed to student Wellbeing. Students P-7 are instructed each year in the Child Protection Curriculum, Bounce Back! – A Wellbeing and Resilience Program.

Our P-7 Better Buddies program provides opportunities for students to engage in meaningful learning activities fostering nurturing and mentoring social skills in an intentionally paired partnership, enduring several years.

Since 2017 Westport has employed Tim Brenton, 0.2, as a consultant to continue his long-standingdelivery of his Rock and Water program R-7, which builds resiliency and counters bullying, as well as mentor individual targeted students. He also contributes to Yard Play initiatives with his basketball skills.

Our PSW works with small targeted groups, developing social skills and communication strategies, following the What’s the Buzz? and Girl Wise Programs.

Breakfast club is available for all students, everyday in the Hall from 8.20-8.40am. Voluntees from Kickstart for Kids, founded by entrepreneur Ian Steele, and our PSW, operate the initiative.

As a Category 2 school we budget to subsidise many student learning opportunities (e.g. ICAS tests, camps, some excursions, some incursions), which creates equity and provides social justice.

Student Management:

Westport employs a variety of strategies, including restorative practices, in supporting positive student behaviour management. Our Behaviour Code (see website) explicitly outlines acceptable and unacceptable conduct. Westport staff promote consistent behaviour practices. Our Countering Bullying policy clearly outlines our values and strategies designed to foster a safe and supportive school environment.



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Student Government:

Our Student Voice are class-elected representatives from Years 3-7. Student Voice Executive meet weekly with the Assistant Principal. Class meetings are held fortnightly. Westport’s Student Voice conducts student fun days, fundraising activities and works, via Action Groups, to support Westport’s positive school culture and values. Peer mediation training supports students in positive yard play.

Special Programs, Support and Intervention:

Performing Arts

Physical Education and Nutrition

Instrumental Music

Better Buddies

Senior Choir- Yrs 5-7

Japanese

Quicksmart Maths

ZOOM, Dynamic and Pre-Lit Reading Intervention programs

Westport’s Got Talent

Rock and Water

Student Learning Support for students with a NEP - small group instruction

Speech and Language programs for verified students

Maths Enrichment Groups Yr 1-7

Master Tim and PSW – individualised student wellbeing support

What’s the Buzz?

Kickstart mentoring

Quicksmart Maths

Breakfast Club

Lunchtime Clubs – Chess, Video Star, Basketball, Japanese

Fitbits and Minibits

3. Key School Improvement Priorities

READING COMPREHENSION - For all students to receive high quality explicit teaching in reading comprehension in order to reach their full reading potential.

MATHEMATICS - For all students to receive high quality explicit teaching in identifying, understanding and solving mathematical problems.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND WELLBEING – for all students to be productive learners with a growth mindset and for staff to strive to support students to achieve their personal best. Please visit our Website for our Site Improvement Plan



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2017 was another busy year at Westport and one to be proud of. Some of our highlights included:

Exceptional learning progress, evidenced via NAPLAN and standardised tests • R-7 VIP Disco • Year 5-7 El Shaddai Camp • R-7 Christmas Concert • Book Week Dress Up Day • Rock and Water • Whole School Beach Day - Sea Week • Sports Day • Year 4 Zoo Snooze • Simultaneous Story Time • Student Voice • Fit Bits Fitness Program • Breakfast Club 5 days a week • Increase in School Sport & SAPSASA involvement • Senior SAPSASA Soccer Team winning the state gold medal • Nunga Group & Reconciliation Week Assembly • Fundraisers: Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, Ladies Night at the Odeon • Sports Presentation Night • ICAS Competitions- increased participation • Maths Enrichment, Agreement & Coaching with Ann Baker and Key Teacher Coordinators • Year 6/7 Aquatics • Premier’s Reading and Be Active Challenges • Christmas Fun Day • Literacy and Maths Open Morning • Wordmania Competition • Preschool and Year 7 Graduation • Westport’s Got Talent • STEM works to upgrade Building 4 and Westport Street • Kickstart Vacation Care • Ethelton Entertainers • ATSI Graduation • Pre Lit • Canteen initiatives • Better Buddies activities • Learning Intention Boards • Shark Cup • Reception Transition • Partnership networking • Bike Ed • R-5 Swimming • ATSI Excursions • Working with Master Tim • Colour Run • Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day Stall • Harmony Day

4. Curriculum – Teaching and Learning

We have developed Whole School Agreements with all staff, embedding our high quality teaching practice and pedagogy hich are reviewed annually.



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Student assessment procedures and reporting – as documented in our Mandatory Data Schedule

Preschool Screening Tool – after one term of Preschool

Respect, Reflect Relate - after one term of Preschool

Running Records R-5 – towards the end of each term

Accelerated Reader Quizzes – weekly

Star Reader Tests – weeks 8/9 each term

Language and Literacy Levels collection/moderation – Terms 2 & 4

NAPLAN Yrs 3, 5 ,7 – May

Report Grades – end of each Semester

Marie Clay: Concepts of Print/SPAT-R follow up – Rec T4 W4

Oxford Word Lists – R-2, weekly

South Australian Spelling Test – 1-7, T4 W4

Words Their Way Spelling Test – 1-7, T4 W4

PAT Comp/Maths – 3-7 T3 W7-9, Yr 2 T4 W1-2

PAT Early Years Reading & Maths – R-1 T2 W4/T4 W4

PAT Science, Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation – 3-7 T4 W4

Trust the Count Tool with Subitising – Rec T4 W1-4

One Minute Maths Addition & Subtraction – R-7 T4 W4

One Minute Maths Multiplication & Division – 3-7 T4 W4

Individual Reading, Writing and Number Targets – R-7 set & reviewed termly

Parent-Teacher interviews are conducted towards the end of Term 1 and upon parent/ teacher request at other times.

5. Sporting Activities

Physical Education is offered as a specialist subject to all students. Class teachers also provide daily fitness activities.

Out of school sport is valued and encouraged. We have basketball, netball and soccer teams. Parent volunteers are required to manage and coach teams. Available sports depend on interest and volunteers. School staff will happily support with administration.

The PE Coordinator organises for students to be involved in a range of SAPSASA opportunities as they arise.

Fitbits 2-7 and Minibits R-1, active skills and games programs is offered to interested students, 25mins, twice a week.



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6. Other Co-Curricular Activities

Instrumental music (violin/cello) is offered weekly to interested students from Years 3-7

Our Senior Choir (optional) participates in the Festival of Music annually.

7. Staff

Staff Profile

Our teaching staff comprises a combination of males and females, teaching across the preschool and school. School Services Officers support in an administrative and teaching capacity. Westport’s Pastoral Support Worker supports students, as needed, across our school.

Performance Development - Structure and Practices

2018 What When Who How

Term

1

Yearly overviews written Timetable and Term program (Maths & English) Personal Development Plan Individual student targets (Reading, Number,

Writing) Site Improvement Plan

Mon Wk 3 Mon Wk 3 Mon Wk 5 Mon Wk 2 Wk 2

All CR teachers All teachers All teachers All teachers All teachers

Template provided Templates available Template provided Template provided Leadership to facilitate

Term

2

Timetable and Term program (Maths & English) Individual student targets (Reading, Number,

Writing) Informal peer observations by request

Fri Wk 1 Fri Wk 1

All teachers All teachers

Templates available Teacher to book in times with leadership

Term

3


Writing) Lesson observations, reflective meeting and

written feedback given using a site agreed Standard from APST and TfEL element

Fri Wk 1 Fri Wk 1 Wks 2-9

All teachers All teachers All teachers

Templates available Teacher to book time with leadership

Term

4


Writing) Professional Learning records Step 9 teachers PDPs

Fri Wk 1 Fri Wk 1 Fri Wk 8 Various

All teachers All teachers All teachers Step 9 teachers

Templates available Template provided Step 9 teacher to liaise with Principal

Other

Professional Development to support personal and site based improvement

Work within existing Whole School Approaches and Policies

Learning Environments, student bookwork, diaries/ communication books and trays/ lockers

(To be kept orderly at all times)

Ongoing Ongoing Random

All teachers All teachers All teachers

Teachers to seek / access Support and structures provided Leadership to monitor



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8. School Facilities

Buildings and grounds

We have comprehensive school facilities, all air-conditioned with reverse cycle split-systems, providing a sense of well-being cohesive to teaching and learning. Solid brick buildings are provided for the Administration, newly remodelled Library/Resource Centre/Flexible Learning Area, Activity Hall/Gym and three buildings containing classrooms and specialist centres. The General Purpose Centre and Child Parent Centre are prefabricated buildings. There is a well-equipped Canteen, which operates three days each week, with a Manager and volunteers. We have ample hard play, two modern playgrounds and another playground on our shared oval (with the community out of school hours), grassed areas, outside areas for basketball, netball, soccer, football, handball and hopscotch, an enclosed Environmental Garden which includes a sandpit, a putting green, class gardens and a Covered Outdoor Learning Area. In the Preschool grounds we have a cubby house, nature play areas and an enclosed sandpit with a watercourse. In Term 1 2018 our STEM works were completed comprising a kitchen, wet area, 3D printer, solar panels, STEM display and learning areas, media room and outdoor dry creek bed with overflow, Australian native creatures aviary. Planning is in progress for development of cricket in the yard.

Specialist facilities and equipment

Within our buildings we have a Japanese room, Resource Centre with areas for small group learning support, Art room with kiln and new STEM indoor/outdoor areas. Our Hall/Gym doubles as a Performing Arts theatre, complete with stage, huge screen projection and multi-media facilities as well as comprising a basketball court, and rock-climbing wall. In 2018 a JP garden was established to support student learning.

Student facilities

Westport has extensive and innovative facilities. It is fenced for student safety and well-shaded, with seating and benches. Outdoor spaces are utilised actively during play and learning periods and indoor spaces are also offered at lunch time clubs. The sandpit and garden is also available during lunch times. The new Westport Street creek provides grassy knolls and opportunities for exploring the creek bed.

Technology

All Learning Areas P-7 have SMART interactive TVs, iPods, document cameras and are linked to a PA system. All 3-7 students have their own Chromebook and JP students have class sets of iPads and mini-laptops, with printing access. Specialist PE and Student Learning Support has its own bank of iPads. Staff can access various drives and printers via class NUCs or provided individual Macbooks or iPads.



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Staff facilities

A communal, friendly staff-only room with fridge, oven, two microwaves, dishwasher, coffee machine, Pura tap, boiling water tap and several staff toilet facilities.

Access for students and staff with disabilities

Full access is available throughout the school:

Access to bus transport

Public bus stops are located near our school and provide public transport to Port Adelaide, West Lakes Shopping Mall and the city. We have a Variety Bus used for excursions.

Other

Eligible students may access dental services through the clinic at the Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School or Hendon Primary School.

9. School Operations

Decision Making

Westport Governing Council meet twice a term, on Tuesday evenings in Weeks 3 and 8. Visitors are welcome and new members are elected at the Annual General Meeting, held at the beginning of each school year.

Communication

Friday fortnightly class hosted assemblies, weekly Monday assemblies, school website, notices, bulletin boards, sandwich boards, LCD TV Sign, text message reminders, SkoolBag App and fortnightly newsletters. Two JP classes are using the SeeSaw app in 2018.

School Financial Position

School finances are focused to support specialist teaching and learning programs and resources. There is minimum difficulty in securing Materials and Services Charges because we operate a definitive and well publicised 'Debt Collection Policy'. Fund raising is approached with careful and balanced consideration of the activities of the school calendar.

Special Funding

Flexible Targeted Student Learning Support, Primary Learning Improvement, Aboriginal Program Assistance Scheme, Australian Curriculum, Students Verified with a Disability, EALD funding and Improvement for Numeracy and Literacy funding.



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10. Local Community

Parent and Community Involvement

Parents and carers support Westport’s sports teams as coaches, managers and general helpers.

Kickstart for Kids, led by founder Ian Steele, provides food and volunterrs for our Breakfast Club, mentors for identified students and we provide our school facilities during school holidays for Camp Kickstart, which a group of targeted Westport Students attend.

Westport is lucky to have a positive and long lasting relationship with a local entertaining group known as The Ethelton Entertainers. Each year this talented group perform a series of ‘sell out’ shows that are performed in our Activity Hall.

Our Preschool space provides 4 weekly sessions for emergency and ‘now and

then’ Occasional Care, catering for children from 3 years of age.

We have an Out of Hours School Care service, facilitated by Happy Haven, in our

General Purpose Room and Preschool yard which operates during school terms,

6.30am until 6.00pm.

General Characteristics

Westport has significant number of Housing SA properties adjacent to our school, also private and rental housing. Our student population reflects the changing multi cultural composition of our community. English is the primary first language in the majority of homes.

Feeder and Destination Schools

Reception student’s transition from Westport’s Preschool and other local ‘stand alone’ Preschools or Early Learning Centres.

Westport Year 7 students enrol at:

LeFevre HS

Seaton HS

Henley HS

Other specialist secondary or private schools

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