HOPE VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
2001 Report
This report details aspects of the 2001 school year and includes information about the current year.
Becoming Water Wise
Our Goal
We aim to have all students develop the following aspects of their lives during their time at our school:
Our School Community
As at the beginning of 2002 we have 84 students from fifty five families at our school. They come from both the town of Hope Valley and the surrounding rural area. A large number come on the bus from as far afield as Casaurina.
Our student numbers have declined from the peak of 104 at the beginning of 2001. We have lost some children through the Land Corp buy out of houses but the loss of out of boundary families and new starting age are the main reasons for the lower enrolment.
School as seen from oval.
Year level numbers are around eleven with the exception of the pre primary group, which is five this year because of the change in the school starting age. This change will work its way through the school system over the next eight years.
Parents are very committed to maintaining and supporting the school in its endeavours and we have an active P&C. All financial members of the P & C are members of the School Council.
Our staff, teaching and non-teaching, are committed to doing their best for every child in their care.
School attendance over the year averaged 96% with only small numbers of children being absent for more than 10% of any term. Having all children attend school unless they have a legal reason to be away is an aim for this year.
Learning Areas
Calculator activities help learn maths.
All children participate in activities related to each of the following seven learning areas — English Maths, Health and Physical Education, Society and Environment, Science, The Arts (music, drama, art and craft), Technology and Enterprise and the year 3-7 children study Indonesian for their Language other than English. Each year the children in the year four class complete the Fremantle Education District testing for places in the Primary Enrichment and Challenge ( PEAC) program. We currently have five children taking part in PEAC courses. A school choir is being established under the guidance of the new music teacher. Student Progress During September we tested our students in reading, writing, maths, science, society and environment, health and spelling to see how each of our students was doing and to compare them with other students in the state. The WALNA reading results indicated that our year three and year five students were developing good reading skills with all but one child from each class scoring above the benchmark. Both groups had one child in the top 10% of the state. The year seven results were disappointing with only 67% of the children scoring above the benchmark.
WALNA READING SEPT 2001
The WALNA writing results indicated a good development of writing skills with most children, in the three year levels tested, scoring above the benchmark. WALNA WRITING SEPT 2001 All children from years three to seven completed the MSE maths number review. As the graph below shows our yr 3 and yr 7 results were slightly below state average. An important feature of the results is the range of outcomes achieved in each year level. Yr 3 Outcome level 1.8 to 3.5 Yr 4 2.3 to 4.3 Yr 5 2.3 to 4.3 Yr 6 2.8 to 4.5 Yr 7 2.5 to 5.1
MSE NUMBER SEPT 2001 Our MSE science results were pleasing. Thirty percent of the year three children scored in the top 25% of the state and the year seven average scores were close to the state average. MSE INVESTIGATING SCIENTIFICALLY SEPT 2001 Spelling testing showed that our students are scoring at the appropriate age level or above except in the year six class. Extra effort is being applied to improve the latter this year. Our Priorities Late last year we were selected as one of the schools to receive Getting It Right Numeracy funding. To make the best of this asset we have selected maths as our main priority for this year. The funding provides a specialist half time teacher for two years. Our second priority is to continue our focus on the reduction of bullying. School Future State legislation requires a formal plan for the future of the Hope Valley townsite to be in place by January 1st 2004. According to information provided by informed officials the school will be operating for up to ten years and possibly longer. School Operations Most of our income for the year came in the form of the $46 000 School Grant from the Department of Education. This is how we spent our money Learning Areas English $4200 Maths $1000 Science $ 400 Society & Environ. $1000 The Arts $1100 LOTE $ 320 Phys Ed & Health $ 800 Student Needs (eg Paper) $3000 Technology (eg Computers) $9000 Utilities (eg Electricity) $8700 Cleaning and Gardening $1500 Equipment (eg Photocopier) $2000 Library $1500 School Development (Teacher PD) $1000 Student Awards $1200 Admin needs $2200 Maintenance and Minor Works $3800 We have funds in reserve for the replacement of furniture, photocopier and computer equipment. These reserves are added to each year. The bi-annual auditing of the school financial records was successfully completed in 2001. Facilities The buildings and grounds are generally in a good condition. Improvements have been Highlights of the Year Abseiling on camp
Secondary Choices Eight of the ten year seven students graduating at the end of last year enrolled in Kwinana Senior High school. We assist the children in the move to high school by taking part in three Transition Science lessons at Kwinana SHS during year seven. Student Reporting Student portfolios are sent home at the end of each term and formal written reports are produced in July and December. The written reports are being modified progressively as we move towards full outcomes reporting following our Curriculum Improvement Plan. Glossary of terms WALNA West Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assesment These tests are administered to year 3, 5 and 7 children in September and are marked by teachers outside the school. MSE Monitoring Standards in Education. Currently these are for year 3 and 7 children and are marked by school staff using a marking guide.
