The Vision of St Martin’s Catholic School is to Booklet 2014.docx · Web viewThe Vision of St Martin’s Catholic School is Loving to Learn Learning to Love Our Mission therefore

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The Vision of St Martin’s Catholic School is

Loving to LearnLearning to Love

Our Mission therefore is to be:

A school where the life of Jesus is at the heart of the spiritual development of the whole community.

A school that aims to provide the best possible opportunities and environments to encourage successful lifelong learning.

A school which values continuous and collaborative learning where children, teachers and families interact to build a lively, faith filled learning community.

A school that strives to develop the full potential of each person and respects and values the unique character, interest, gifts and abilities of all individuals.

A school that aims to provide learning environments that are stimulating and equipped with services and resources that enhance learning opportunities in safe surroundings.

St Martin’s School BoardAgenda of Community Meeting

Tuesday 11 March 20142

Agenda1 Welcome

2 Apologies

3 Prayer

4 Introduction of School Board.

5 Minutes of 2013 meeting

6 Annual Reports – as tabled

a. Principal Maria D’Aloiab. Chairperson of School Board Andrew Caruanac. Treasurer of School Board Peter Wattersond. Parents and Friends Allison McCloye. OHS&W Susanne Harding/Michele Dickf. School Canteen Nives Grgicg. OSHC Donna Hulley

7 School Performance Report

8. General Business

St Martin’s School BoardMinutes of Community Meeting

Annual General Meeting Minutes

Date: 13 February 2013

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1. WelcomeMaria D’Aloia welcomed all in attendance. There were 114 people in attendance including staff

2. ApologiesSue Callahan, Roy Lawson, Tony Margaritis

3. Opening prayersSusanne Harding led the prayer

4. Introduction of School Board, School Staff and P&F CommitteeMaria introduced the members of the school staff, P&F committee and members of the School Board for 2012. Nominees for the 2013 board were then introduced.

5. Voting for the School BoardVoting for the 2013 board took place. There were four vacancies on the board and five nominees.

6. Minutes of 2012 MeetingAccepted – Allison McCloySeconded – Peter Watterson

7. Annual reports – as tabled a. Principal – Maria D’Aloia

Tabledb. Treasurer of the School Board – Peter Watterson

Tabledc. Parent and Friends – Alison McCloy

Tabledd. OSHW – Simon Mechis/Michele Dick

Tablede. School Canteen – Nives Grgic

Tabledf. OSHC – Donna Hulley

Tabled

Meeting broke for Parent Information Session at 7.15pm.

Meeting reconvened at 7.45pm. 19 people attended second part of meeting.

8. Voting for the School BoardDue to the close nature of the voting it was decided that the Principal would co-opt the fifth nominee to be a member of the Board.

Peter Watterson, Cathie Bath, Claire McLachlan, Jane Clarke and Alison McCloy all elected to School Board for 2013/2014.

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9. General BusinessNo general business

10. Supper

Meeting closed at 8.15pmFirst Board Meeting to be held on 5 March 2013 at 7.30pm

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St Martin’s School BoardTuesday 11 March 20142013 Principal’s Report

I am pleased to present this report to the community highlighting the many initiatives and experiences of 2013.

John Lennon once stated; “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”

The parent/ staff forum at the beginning of the 2013 school year was the first step in involving parents and staff in a consultation process; an opportunity for us to listen to their aspirations and dreams for their children. It was an opportunity to gain an insight into what parents were thinking about the opportunities that are currently available at St Martin’s, what should remain and what needed to be considered into the future.

The Melbourne Declaration and the general capabilities outlined in the Australian Curriculum helped focus our thoughts. Our Vision and Mission Statement together with the four pillars of OLSH education ensured that the Catholic Identity of our school was at the core of our ‘dreaming.’

Parents and staff responded generously, providing many suggestions and feedback to each of the domains represented in our schools’ vision and mission statement. This feedback has informed many discussions at staff and school board meetings and has been considered in decision making throughout the year.

Faith & Community

A school where the life of Jesus is at the heart of the spiritual development of the whole community.

Our focus as a Catholic School is to provide students with opportunities that nurture their relationship with God and nourish their spiritual growth. We are called to proclaim the gospel, give witness and provide opportunities for Evangelisation, Catechesis, Liturgy, Religious Education, Charity, Ecological conversion, Justice and Prayer.

Our community have had many opportunities throughout the year to give witness to their faith in both prayer and liturgy. The beginning of Year Mass was led by religious music artist, Andrew Chinn, who ably engaged the entire community in a positive and uplifting experience of celebration. The commissioning Mass and Sacred Heart celebrations with OLSH College also continued to be important celebrations for both staff, students and the parish community. Our celebration of St Martin’s Feast Day was another highlight of both our liturgical and school year.

Our outreach program continued to foster a sense of service to those in need. This year events included a combined Harmony Day and Project Compassion Fair Day, St Vinnies Winter and Christmas appeals, Book Swap for Catholic Charities and casual days for Catholic Missions and Catholic Charities. These events were all instigated and led by our Student Representative Council, under the guidance of Ms Rose Valenti.

We have continued to work in partnership with the Greenacres/Walkerville Parish throughout Sacramental preparation programme, Family Masses and our preparation of leading the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. Other significant events for 2013 included: Indigenous Day, Cultural Day and Anti-bullying Day.

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Religious Education continues to be a significant curriculum area at St Martin’s, using ‘Crossways’ and the ‘Made in the Image of God,’ programme.

“Listening to the voice of creation, a call to ecological conversion” was the theme of the South Australian Catholic Education Conference this year. A fascinating insight to Jesus and the Natural World: Exploring the Christian basis for ecological conversion was shared. We live, love and grow within the abundance of life and beauty we call creation. Ecological conversion is the experience of becoming fully alive to this. We heard what the Catholic Church says about this and it was evident there are many references in the bible that clearly demonstrate that God is immediately present to each single creature, organism and all that lives. The message was clear, it is a moral imperative of being a Christian to care for creation and the importance of our role as custodians of the natural world.

Participants were encouraged to RETREAT, REKINDLE and RESTORE the natural balance of the natural world.

Each one of us has a role to play. Each one of us can make a difference just by thinking about our daily actions. Projects that help our community develop an understanding of sustainability are referred to later in this report.

In the words of Pope Francis, “Let us keep a place for Christ in our hearts.

Let us care for one another,Let us be loving custodians of creation”.

Learning Community

A school that aims to provide the best possible opportunities and environments to encourage successful lifelong learning.

Building the capacity of staff is key to developing a learning culture focussed on student learning. Professor Hattie’s research highlights that articulating the learning intention of each lesson and the success criteria helps students to focus and work at a deeper level, therefore, leading students to achieve better learning outcomes. Providing effective feedback was also another important factor in improving student learning. This has been our ongoing focus throughout 2013.

Educational consultant Lisa Burman worked with staff again in 2013, sharing evidence from various research sources that reinforced the importance of providing effective feedback.

“Feedback functions formatively only if the information fed back to the learner is used by the learner in improving performance.” Dylan Wiliam – “Embedded Formative Assessment” - 2011

As in previous years teachers continued to be involved in their own professional learning in this area. In 2013 the whole school enquiry question was: How does effective feedback improve learning for students? All teaching staff undertook professional reading and developed individual projects to deepen their learning and improve their teaching practice.

The National Partnership project continued in 2013. Improving literacy outcomes at St Martin’s was characterised by a “whole of school” approach with all staff involved in setting and working towards achieving school goals.

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Student data and feedback was used to inform practice, plan and effectively enact for continuous improvement. Improving reading outcomes for students by building the capacity of the teaching staff in the area of reading, was a key strategic goal. This focussed on the pedagogical practice and content knowledge which would improve the reading outcomes of all R-7 students, particularly for those students considered at risk.

Data gained from student assessments, including both school based and NAPLAN were analysed, and information gained was used to assist students in their learning and to inform teachers in regards to curriculum development and their own professional learning. The data has made apparent the range of student’s learning needs. The professional learning in literacy was primarily embedded in the daily teaching practice, supported by whole staff professional learning with the coach and literacy consultant. Through ‘in class’ modelling and feedback, meeting individually and in teams, the coach, Helen Young, supported teachers in refining teaching practices. An evidence based learning culture is developing at St Martin’s which enables teachers to expand their repertoire of teaching strategies in literacy and to differentiate to meet the needs of targeted students in order to improve outcomes for all students.

The work undertaken by reading coach, Helen Young has transformed the teaching of reading across the school. The results have been very impressive and a number of teachers from other schools and colleges have visited to observe our teachers ‘in action.’ We were honoured to be the only South Australian Catholic School to be included in a report to DEEWR (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations) outlining what we have achieved here at St Martin’s. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Helen for her outstanding commitment to this project and congratulate her on this significant achievement. I am particularly grateful to the teaching staff who welcomed visitors to observe their teaching practices in reading and taking the time to answer their questions and provide additional information.

Partnerships and Authentic Relationships

A school which values continuous and collaborative learning where children, teachers and families interact to build a lively, faith filled learning community.

A school that strives to develop the full potential of each person and respects and values the unique character, interest, gifts and abilities of all individuals.

Positive relationships at school enable children and families to feel that school is a place where they feel welcome, where they will be listened to and where they can contribute. A whole school commitment to developing a focus on Student Wellbeing was also considered in 2013. We are committed to working in partnership with families to nurture happy, well balanced and emotionally resilient children. In 2013 the Kids Matter mental health and wellbeing framework for primary schools was introduced. An action team was formed including teaching staff and parent representative, Claire McLachlan. The role of this team was to inform the entire staff about the framework and develop a school plan that addressed the first two components of the framework; a positive school community and social and emotional learning for students. I extend my thanks for Susanne Harding, Katie Downie, Rose Valenti, Jan Millbank and Claire McLachlan for their work on the ‘Action Team.’ We intend continuing the implementation of the other components of KidsMatter framework in 2014 and beyond. To support this framework You can do it – Programme Achieve, Restorative Practices and Circle Time were introduced to the learning programme. Students and teachers alike embraced these programmes and have incorporated them across the school. Our Anti-bullying focus day was also a success, highlighting the school’s zero tolerance for bullying behaviour.

Deidre Knight – Sustainability Co-ordinator at our school has helped develop our School Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) emphasising a whole school approach to addressing this

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issue. It is important to maintain a focus on this and continue to develop our understanding of how we can play our part in caring for our natural world.Our students have played a pivotal role in further developing outdoor classrooms through research projects and recommendations.In 2012 Year 4 students studied selected vegetables, their origins, seasonality, common, botanical and Italian names as well as their uses. This work was matched by exquisite artistic representations of each vegetable. The result of this great work was high quality interpretive signage for our vegetable garden which was funded by Natural; Resource Management (NRM).

Not to be outdone, the 2013 Year 4 students conducted an in depth study into chickens and what they need to flourish. This excellent research will result in chickens being reintroduced to St Martins in 2014. Thanks to guest expert David Inverarity and our school grounds person Peter Kuerschner for all your hard work. Special thanks also to Zero Waste for funding this project.Year 6 students researched the local native species in our Pathway to Kaurna Learning. Again this was translated into interpretive signage which will go into the garden in 2014. Thanks to NRM for funding this valuable educational tool.

Years 3 and 5 researched habitats for healthy frog life including appropriate vegetation and sheltered areas. We would like to thank guest frog expert Steve Walker from NRM Education, Peter Kuerschner and eager year 5 students under the tutelage of pond maker Alan Shepard. Thanks also to NRM for funding this project.

We all know the key role parents and grandparents play in student learning. This is evident in the gardening sessions they run that enables every student to participate in garden life. Thanks to Adelina, Belinda, Caroline, Craig and Denise for your generosity in sharing your time and skills. Another big thankyou to Belinda for her regular informative gardening articles in our newsletter.St Martin’s would also like to thank these organisations for their grants and donations:-

The Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle unit (OPAL) at Port Adelaide Enfield Council for funding our raised garden bed and fowl house fencing

Zero waste for our worm farm Credit Union SA for our School Sustainability Fund. Our Sustainability Committee will be kept

busy in 2014 with the following projects that focus on installing more outdoor classrooms. Mosaic installation by Artist in Residence Daisybelle Virgin and Mieke Davis Fish Pond Natural Play Spaces

The school is grateful to Deidre Knight, Sustainability Officer, for applying for the grants mentioned and the co-ordination of the Sustainability Committee.

Sincere thanks to the following Board members for their invaluable contribution this year. Andrew Caruana (Chairperson), Peter Watterson (Chair of the Finance Committee), Jane Clarke (Secretary) Toni Margaritis, Allison McCloy, Cathie Bath(P & F representative) Susanne Harding and Paul Panos (staff representative).

Andrew has been a supportive Chairperson who has demonstrated a genuine interest and passion for Catholic Education and in particular, the ongoing development of St Martin’s. I am very grateful for his leadership and respectful partnership with me and the genuine appreciation he has shown of all the staff’s achievements. His leadership this year has ensured that the School Board has worked very collaboratively to give witness to our Vision and Mission Statement.

I am also appreciative of the support provided by both Andrew and Peter in the design stage of the ‘Kiss and Drop’ building project.

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The wisdom and discernment undertaken by the School Board has certainly shaped our school throughout the year and placed it in a good position, moving forward to improve and develop.

The committee members of the P & F have continued to work tirelessly to raise funds to improve the resources available to the students and to organise events that nurtured the community life here at St Martin’s and raise the profile of our school in the wider community. Thank you to Allison McCloy Connie Lupoi, Chris Abbott, Olivia Hindes, Cindy Talladira, Mel Niejelke, Michelle Obst, Tania Valente, Belinda Kalleske,Toni Margaritis, Cathie Bath, Shelagh Latham, Kathy Lawson, Serina Fava, Sharon Laskaridis Sonja Cammarota and Sue Topolnjak.

In 2013 the class representative role was further developed by Susanne Harding. This group of energetic parents also strived to improve communication between home and school and further develop the notion of working in partnership and authentic engagement in their child’s education.

The OHSC service continued to be embraced by the school community and under the leadership of the Director, Donna Hulley, has provided an excellent before school, after school and vacation care programme that facilitated excellent learning opportunities and varied, interesting activities, whilst maintaining a balanced budget that placed no financial stress on the school budget. Playgroup has had a constant number of younger members of our school community attend throughout the year. Donna and the OHSC staff have now developed a quality improvement plan incorporating the principles outlined in National Quality Framework to ensure our service meets the appropriate national standards. Sincere thanks to Donna for her leadership and the commitment of the OHSC staff for maintaining an excellent standard of service

Services and Resources

A school that aims to provide learning environments that are stimulating and equipped with services and resources that enhance learning opportunities in safe surroundings

The year began in anticipation that the ‘Kiss and Drop’ building project would commence. The project included the demolition of the two remaining properties situated on Whysall and Princes Road and the construction of a new ‘kiss and drop’ zone and the extension of the oval and play areas. The project had received planning approval, however the tender process, selection of builder and cost of the original design brief resulted in a delay to the commencement date. Acknowledgment to both the Federal Government for the grant of $200,000 and Catholic Education South Australia for an additional grant of $50,000 to enable such a project to be undertaken and help us realise the vision of providing a safe environment for all our students. I am appreciative of the work undertaken by building designer Bruce Roach, Ivan Cavuoto, Project Officer Catholic Education Office, Infrastructure & Development Department, Rod Matthews and Sarah Nottle from KAS Property Development Group who helped shape my ideas into a functional and safe environment. Special mention to Peter Kuerschner for being available during the construction and to Michele Dick for ensuring all Work Health and Safety requirements were in place.

WH& S is an integral component of our school. Our aim is to implement WH&S processes and practices that ensure a safe work and learning environment for all students, their families and wider community. I am extremely grateful for the work undertaken by Michele Dick in this area. Michele undertakes all these tasks with precision and attention to detail. This year we were randomly selected to for a licence level audit in hazardous manual tasks. As expected, this audit demonstrated the high degree of attention and commitment demonstrated by Michele in undertaking her role as WH &S co-ordinator. Thank you Michele.

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St Martin’s School submits a Financial Accountability Certificate by a qualified accountant to Catholic Education SA (CESA). The School Board, together with our bursar, Sue Mellon, completes an annual financial statement which is audited and presented to Catholic Education Office. I would like to especially thank Sue Mellon (School Bursar) and Peter Watterson (Chairperson of the Finance Committee) for ensuring the school finances are administered in such an ethical and professional manner. Prudent financial management is vital to ensure that we have the means to continue providing the best possible learning environments and resources.

I conclude with expressing my heartfelt thanks to all for your continued support during 2013, in particular the School Board and P & F and look forward to working with students, staff, parents, parish and wider community as we continue to journey together – Loving to Learn and Learning to Love.

The spirituality of the heart continues to guide and inspire us as we give life to Fr Jules Chevalier mission that,” the sacred heart of Jesus be everywhere loved”.

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Tuesday 11 March 20142013 Chairperson of School Board Report

From the outset, the 2013 School Board were faced with a few challenges dealing with issues from previous years. A new format was trialed for the ‘AGM/Meet the Teacher Night’ incorporating a community consultation workshop conducted by our principal, Maria. The information and ideas obtained from the broader school community have been included in the Board’s discussions and in preparation for the school improvement plan that will follow when the CESA continuous improvement framework for Catholic Schools is completed.

After several years without a resident parish priest we were finally blessed with the appointment of Fr Kim Spurling. This has provided our parish school with strong spiritual guidance and leadership that has been missed over recent years.

Finally the School Board trialed a new approach to scheduling meetings. Many individuals within our community are involved in more than one committee and to avoid clashes it was decided to co-ordinate the meetings of St Martin’s and St Monica’s Schools and the Parish council. This resulted in our school board having only seven scheduled meetings this year, which emphasized the importance of meetings being more focused and discussions more concise. To assist with this task, Board members were provided with information to analyse and prepare prior to meetings. The individual efforts of our school Principal Maria, Deputy Principal Susanne and Finance Officer Peter must be acknowledged. Each spending many hours preparing, collating and summarising information for the board to consider.

Throughout 2014, St Martin’s Primary School has seen the successful implementation of plans laid in previous years including:

Establishment of our first pre-school playgroup programme. Roll out of the “Kid’s Matter” program to provide support and skills for our children to enjoy

sound social and emotional wellbeing so they can better meet the demands of modern society. Redevelopment of the two residences on the eastern side of the school oval to become a new

dual purpose “Kiss and Drop” and hard play facility. Completing the process of reviewing and formalising school policies to meet the requirements

of the Non - government Schools Registration Board. Policies completed this year include: School Formation Days policy (formerly pupil free days), Adult Positive Resolution Policy and Critical Incident and Crisis Management Policy and Procedure.

Over the year the Board also successfully investigated, deliberated and made decisions on many other issues including:

Issues and concerns raised by parents both directly with the board and through feedback provided in parent/student surveys.

Various OHS&W Issues including a review of traffic control relating to the new Kiss and Drop and the implications of the new National Work Health and Safety Laws.

Review of the school’s financial position, fees and finance policies. Consideration of educational opportunities, resources, facilities and experiences available to

our staff and students including learning and assessment tools for Religious Education, Maths and Reading.

Participating in initiatives of The Federation of Catholic Schools Parents and Catholic Education office to lobby both Federal and State politicians for better catholic school funding deals.

Review of recommendations for staff appointments, leave and professional training & development.

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Advertising and marketing our school to the local community. Encouraging and supporting all the efforts undertaken by our students’ parents and caregivers

and particularly the hard work and many successful initiatives of the Parents and Friends committee.

Various applications for grants or funding for a variety of school projects.

Discussions and decisions made by the Board are always geared toward getting the best outcomes for students and providing the best possible support to our teaching staff.

Having served previously on the St Martin’s Primary School Board in 2008 and 2009, I had the opportunity and privilege of holding the position of chairperson in 2012 and again 2013. As I will now be having a break and not re nominating I wish the incoming Board all the best in their endeavours.

As I have said previously being on the School Board has given me an interesting perspective of how our school operates. Unfortunately this is an opportunity only a relative few get to experience. While I have always been mindful of the effort that goes into educating our children, it wasn’t until spending some time on the Board that I can truly appreciated the magnitude of the task and the number of groups involved including: Catholic Education Office, the Federation of Catholic Schools Parents, the P&F group, OHSC staff, grounds, canteen, administration, teaching support and finance staff and above all the dedicated and talented teaching staff, Deputy Principal and Principal.

Our school is blessed with many committed staff and parent volunteers that selflessly go the extra mile to make St Martin’s the best possible school and learning environment for our children.

Once again I must acknowledge the tireless dedication displayed and hard work undertaken by our principal Maria D’Aloia. Her commitment and effort across such a wide range of tasks continues to amaze me. While the formal leadership structure of our school sees our Parish Priest and School Board having key responsibilities in the leadership of our school the true heartbeat of our school is Maria. Her personal efforts combined with her dedicated staff are what make our school prosper.

As everyone would be aware, Our School is celebrating our 50 Anniversary in 2014. To help mark this milestone a sub-committee was formed early in 2013. Made up of a wide range of parents, staff and parishioners and members of both the board and P & F. This group have come up with an exciting program of events and initiatives to be rolled out throughout this year making this a special year for our school community. I look forward to the experience and wish them every success for all their efforts.

Finally I recommend to the incoming Board to continue to develop and encourage the active involvement of student’s families in school life in partnership with school staff. The evidence shows where these partnerships are strong, school communities and students will reach their full potential. This can only happen if parents are prepared to take up the call and make the decision to get involved in any way they can.

Andrew Caruana Chairperson - St Martin’s Primary School Board

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Finance Report – 2013Introduction

The following report is for St. Martin’s Primary School financial statement for 2013.

Performance

Recurrent Income & Expenditure:

On a cash flow basis we returned a deficit of only $10k, against a budgeted loss of $309k. This 3% variance to budget is an outstanding result in financial management given the variations and challenges presented to the school throughout the year.

Significant contributors:o Tuition fees were over budget by 9% due to outstanding fees of $19k being paid off and

on time and early 2013 fee payments.o Payments of 48% more than budget from Catholic Education Office (CEO) relate to

staff salary reimbursements. o Salary related expenses contributed to the 3% budget over spend on expenses mostly

due to the union agreement to the 2012 EBA resulting in significant back payments in salaries.

The OHSC and VAC programmes produced a positive operating outcome. Congratulation to Donna Hulley and her team in achieving this against very dynamic operating conditions.

The Canteen produced a 20% smaller loss than budget, which is a good outcome. Managing a deficit budget is challenging so to achieve 1% variance from operating costs is very well done by Nives.

The Parents and Friend’s raised over $8,600. Fund raising events included the Mother and Father’s Day stalls, Bingo Night, the ever popular School Disco, catering for the sports day, concerts and newly introduced “sausage sizzle” at Northgate Shopping Centre. To all the members that helped during 2013 well done and thank you, a very good result.

Capital Income and Expenditure:

The significant capital project over 2013 was the implementation of the new ‘Kiss and Drop’ which has been funded by a BGA commonwealth grant of $200k, $50k additional from the Catholic Education Office and a further $20k was put into the project by the School, these funds had been set aside from the rental of the two houses formerly on the site. Seeing the result and recognising the safer environment shows this a wise and beneficial investment for the school community.

Capital expenditure for school equipment and consolidated loans was 8% under budget. Capital purchases included the new computer equipment.

Items of interest in relation to our performance through the year include:

A total of $393k was paid off our CDF loan (Catholic Development Fund). An interest subsidy of $100k was received from CEO and our school community contributed the balance toward debt repayment.

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Closing

We continue to carry debt from capital commitments of the school gym, we are however reassured by our partnership with CEO with a commitment to assure our ongoing financial viability, through the coming year. System changes at CEO meant the financial plan for the next five years has not yet been concluded, but will be finalised through 2014.

The 2014 budget has been drafted and submitted to CEO, based on the 2013 results with approximately 5% increase in line with CEO recommendations.

Peter Watterson

Chair of the Finance Committee.

27 February 2014

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FINANCIAL CASH STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2013

Actual Jan-Dec 2013 Budget Jan-Dec 2013 as presented to AGM Budget Jan-Dec 2014

RECURRENT INCOMETuition & Resource Fees $ 640,882 $ 587,950 $ 621,536Resource Fees received in advance $ 114,504 $ 80,000 $ 110,000Student Activities $ 26,307 $ 28,615 $ 25,555Interest $ 2,258 $ 2,500 $ 2,500State Government Grant $ 651,439 $ 512,840 $ 531,954Commonwealth Government Grant $ 1,967,921 $ 2,099,160 $ 2,171,468Commonwealth Government - PPL $ 21,052 $ - $ -Other Income $ 275,237 $ 185,934 $ 248,395Canteen/OSHC/Uniform Shop $ 291,962 $ 315,827 $ 308,841OSHC overhead facility costs $ 21,484 $ 21,484 $ 28,939Sundry $ 27,068 $ 27,045 $ 14,524Hire/rent facilities $ 20,533 $ 20,175 $ 23,770Parent & Friends donation $ - $ 5,000 $ 10,000

Total $ 4,060,646 $ 3,886,530 $ 4,097,482

RECURRENT EXPENDITURETeaching Salaries -$ 2,256,111 -$ 2,014,330 -$ 2,159,130Commonwealth Government - PPL -$ 21,923 $ - $ -School Support Staff Salaries -$ 327,676 -$ 351,935 -$ 369,356Salary Related Costs -$ 290,723 -$ 248,068 -$ 280,057Classroom Programs -$ 79,167 -$ 85,713 -$ 84,084Student Activities -$ 73,280 -$ 82,335 -$ 83,505Computing Expenses -$ 51,400 -$ 69,800 -$ 87,463Administration Overheads -$ 95,872 -$ 118,436 -$ 108,263Buildings/Grounds Overheads -$ 179,066 -$ 196,010 -$ 206,220Teaching Overheads -$ 16,834 -$ 26,665 -$ 15,950School Community -$ 4,292 -$ 5,150 -$ 9,300Levies -$ 182,069 -$ 184,815 -$ 185,922OHSW -$ 53 -$ 3,000 -$ 1,000Canteen/OSHC/Uniform Shop -$ 241,120 -$ 308,021 -$ 262,085OSHC overhead facility costs -$ 21,484 -$ 21,484 -$ 28,939Interest on loans -$ 155,842 -$ 156,265 -$ 142,517Computer lease expenses -$ 50,895 -$ 51,061 -$ 69,005

Total -$ 4,047,806 -$ 3,923,088 -$ 4,092,796

Actual Jan-Dec Budget Jan-Dec 2013 Budget Jan-Dec 201416

2013 as presented to AGM

CAPITAL INCOMEBGA Grant - Kiss & Drop Zone 2012/2013 $ 217,300 $ 200,000 $ 32,700Student levies $ 22,463 $ 24,070 $ 23,521

$ 239,763 $ 224,070 $ 56,221CAPITAL EXPENDITUREFurniture & Equipment -$ 12,681 -$ 14,000 -$ 10,000Computer Equipment -$ 5,966 -$ 10,000 -$ 10,000Capital works $ - -$ 35,000 -$ 35,000BGA Grant - Kiss & Drop Zone 2012/2013 -$ 201,635 -$ 200,000 -$ 55,230Principle on Loans -$ 237,705 -$ 237,985 -$ 255,898

Total -$ 457,986 -$ 496,985 -$ 366,128

Creditors as at 31 December 2013 -$ 114,449 $ - -$ 50,000-$ 114,449 $ - -$ 50,000

Cash Result Deficit: -$ 319,831 -$ 309,473 -$ 355,221

2013 2014Reconciled Cash at bank 31 December 2012 $ 476,049less Result 2013 -$ 319,831

$ 156,217

Cash at bank 31 December 2013 $ 270,949Less budget result 2014 -$ 355,221

Anticipated carried forward to 2015 (deficit) -$ 84,272

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2013 Parents & Friends Report

During 2013 the P & F continued to work collaboratively with the school board, staff & parents at St Martin’s to build a sense of community, involving new members of our community whilst supporting the school with fundraising and support.

Community Services

The P & F build community spirit by supporting school events, as well as, organising social events. Fundraising is not often the main emphasis but ensuring that a good time is had by all and friendships are formed that support our school financially is our main objective.

This year the P & F’s primary focus was to raise as much funds as we could to help with the new kiss and drop area.

The P&F received funding for another PIE grant of $1,300 which was partially spent on bringing educational consultant, Mark Le Messurier back to our community and an invitation was extended to all Catholic primary schools in the North East Region .

The P & F worked closely with class representatives helping to promote school funds and events. Moving forward in 2014, the ongoing partnership with class representatives will be a positive step in improving communication and knowledge within the school and help build a cohesive and inclusive school community.

The P & F are committed to the notion of continuous improvement, also advocated by the school, so please help us by letting us know what other events or things you would like us to consider in 2014 & beyond. Your input is truly valued and appreciated.

In 2013 P & F organised the following events:-

Sports day – March =$1,252.94 profit ($1,355 down on 2012). Entertainment books – June =$1,170.00 profit ($105 down on 2012). Mother’s day stall – May =$578.60 profit ($810 down on 2012). Disco – Term 2 & Term 4 =$1,716.05 profit $50 up on 21012). Athlete’s Foot promo $145 profit ($25 up on 2012) Father’s day Stall – September =$754.47 profit ($110 up on 2012) Christmas Concert BBQ = $1,017.15 profit Christmas Raffle = $1,170.95 profit Christmas Candles = $342.10 profit Mark Le Messurier workshop Morning teas for transition parents Morning tea for grandparents day

As mentioned the main emphasis for the P & F is FUN raising, but as demonstrated we not only had fun but raised significant funds for the school during 2013, with every event resulting in a profit.

Meetings

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Meetings were held monthly alternating between Monday & Wednesday nights at 7pm however, unfortunately we didn’t have a lot of committee members during 2013. Our meeting dates were advertised in the school newsletter every fortnight to inform and encourage others to join us.

In conclusion on behalf of the committee I would like to thank everyone who was involved with, and/or supported St Martin’s P & F throughout 2013! It would not be the committee it is without a little of everyone’s input and time. We encourage everyone that is a parent or family member with children at St Martin’s to join the P & F or support the events in any way they can, as it really is enjoyable and your children will love that you have taken an interest in their school too.

We extend our sincere appreciation for the continued support of the students, staff & parents throughout 2013.

Allison McCloyChairpersonThe P & F Committee - 2013

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15,723.73$

Income Expenses Profit/LossPIE Grant 1,300.00$ 1,300.00$ Bank Interest 65.68$ 65.68$ Sports Day 2,633.25$ 1,380.31$ 1,252.94$ Grandparents Day 66.68$ 66.68-$ Mother's Day Stall 2,155.60$ 1,577.00$ 578.60$ Disco (Term 2 & Term 3) 2,488.00$ 771.95$ 1,716.05$ Entertainment Books 1,170.00$ 1,170.00$ Donations 100.00$ 100.00-$ Staff purchases 66.40$ 66.40$ Athlete's Foot promo 145.00$ 145.00$ Father's Day Stall 1,576.30$ 821.83$ 754.47$ Cadbury Choc Fundraiser 2,850.00$ 1,679.83$ 1,170.17$ Mark Le Messurier workshop (PIE grant funds) 701.90$ 701.90-$ St Martin's Day 150.00$ 150.00-$ Movie Night (night was cancelled - Champagne purchased & being kept for future function)

119.98$ 119.98-$

Transition Morning Tea 63.93$ 63.93-$ Xmas Carols - BBQ 1,904.70$ 887.55$ 1,017.15$ Xmas Carols - Raffle 1,231.90$ 60.95$ 1,170.95$ Xmas Carols - Candle sales 367.10$ 25.00$ 342.10$ TOTALS 17,953.93$ 8,406.91$ 9,547.02$

25,270.75$ Less PIE Grants still to spend 901.00$

24,369.75$

Opening Balance at 1st January 2013

Closing Balance at 31st December 2013

ACTUAL Available Funds

2013 FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR : (ST MARTIN'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL - PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION)


20142013 WH&S Performance Report

Work Health & Safety Performance Report to the Board

11 March 2014

PurposeTo provide a summary of progress and current status of WH&S strategies, processes and activities within the organisation to demonstrate:

WH&S systems are working effectively Management commitment Control measures are in place There is evidence of continual improvement

Use of ReportsReporting on WH&S will assist the organisation to identify any emerging trends, measure and compare their WH&S performance, demonstrate their achievements in workplace safety and employee welfare, promote development of strategies to improve WH&S performance, and will assist Boards with determining future budget and resourcing requirements.

Instructions for UseThe WH&S Performance report should include:

1. Injury DataSummarise injury data for the reporting period for both workers compensation claims and incident data. This will include a more detailed breakdown of part of body injured.

2. Reportable IncidentsProvide information on any reportable incidents to Workplace Services and actions taken as a result. Reportable incidents include: death, injury that results in admittance to a hospital, fire, electrocution etc.

3. ConsultationIdentify the number of planned WH&S consultative meetings and workplace inspections against those conducted.

4. TrainingIdentify the number of new employees, those inducted and training planned against

Conducted.

5. Safety InitiativesThis section should be used to describe any WH&S improvements or initiatives, any awards received or any contribution made towards improving safety at a site or licence level.

6. Future Safety ImprovementsDescribe any areas identified for future improvements. These improvements may have been identified as a result of hazard reports, audits, workplace inspections, incidents, maintenance, etc.

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ResponsibilityIt is the responsibility of the Principal/Manager to:

ensure the reports are completed and presented to Board meetings summarise the reports and provide reports as per distribution below.

AuditApplication of this report may be subject to audit.

Report SummaryThe following is a summary of WH&S performance for the reporting period January to December 2013.

1. Injury Data

Injury data for the reporting period is summarised in the tables below.

Total no. workers compensation claims

2 Total no. employees currently on rehabilitation

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No. of injuries resulting in lost time 0 Total lost time 25 WeeksTotal no. of incidents/injuries/near miss reports

3 Total no. of investigations conducted 3

Summary of body parts injured from workers compensation claims and incident reports.

Part of Body No. Injuries Part of Body No. InjuriesUpper Limb WristLower limb 1 Feet/toesBack EyesTrunk Face 2Psychological Other (stomach)

Note: A lost time injury is a work related injury that results in time off work by way of a Prescribed Medical Certificate.

2. Reportable Incidents

The number of reportable incidents to Workplace Services: NilWorkplace Services attended: NoActions taken as a result of incident: N/A

3. ConsultationThe number of scheduled WH&S consultative meetings and workplace safety inspections versus actual is shown below.

Frequency Workplace Safety InspectionsMeetings Planned Achieved

These meetings are contained within Weekly Staff Meetings. Minutes are kept and are available in the ‘Staff Meetings’ folder.

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4. TrainingThe number of employees inducted and trained according to the training program are summarised below.

No. of new employees:Teachers - 5OSHC – 1TRT – 3ESO - 0

9 No. of new employees inducted within one week of commencement of work

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Training Program AchievedSite Induction YESSlips, Trips & Falls YESManual Handling YESBullying in the Workplace YESHazard Management YESRehabilitation & Return to Work Contact Person YESVoice YESBELS and Senior First Aid CPR YESWHS for Officers YES

5. AuditsSummary of Internal and External Audits conducted

INTERNAL AUDITS (undertaken by WH&S Coordinator)Date Areas Audited Non-

conformancesObservations

Term 22013

Vehicles o Nil o Nil

Term 32013

Skin Cancer Remote or Isolated Work

o Nilo Nil

o Nilo Nil

Term 42013

Rehabilitation Induction & Training Internal Audit Document Control

Health & Wellbeing

o Nilo Nilo Nilo Need to

archiveo Nil

o Nilo Nilo Nilo Nil

o Nil

EXTERNAL AUDIT (undertaken by Jane Ryan Catholic WH&S Auditor)Date Area Audited Non-

conformancesObservations

8/3/2013 Hazardous Manual Tasks o Nilo Manual

Handling to be placed on Induction Form for new workers.

o Manual Handling Brochure to be displayed on the WHS Board.

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6. WH&S Performance Report

Evacuation Drills were conducted on 4/4/2013 and 5/11/2013. Lock Ins were conducted on 12/6/2013 and 29/8/2013. Training Program details for 2013 are noted above. Training for 2014 has been identified through the Staff Performance Review process.

7. Significant Hazards Identified

No hazards have been identified.

8. Areas Identified for Future ImprovementThe following are areas which were identified for future improvement e.g.:

WH&S Business Manager to be updated. Follow up to Work Place Inspections.

9. Comments

The WH&S Co-ordinator has been proactive in attending a number of meetings at CEO during the year.

Name: Susanne HardingPositions/Role: Deputy Principal/WH&S OfficerDate: 26/2/2014

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2013 Canteen Report

The St Martin’s Canteen is located in the community hall kitchen, in the school hall and operates five days a week, providing both recess and lunch orders. A comprehensive menu list is provided to all families.

The Canteen has a window located in the School Hall which is opened at lunch time for “over the counter” sales. Window sales commence after the students have eaten their lunch. Window sales include fresh fruit, ice blocks, ice creams, crisps, drinks and a small range of sweets.

As a result of the Parent Satisfaction Survey 2013 it was decided to trial a broader range of foods. This has included more vegetarian options and halal products. Whilst every endeavour is made to include (Amber) healthy food options only, there are some “sometimes” (Red) foods available as the demand for these products is very strong.

The Canteen has a commitment to maintain a healthy financial position and remain a valuable service for the school community.

The Canteen organised ‘special days' during the year including ‘Footy Donut Days’ and ‘Sausage Sizzle Days’. It is important to have timelines for ordering on these days as the orders need to be placed with the suppliers due to the high number of items required. I have appreciated the support of parents who have kept to the specified timelines as this has helped me greatly with placing orders.

In order to attract more volunteers in the Canteen and raise community involvement in the School, I have a new roster requesting help between 12.00pm and 2.00pm each day to assist me serving during the lunch break. A roster will be placed in the Canteen for volunteers to add their names to any vacant time slots. I am hoping that by asking for volunteers to help for a specified period only, will encourage many of you to consider helping, even if it is only once a term.

Please support your school canteen. Our aim is to provide an ongoing service to our school community, at no cost to the School. Help us to achieve this.

Nives GrgicCanteen Manager

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2013 OSHC ReportAttendance Average for 2013

Before School Care 19 After School Care 41 Vacation Care 25

Fees

The fee structure for 2013 was: Before School Care $7.00; After School Care $16.00; Vacation Care full day $45.00; incursion and excursion $48.00

The fees will be reviewed during 2014 to ensure that our service remains on budget and financially viable.

Quality Improvement Plan

A QIP has been developed that addresses all areas outlined in the ‘My Time Our Place’ framework. “My Time Our Place” framework continues to inform our program, the children are observed during their play activities and information is recorded to add to our program.

An annual review of our service is conducted by an external agency which ensures the high standard of care from our professionally trained staff continues. All OSHC staff are trained through Uni SA or have attended Tafe SA. All our staff are fully qualified.

Staff are encouraged to attend professional development evenings, or weekends if the need arises. This includes Mandatory Reporting, First Aid Training, Asthma, Anaphylaxis and other necessary training they may need.

Enrolments – 2013

Enrolments have increased and continue to grow with the new intake of Reception children. Attendance does fluctuate throughout the year.

Departures

We farewell 6 children who have transitioned to High School and we extend our best wishes to them as they commence the next stage of their education.

OSHC Program

During the year the children have participated in some fantastic experiences in both After School Care and Vacation Care programs.

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These include such highlights as:-

Animals Anonymous. This organisation visited with possums, frog mouth owls, Frill neck lizards and other unusual animals which were all hand reared for the children to touch.

Our Amazing Race. The children were given their own passports which were stamped accordingly, when they had completed tasks related to a specific country.

Excursion Days. These are very popular with a large number of children attending Wiz Bang Café, Team Trampoline and The Odeon Cinema. Due to popular demand these excursions will continue to be offered in the Vacation Care Program.

Cooking. Cooking activities involving children have been very successful. Many have chosen to make muffins both during Vacation Care and also as a fund raiser during After School Care.

Science Experiments. The CSIRO also enlightened the children with their spectacular science experiments. The children participated in making life size bubbles and rockets using household ingredients.

We look forward to another exciting and enjoyable year in 2014.

Donna HulleyDirectorOSHC

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School Performance Report 2013

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St Martin’s Catholic Primary SchoolSt Martin’s Catholic Primary School is a systemic parish primary school situated in the North Eastern suburb of Greenacres. It was opened in 1964 by the Sisters of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, welcoming families from the local community and those who had recently migrated to Australia. We are committed to maintaining links with our founding sisters and their charism of welcoming all to our community.

We strive to keep the ‘spirituality of the heart’ at the core of our mission, with our motto being, Loving to learn – Learning to love. The school community is reflective of our multicultural society and we pride ourselves on nurturing a culture of mutual respect. We work earnestly to give witness to our mission of building a vibrant and caring community based on our core values of ;Respect, Acceptance, Safety, Responsibility, Honesty, Pride and Friendliness.

Our Vision is to build a school where the life of Jesus is at the heart of the spiritual development of the whole community and we aim to provide the best possible opportunities and environments to encourage successful lifelong learning. We value continuous and collaborative learning where children, teachers and families interact to build a lively, faith filled learning community. We strive to develop the full potential of each student and we respect and value the unique character, interest, gifts and abilities of all individuals.

We are committed to the notion of continuous improvement. Teachers strive to provide feedback to students, involve students in their own learning and adjust teaching practices to take account of student needs. Assessment for Learning guides us as educators to make informed decisions about our teaching and helps us to improve student learning. Data gained from student assessments, including both school based and NAPLAN are analyzed, and information gained is used to assist students in their learning and to inform teachers in regards to curriculum development and their own professional learning. Staff are committed to professional learning and embrace the notion of continual improvement.

Our focus in recent years has been to develop Spelling, Writing and Reading Comprehesion, with an emphasis on inferencing, interpretation and making connections between written ideas and. Our work in these areas has resulted in improvements in student learning outcomes. In 2011 our school was selected to join the Smarter School National Partnership which is a joint initiative of the Australian Government and Catholic Education Office South Australia. Focussing on improving student learning outcomes in Reading is the primary objective of participating in this project.

We are a co-educational school with a current enrolment of 372 students, Reception to Year 7.

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School Performance ReportSchool ICSEA value 1050

STUDENT INFORMATION

Total enrolments

374

Girls 189Boys 185

Full-time equivalent enrolments 374Indigenous students 1%Language background other than English 20%Student attendance rate 93.77%

Student Attendance Year: 2013

Year Level Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

RECEPTION 92.22 92.42 94.11 94.91

YEAR 01 95.04 95.11 92.80 94.85

YEAR 02 91.71 90.47 93.36 92.78

YEAR 03 94.76 92.88 94.46 94.42

YEAR 04 96.25 93.32 93.86 95.58

YEAR 05 95.42 93.56 91.59 93.75

YEAR 06 95.03 92.15 91.86 92.67

YEAR 07 90.22 90.48 91.53 91.19

Average: 93.83 92.55 92.95 93.77

If a student is absent from school parents are requested to inform the school by telephoning between 8:30 am and 9:00 am or sending the class teacher a note explaining the absence on the student’s return. Parents are requested to inform the Principal in writing if students will be absent for an extended period of time due to a family holiday etc. Class teachers will inform the Principal if a student is consistently absent. The Principal will then contact the parent to discuss.

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STAFFING 2014

PARISH PRIEST Fr Kym SpurlingPRINCIPAL Maria D’AloiaDEPUTY PRINCIPAL/APRIM Susanne HardingREC/STUDENT WELLBEING Rose Valenti

SPECIALIST TEACHERSART Sophie Melingakos (Term 1)

Mieke Davis (Term 2-4)

KEY LITERACY TEACHER/COACH Helen YoungLIBRARY SUPPORT Michele Dick and Wendy HillLANGUAGES Rita CampbellMUSIC Saxon WilsonPHYSICAL EDUCATION Michael WoodsSPECIAL EDUCATION Maria D’AloiaINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Susanne Harding (Term 1)

Katie Downie (Term 2-4)

Keryn McManus

CLASSROOM TEACHERS

RECEPTION Adrienne VeallRECEPTION Daina PericRECEPTION/YEAR 1 Maria Iannotti

YEAR 1 Katia Pedersen/Melissa JonesYEAR 1 Jan Millbank

YEAR 2 Helen Young/Katherine BelperioYEAR 2 Elisa Cirocco/Helen Belperio

YEAR 3 Toni RossiYEAR 3 Sue Fantasia/Monika Broikos

YEAR 4 Linda GentilcoreYEAR 4 Paul Panos/Michael Woods

YEAR 5 Megan PrattYEAR 5 Helen Williams (Term 1)

Katie Downie (Term 2-4)

YEAR 6/7 Rose ValentiYEAR 6/7 Mark Roberts

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EDUCATION SUPPORT OFFICERS Jill MeeBobby RodgersAngela NortonMary Jessup

WORK HEALTH SAFETY OFFICER Michele Dick

ADMINISTRATION Sue MellonNadia UdinaMichele DickAngela Norton

SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER Deidre Knight

CANTEEN MANAGER Nives Grgic

OUT OF HOURS SCHOOL CARE Donna Hulley

SCHOOL COUNSELLOR Michelle Roberts

GROUNDS PERSON Peter Kuerschner

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Staff Information

Teaching staff 32

Full-time equivalent teaching staff 20.8

Non-teaching staff 13

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff 7.5

Bachelor degree

Creative arts / entertainment / sport & recreation 1Education 37

Graduate diploma / Graduate certificate

Education 20Theology / Catholic studies & Catholic leadership 5

Master degree

Education 3

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Naplan Report 2013

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REPORT SUMMARY

This have been an exciting year for St Martin’s as our Naplan results have shown improvement, and in some cases results have been above the National average, across all year levels. Over the past 5 years that I have been analyzing NAPLAN data, preparing reports for staff and developing plans ‘of action,’ that focus on specific areas for teaching practice and am pleased to report that we are now ‘reaping the fruits of our labour’. Our focus on improvement has always included the whole school, R-7. We all take responsibility for teaching and learning in the areas that will help grow each students learning. As you read this report you will notice that our year 5 and 7 students achieved 100% national minimum standard in the following areas:

Year 5: Reading, Writing, Grammar and Punctuation and NumeracyYear 7: Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy

We are very proud of our year 3 students who sat the test for the first time and we have seen a mean growth in the year 3 data. We have quite a few students who experience some degree of difficulty in their learning and we have worked hard to support them resulting in positive growth in their learning. In the data, the standardised progress between 2011 and 2013 shows medium growth for the majority of our students. In the year 5 data we see upper growth occurring, which means that there are a low percentage of students who only showed low growth.

The National Partnerships consultant analysed our data to see our means growth compared to National and CESA schools. All our year levels have shown steady growth but the most impressive has been our year 5 cohort who reached 7.4% above the CESA schools means and 6.2% above the National mean.

Why the success?I believe that it is due to our dedicated teachers and staff who believe that every child can grow in their learning. Our teachers are dedicated to learning new ways to engage students in their learning and with each year build on their knowledge of ‘how students learn’. This year we have focused on ‘Student Feedback” and this has been fantastic for all students as it targets and builds on their learning. I believe also that National Partnerships have been an asset to the school and resulted in change of culture in the area of reading. This partnership has provided us with a Coach who has spent 4 days a week working with teachers and students in developing a deeper understanding of reading strategies and comprehension, along with the developing the rigours of reading deeply for sustained periods of time. Teachers have valued the partnership and I believe this learning will be sustained in years to come. This partnership also provided the opportunity to look closely at the data and analyse focus areas for the school, cohorts, classes and students.

We also have reading support programs that run side by side the reading program. Students who need more one on one reading support get this through the following programs: Reading Recovery, Discovering Reading, Rocket Reading and Rainbow Reading.

Naplan is only a snapshot of a students learning in a moment of time, but looking at the data over the last 3 years, it has been a delight to witness a definite growth in all of our students learning.

Helen YoungNaplan Co-ordinatorReading CoachEAL Focus TeacherKey Literacy Teacher

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NAPLAN St Martin’s Catholic Primary School SCHOOL SUMMARY REPORT 2013YEAR 3

Count of students who were present, absent, exempted and withdrawnComponent Present Absent Exempted WithdrawnReading 45 2 1 2Writing 45 2 1 2Spelling 46 1 1 2Grammar and Punctuation

46 1 1 2

NumeracyNo calculator

45 2 1 2

YEAR 5Count of students who were present, absent, exempted and withdrawnComponent Present Absent Exempted WithdrawnReading 28 3 0 1Writing 29 1 0 2Spelling 30 1 0 1Grammar and Punctuation

30 1 0 1


28 3 0 1

YEAR 7Count of students who were present, absent, exempted and withdrawnComponent Present Absent Exempted WithdrawnReading 27 2 0 1Writing 28 1 0 1Spelling 27 2 0 1Grammar and Punctuation

27 2 0 1


27 2 0 1

NumeracyCalculator

27 2 0 1

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REPORT SUMMARY

This year we have seen significant growth in our students Naplan results and I believe it is due to explicit targeted teaching, partnered high expectations and persistence in making a difference to student growth.

Percentage of students who have achieved the minimum standardYear 3 % students who achieved the National Minimum StandardComponent 2011 2012 2013Reading 100 96 96Writing 94 100 96Spelling 97 96 94Grammar and Punctuation 97 92 94Numeracy 97 94 93

The year 3 results were above what was expected. The student cohort have a large range of learning needs including dyslexia, language disorders and funded disabilities. Students are being monitored and given feedback regularly to improve learning and we have seen growth in each student. Year 5 % students who achieved the National Minimum StandardComponent 2011 2012 2013Reading 87 87 100Writing 90 90 100Spelling 97 97 97Grammar and Punctuation 97 97 100Numeracy 93 93 100

The year 5 results were very pleasing. These students have been targeted over many years and this year it has resulted in improved results.

Year 7 % students who achieved the National Minimum StandardComponent 2011 2012 2013Reading 98 85 100Writing 95 94 96Spelling 95 88 100Grammar and Punctuation 95 94 100Numeracy 98 97 100

The year 7 results were very pleasing. These students have been targeted over many years and this year it has resulted in improved results. Growth in the means score for 2011, 2012 and 2013The mean scores have also steadily improved in most areas and looking at the state and national we are getting closer to achieving those as well.Year 3 MEAN SCORESComponent 2011 2012 2013Reading 412 408.1 410.4Writing 387 389.3 376.2Spelling 419 413.9 398.5Grammar and Punctuation 426 394 415.7Numeracy 405 381.1 376.6

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Year 5 MEAN SCORESComponent 2011 2012 2013Reading 460 498.1 508.4Writing 467 463 486.9Spelling 485 482.2 506.8Grammar and Punctuation 474 482.7 529.8Numeracy 452 472.2 508.3

Year 7 MEAN SCORESComponent 2011 2012 2013Reading 537 494.5 531.5Writing 556 522.4 541.4Spelling 551 522.9 538.3Grammar and Punctuation 534 506.4 514.7Numeracy 531 500.6 519.8

Reduction in student below minimum standardWe have seen a reduction in students who achieved below the minimum standard. 2011 13 students below minimum standard2012 26 students below minimum standard2013 6 students below minimum standard

ESTIMATED STANDARDISED STUDENT PROGRESS BETWEEN 2011-2013 LITERACY AND NUMERACYYear 5 Reading NumeracyPROGRESS/GROWTH

SCHOOL AUSTRALIA SCHOOL AUSTRALIA

LOW 17% 25% 13% 25%MEDIUM 48% 50% 43% 50%UPPER 35% 25% 43% 25%

Year 7 Reading NumeracyPROGRESS/GROWTH

SCHOOL AUSTRALIA SCHOOL AUSTRALIA

LOW 8% 25% 17% 25%

MEDIUM 68% 50% 67% 50%

UPPER 24% 25% 17% 25%

Low – Student progress between tests is low when compared with students of similar ability.

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Medium – Student progress between tests is low when compared with students of similar ability.Upper – Student progress between tests is high when compared with students of similar ability.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Teachers have analysed the data for their year level based on Naplan data and then use the data to inform learning in 2014. Teachers will plan with the Literacy Coach and will use the data that has been analysed to plan learning opportunities for students in 2014. Literacy Coaching will continue 1 day a week. Due to the decrease in time classes will be selected based on the greatest area of needs plus years 3, 5 and 7 preparations for Naplan in term 1 and first few weeks of term 2. Introduction of the Early Years Numeracy Assessment for students at risk will begin in 2014.YEAR 3 RESULTSENGLISH

Literacy Coach will work in with the students and class teacher in areas identified in the Pat Reading and Naplan results and based on the area of need from that data.

Writing Writing focus for 2014 will be on persuasive and narrative texts to prepare for Naplan 2014. Focus on all areas of writing; audience, text structure, ideas, persuasive devices, vocabulary,

cohesion, paragraphing, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling.

Spelling Continued focus in all areas of spelling. See report for details.

Grammar and Punctuation Continued focus in all areas of grammar and punctuation. See report for details.

Reading Identifying and locating information Continue with inferring strategies Interpreting texts Continue developing strategies in being able to directly locate answers from a text Planning session at the start of the year and at the end of term 2 outlining expectations

reading expectations and areas for focus based on Naplan and Pat R data.

NUMERACY See the report

YEAR 5 RESULTS

ENGLISH Literacy Coach will work in with the students and class teacher in areas identified in the Pat

Reading and Naplan results and based on the area of need from that data. Writing

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Writing focus for 2014 will be on persuasive and narrative texts to prepare for Naplan 2014. Focus on all areas of writing; text structure, vocabulary, paragraphing, punctuation.

Spelling Spelling is a strong area in the data so continue with the same approach and learning

experience as last year. See report for details for small areas for focus.

Grammar and Punctuation Once again Grammar and punctuation is a strong area in the data so continue with the same

approach and learning experiences as last year. See report for details for small areas for focus.Reading

Interpreting strategies Our results show a great improvement in inferring skills and there are a couple areas to focus

on. See report for a couple of areas for focus. Continued focus on the Purpose of a text.

NUMERACY see the report

YEAR 7 RESULTS

ENGLISH Literacy Coach will work in with the students and class teacher in areas identified in the Pat

Reading and Naplan results and based on the area of need from that data.

Writing Writing focus for 2014 will be on persuasive and narrative texts to prepare for Naplan 2014. Continue the same learning experiences and focus as the data showed excellent results

Spelling Continued focus in all areas of spelling. See report for details.

Grammar and Punctuation Continued focus in all areas of Grammar. See report for details.

Reading Interpreting Analysing Synthesizing

Numeracy See the report

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1. The Catholic Ethos is visible and evident at St Martin's School.

Strongly Disagree Disagree Unsure Agree Strongly

Agree Total0% 0% 7.41% 62.96% 29.63% 270 0 2 17 8 27

Strongly Disagree DisagreeUnsureAgreeStrongly Agree

2. My child(ren) has felt welcomed into the community.


Agree Total0% 0% 3.85% 46.15% 50% 260 0 1 12 13 26

Strongly DisagreeDisagreeUnsureAgreeStrongly Agree

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3. My child(ren) is/are happy at St Martin's School.


Agree Total0% 0% 0% 48.15% 51.85% 270 0 0 13 14 27


4. My child(ren) is/are making good progress at school.


Agree Total0% 3.70% 3.70% 51.85% 40.74% 270 1 1 14 11 27


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5. My child(ren) feels safe at school.


Agree Total0% 0% 11.54% 61.54% 26.92% 260 0 3 16 7 26


6. Teaching of my child(ren) has been of a high standard this year.


Agree Total0% 7.41% 0% 55.56% 37.04% 270 2 0 15 10 27


7. My child(ren)'s teacher/s have high but realistic expectations of my child(ren).

Disagree Strongly Disagree Unsure Agree Strongly

Agree Total0% 7.41% 7.41% 48.15% 37.04% 27

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0 2 2 13 10 27

DisagreeStrongly DisagreeUnsureAgreeStrongly Agree

8. The homework that is given enhances on what my child(ren) learns in school.


Agree Total0% 11.11% 11.11% 44.44% 33.33% 270 3 3 12 9 27


9. My child(ren) has benefitted from the additional learning programs that are offered. (e.g. Reading Recovery, Rocket Reading, Early Intervention, Super Speakers).


Agree Total4.35% 4.35% 39.13% 21.74% 30.43% 23

1 1 9 5 7 23

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10. There is a good range of co curricula activities offered. (e.g. Performances, Year 7 camp, incursions and excursions)


Agree Total0% 7.69% 7.69% 57.69% 26.92% 260 2 2 15 7 26


11. The school helps my child(ren) to become more mature and take on responsibility.


Agree Total0% 0% 3.70% 66.67% 29.63% 270 0 1 18 8 27

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12. Leadership opportunities for my child(ren) are available and supported through the school.


Agree Total0% 0% 30.77% 50% 19.23% 260 0 8 13 5 26


13. I am kept well informed about my child(ren)'s progress through the end of semester reports and parent/teacher interviews.


Agree Total3.70% 0% 7.41% 59.26% 29.63% 27

1 0 2 16 8 27

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14. I feel comfortable about approaching the school with questions, suggestions or a problem.


Agree Total0% 3.70% 14.81% 48.15% 33.33% 270 1 4 13 9 26


15. I am happy with the overall direction and focus of the school.


Agree Total0% 3.70% 18.52% 40.74% 37.04% 270 1 5 11 10 27

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16. I find the staff friendly and helpful.


Agree Total0% 0% 3.70% 37.04% 59.26% 270 0 1 10 16 27


17. Would you be interested in being part of the School Board or the Parent & Friends Committee?


Agree Total4% 16% 48% 16% 16% 251 4 12 4 4 25

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18. My child(ren) enjoy the Physical Education programs. (e.g. Be Active Sport Program, Swimming and Dance lessons)


Agree Total0% 3.70% 3.70% 44.44% 48.15% 270 1 1 12 13 27


19. My child(ren) enjoy the Italian program.


Agree Total0% 0% 11.11% 59.26% 29.63% 270 0 3 16 8 27

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20. My child(ren) enjoy the music program.


Agree Total0% 0% 15.38% 57.69% 26.92% 260 0 4 15 7 26


21. My child(ren) enjoy the Arts program.


Agree Total0% 0% 7.41% 62.96% 29.63% 270 0 2 17 8 27

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22. My child(ren) enjoy activities in the OSHC program.


Agree N/A Total0% 3.70% 11.11% 29.63% 37.04% 18.52% 270 1 3 8 10 5 27

Strongly DisagreeDisagreeUnsureAgreeStrongly AgreeN/A

23. My family uses the canteen facilities.


Agree N/A Total7.69% 0% 3.85% 42.31% 34.62% 11.54% 26

2 0 1 11 9 3 26

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24. I endorse the selection of foods available for the children.


Agree N/A Total3.70% 3.70% 18.52% 40.74% 25.93% 7.41% 27

1 1 5 11 7 2 27


25. Any other comments?

As a new family to the school in 2013 we have felt extremely supported and happ with our child's progress.10/17/2013 3:19 PM

Need to be informed more frequently about child(ren)'s progress. Unfortunately mychild has fallen subject to teasing and bullying at school. Although dealt with appropriately, my child has become more dependent on others, as a result, rather than feel comfortable with his on decisions. This is a shame. He used to be really confident. With TLC and more encouragement, he should be bounce back. St Martin's has the right idea here. Well done.10/17/2013 3:18 PM

Mrs Auciello is awesome!

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10/17/2013 3:14 PM

If homework is to be given, please make sure it is relevant, interesting and actually marked.10/17/2013 3:12 PMLove the environmental focus e.g. pond Catholic Charity focus is positive and following through to home. Specialist teachers are fabulous. Incursions/Excursions are relevant and cover a broad range of experience.10/17/2013 3:08 PM

As a family, we have felt very welcomed into the school community this year - Lep's first at St Martin's. Jan Millbank is to be commended for the relationship she has built with Leo and for the extra time and commitment that she has provided to ensure that Leo is supported and extended in his learning. Thank you, Catherine & Stephen10/17/2013 3:05 PM

More class discussions needed to reinforce that bullying and racism is not acceptable and can be very detrimental to the well being of children both mentally and physically.10/17/2013 3:02 PM

We love the school and it due to the warm firndly it projects. Heard OSHC program is good.10/17/2013 3:01 PM

Sometimes we wonder if too much is expected of the kids but then we are guided by the school and teacher as experts that is why we were 'unsure' in our answers re. expectations. also sometimes we feel questions and approaches re. problems is accepted and welcomed and another time we they are dismissed and concerns are not addressed or heard. Finally I usually do raise the uniform issue. I really appreciated Mrs D'Aloia messag in the newsletter re. adhering to uniform. I am curious how the school follows this up and administers as I don't see that really occurring but it is good that the message has been reinforced.10/17/2013 2:59 PM

Would like more sporting options, particularly for Junior primary e.g. Basketball, soccer More variety in the Vacation Care Program10/17/2013 2:55 PMSome schools now have online ordering for lunch orders - would be brilliant if you could implement this.10/17/2013 2:50 PM

1. I think Vicki has done a brilliant job in assisting the new receptions in their transition to school. She has a patient and nurturing nature and was a good choice for the class. As a parent new to the school, I have found her to be approachable and also forthcoming with feedback about my child - thankyou. 2. With the rising rate of obesity in Australia, it is imperative that we encourage and enable our children to be active at every opportunity. I would like girls to be able to wear pants like the boys as they are more practical for physical activity. For example, kicking balls, crawling / rolling along the ground, climbing (dresses can get stepped on and cause falls), cartwheels etc are much easier in pants. It is also more modest as knickers can often be exposed during physical play. I would go so far as to say I would love the children to be able to wear sneakers to school but understand that this is unlikely. 3. Re: canteen food. I am disappointed in the amount of unhealthy food on the school canteen menu. We have tried very hard to raise our children on healthy food and feel the school is exposing them to unhealthy foods (e.g. they are influenced by what their friends eat). I do appreciate that there are healthy options available e.g. the quelchers ice blocks but wish that the other unhealthy varieties were not available . Young children are impulse driven unfortunately do not have the capacity to understand the long term consequences of their food choices. Bad habits established young can be difficult to

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break leading to obesity and the health problems associated with it e.g. bullying, low self esteem, heart disease, diabetes, cancer. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/E957A2FD2F25C36BCA2574830007BAF2/$File/Guidelines%20for%20healthy%20foods%20and%20drinks%20supplied%20in%20school%20canteens.pdf Thanks9/25/2013 2:34 PM

I find the choices available at the canteen to be very unhealthy. the OSHC program leads a stronger, more influential, honest and child friendly leader with improved communication with parents While the overall school is good, classroom learning is outdated, repetitive and does not teach the children skills they will need in further learning. Too much is focused on worksheets and not interactive engagement where the children take responsibility for their learning, work with others and become modern learners. The teachers are caring and provide support for the children, but need to update their teaching styles across all year levels especially middle to upper.9/19/2013 9:55 PM

Needs a "not applicable" category for question 9 as this is not applicable to us and many others but I've had to answer unsure. We are very happy at St Martin's however feel the cliquey nature of the P&F make a lot of people feel unwelcome.9/18/2013 5:42 PM

1. I like coming to St Martin’s Catholic Primary School?


Agree Total2.69% 2.10% 9.88% 30.84% 54.49% 334

9 7 33 103 182 334


2. I feel that I am making good progress at St Martin’s Catholic Primary school?

Strongly Disagree Unsure Agree Strongly Total54

Disagree Agree0.60% 0.91% 9.06% 47.73% 41.69% 331

2 3 30 158 138 331


3. I feel safe at St Martin’s Catholic Primary School?


Agree Total1.20% 3.00% 7.51% 29.73% 58.56% 333

4 10 25 99 195 333


4. I am kept informed about my progress?


Agree Total1.22% 1.22% 14.33% 46.65% 36.59% 328

4 4 47 153 120 328

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5. I feel comfortable approaching teachers and staff with questions or problems?


Agree Total1.82% 3.64% 10.91% 36.36% 47.27% 330

6 12 36 120 156 330


6. The school listens to the views of students and takes suggestions into account?


Agree Total1.23% 3.38% 17.85% 41.23% 36.31% 325

4 11 58 134 118 325

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7. School staff explains how I can continue my learning at home?


Agree Total1.22% 2.75% 11.01% 36.70% 48.32% 327

4 9 36 120 158 327


8. There are a range of extracurricular activities available for students?


Agree Total0.92% 1.54% 12.62% 37.54% 47.38% 325

3 5 41 122 154 325

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9. The facilities at St Martin’s Catholic Primary School are well maintained and presented?


Agree Total0.93% 2.47% 11.73% 45.06% 39.81% 324

3 8 38 146 129 324


10. My teacher(s) provide me with useful and effective feedback about my school work?


Agree Total0.93% 1.23% 8.64% 35.19% 54.01% 324

3 4 28 114 175 324

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11. I feel like a valued member of the school community?


Agree Total0.62% 2.16% 9.26% 28.70% 59.26% 324

2 7 30 93 192 324


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I like coming to work at St Martin's Catholic Primary School.

Disagree

Strongly Disagree Unsure Agree Strongly

Agree Total0% 0% 0% 12.50% 87.50% 160 0 0 2 14 16


1. I am continuing to grow as a professional at St Martin's Catholic Primary School.


Agree Total0% 0% 0% 31.25% 68.75% 160 0 0 5 11 16


2. I feel safe at St Martin's Catholic Primary School.


Agree Total

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0% 0% 0% 31.25% 68.75% 160 0 0 2 14 16


3. I am kept informed about decisions that are made in the school.


Agree Total0% 0% 6.25% 56.25% 37.50% 160 0 1 9 6 16


4. I feel comfortable approaching my colleagues with questions or problems.


Agree Total0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 160 0 0 8 8 16

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5. The school leadership listens to the views of students, parents and staff and takes suggestions into account.


Agree Total0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 160 0 0 8 8 16


6. I feel valued and supported by the students and parents in the school community.


Agree Total0% 0% 18.75% 62.50% 18.75% 160 0 3 10 3 16

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7. Staff have access to a range of Professional Learning opportunities.


Agree Total6.67% 0% 0% 46.67% 46.67% 15

1 0 7 7 15


8. The facilities at St Martin's Catholic primary School are well maintained and presented.


Agree Total0% 0% 6.25% 50% 43.75% 160 0 1 8 7 16

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9. I feel like a valued member of the school community.


Agree Total0% 0% 6.25% 56.25% 37.50% 160 0 1 9 6 16


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Documents

The Vision of St Martin’s Catholic School is to Booklet 2014.docx · Web viewThe Vision of St Martin’s Catholic School is Loving to Learn Learning to Love Our Mission therefore