Upload
tiffany-stokes
View
217
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Valuing Our Living Faith CommunityOur Values Journey
LIVING FAITH LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
LIVING FAITH LUTHERAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
•Located at Murrumba Downs and opened in 2001.Enrolment of 400 students. •Built on site as Living Faith Lutheran Church-venue for worship and aim to continue close working relationship
•School prides itself in being a caring community and providing a sound education with a Christian emphasis. There is a strong sense of community.
Caters for children from Prep to Year 6.
Students come from a variety of religious backgrounds.
Partner school with Grace Lutheran College.
Growing school community. Building on going.
Triple streaming began 2009 (third class commencing this year)
Strategic Plan 2007-2012
Our VisionTo be a school
of integrity that provides
forward looking
education founded on the love of Christ.
Our MissionTo provide a learning environment permeated by Christ’s love, where children can develop a balanced character, be confident in their talents, gracious in service and comfortably aware of their social environments. (Draft form)
LQL’sLifelong Qualities for Learning- Introduced Lutheran…. 200…
Implemented within Christian Studies Units- language, posters appropriate to year levels, implemented in classrooms Awards- introduced one at a time
Identifying our VALUES
Identifying Values Schoolcommunity wanted to seecontinued and developed
in the future of a growing
schoolcommunity
Values Forum /Triple Streaming- identified values maintain +
Student workshops- focuseddiscussions, random surveys.
Aim- identify issues, what students enjoy about school, identify
key words to help create values
Introduced values start of 2009 Term One -Assembly
Create statements- staff input, phrasing
Art –collect drawings to represent values (students)
Introducing the Values- The Journey BeginsIntroduce values start year Term One – 1 per week
Introducing the VALUES
What can we do to show Team Work at Living Faith? Check out what the Year 6’s thought…
TEAMWORK in STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS……..
Cooperating and being friendly towards others in the school community.
Enthusiastically taking part in team activities – helping out at fundraising events, in the classrooms and volunteering at the
Tuckshop
Helping others with their work and problems
Including everyone and making new families feel welcome
Encouraging each other and not putting people down
Supporting each other by sharing and caring for everyone in our school community
TEAMWORK in STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS……..
Being willing to give it a go and try your best.
Enjoying each other’s company!
Showing a positive attitude towards others
Sharing their ideas and listening to the ideas of others
GO Team!
Doing Your Best
At our school we do our best in all that we do, being persistent and willing to
take on new challenges.
Persistence
Taking on new challenges
Team WorkAt our school we show team work by encouraging everyone to participate in group activities and cooperate with others.
Responsibility
At our school we are organised for learning.
We show self control and aim to be good role models, being responsible for ourselves, our community and our environment.
‘Captain Responsible’
RespectAt our school we show respect by speaking kindly and caring for each other and our environment.
Respect is knowing and appreciating that everyone is unique with special gifts.
CompassionAt our school we encourage and show kindness by what we say and do and by supporting and serving others.
Support Kindness
Showing empathy
Forgiveness
At our school we show forgiveness by giving others another chance and saying sorry.
We forgive as God forgives us.
Values Embedded in the Curriculum
Values Embedded -3 Levels of PlanningSchool Curriculum Documents- Yearly OverviewTerm OverviewWeekly Overview(Year levels -two values focus per term, all covered by end of
year)
Focus Teaching & Learning Strategies-• Inquiry Based Units & Action Learning• Critical Thinking Skills & Collaborative Learning
StrategiesReportingValues Project
How to support each other
Making the right choice
Expressing our thoughts & feelings
Brownie
Circle time &
Restorative Justice
Feeling cards
Classroom Behaviour
Management
Respect for each other
Be responsible for your own actions
Effects of our behaviours on the whole group
Respect Indigenous culture,
roles,traditions &
celebrations
Appreciation of the uniqueness of
theway their cultureconnects and cares
withthe community andenvironment
Integrated Studies
Focusing on different values
Incorporating values into each day
Planning
Implicit & Explicit
• experiences • • Activating the values • language
Devotions & Christian
Studies
Chapel Teamwork & Fruit of the Spirit
Chapel & Christian Studies Focus
Where from here?………Aim-Deep embedding of values within the
school curriculum1.Teacher planning- release time, collaboratively
planning /incorporate Values Modules. Explore practical strategies explicitly and
implicitly embedding in teaching and learning experiences
2. Resource units3. Revisit & reassess current teaching practice nd
units- enhance values learning outcomes.4. Signage & Banners. 5. Bringing Values Project to life
VALUES PROJECTYear Level Values Project-
• To create a values focused resource or visual display, environmental model/art piece (mural, sculpture, teaching/ student resource)
• Designed /created by students with classroom teachers/ parents
• Students designs /resources will be shared at Celebration Breakfast –Living Faith “Live” SHARING with community LIVING FAITHS VALUES
• Celebration Breakfast (end of Term 3)-community sharing, business connections
Living Faith Values
WWWhheWhen we don’t use TEAMWORK…
When we When we don’t use don’t use
team work we team work we make other make other people sad.people sad.