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At Sandringham East Primary School our community
vision is ...
To provide students with the highest quality
education, empowering them to optimize the necessary talents and skills
to fulfil their dreams…….
“Always Our Best”
We believe that:
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Student learning takes place in a
safe, friendly, stimulating and happy environment.
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The School Community are active
partners and participants in the life of the school.
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Staff encourage students to develop
a love of learning and to be engaged in the process of life long
learning.
At Sandringham East Primary School we
aim to fulfil our vision to provide students with the highest quality
education, empowering them to optimize the necessary talents and skills
to fulfil their dreams, talents and ambitions. Sandy East is a
coeducational school located 15 kilometres SE of the city centre of
Melbourne. The vast grounds at Sandringham East are surrounded by a
serene sanctuary. The front gate area has been developed through the
generosity of Sandringham Rotary working with the school community - we
are a uniquely safe school with our main building providing a barrier to
the street. The facilities have been developed to support student
learning and sustainability initiatives such as the chicken run,
oriental garden, indigenous garden and vegetable patch which have made a
big impact on the school.
The majority of our students are from
the immediate locality. Sandringham East Primary School borders
Sandringham College Senior Campus and enjoys a supportive partnership
with the college. The majority of students speak English as their first
language at home and 14.5% of families (39 families and 52 students or
14% of the school enrolment) receive the Educational Maintenance
Allowance (EMA).
Our unique Cook and Care program also
offers support in times of crisis and need for individual families.
Parental participation in school activities and programs, including
fundraising ventures, school environment maintenance and development and
curriculum and classroom support programs, is greatly valued. The
significant contribution of the school community to the building of a
library resource centre is well recognized and provides a wonderful
resource for students. Interactive Whiteboards are installed in all
classrooms in the school as well as the library and Japanese rooms.
Fifty portable notebooks have been purchased to support the existing
stand alone computers in every classroom.
At SEPS we believe protecting our
environment needs to be of paramount concern to the whole community. We
are a Waste Wise school supporting the protection of our environment and
its sustainability. Environmental problems and social issues are
explored so students will develop an awareness of their responsibilities
to society.
Our school priority encompasses
teaching and learning with a target for students to:
Think. Imagine. Become!
Academic results at Sandy East compare
favourably to Schools with like Student Family Occupation and the State
benchmarks, which shows excellent student achievement progress. Our
teaching team are dedicated and committed to the expectation that our
students continue to achieve to their best. The school has achieved
accreditation as a Performance & Development Culture School.
Professional learning is a high priority for teachers.
The recent development of facilities
with the Federal Government National Pride funding of $150,000 has
refurbished the prep classrooms and the administration area. We are
looking forward as a Round 2 participant in the Building Education
Revolution Program where we will benefit from the building of six new
classrooms and a library learning centre.
School Councillors always make a
significant contribution to the management of the school through
development of policy and leadership of committees. Parents play an
integral role in the education of our students through voluntary help in
classrooms, on excursions, camps, sports days, bike education, working
bees, hunger busters, uniform shop, canteen, newsletter production and
head lice inspections.
A Volunteer Reading Assistance program
involving community members provided reading support to many year 1
students.
School Goals….
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To improve learning outcomes for
all students in the English and Mathematics domains of the Victorian
Essential Learning Standards.
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To develop in students the skills,
knowledge and attitudes necessary for optimum transition through the
various stages of schooling.
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To engage all students in their
learning and develop in each individual a sense of wellbeing and
connectedness to school.
Key Improvement Strategies are
to….
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Build teaching and learning
practice from prep-6 with a particular focus on whole school
consistency in the teaching and assessment of reading, writing,
spelling, oral language and mathematics.
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Build a supportive and secure
learning environment which promotes resilience and socially
responsible behaviour in all students.
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Enhance transition and learning
pathway processes as students move into, through and beyond the
school.
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