MY VISION OF EDUCATION AT NEWTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Education is a life long process and Newton Primary School, along with parents and the community must play a vital role in developing an ongoing “love of learning”.  It must be remembered that our future economic and technological society will evolve more quickly and these children will probably be retrained several times for different types of employment during their lifetime. 

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Schools are not just buildings but a collaborative community of students, parents, teachers and the local community with a shared value structure.  Notions of social justice, individual differences, democracy, caring, community responsibility, integrity, ethics, academic rigour and good communication must be central to this school community.

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 All students at Newton Primary School are individuals and we must promote a school culture that:

• develops the whole child,

• encourages and supports students to be responsible for their own learning,

• encourages and develops a sense of self motivation and a desire for students to achieve  high standards at their own level,

• promotes excellence both individually and collectively,

• strives to achieve a high standard of basic literacy and numeracy skills, and

• develops skills that utilise technology in the collection, processing and sharing of  information.

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With the introduction of the Western Australian Curriculum, a developmental approach to learning has been implemented across all learning areas and augmented with an eclectic, yet explicit approach to teaching so students are presented with a wide range of learning strategies, tools and options.

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However, this can not be fully achieved unless the community and the parents are actively involved in the decision making processes that aim to achieve this standard of educational excellence.  Parents have a clear and proper interest in their children’s education and need to be offered the opportunity to become involved in all aspects of their children’s lives – including having access to and working with students in the classroom.  Clearly the more involved parents become in the classroom the more likely they are to be informed when they participate in school decision making.  Thus, a strong school community is an essential ingredient in the continuing development of Newton Primary School.

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Truly effective education at Newton Primary School is a joint enterprise between the parents, school and community who work together for the improvement of student outcomes for all children.

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Sam Tingle 

Principal

  MACEL