Wadeye+update+of+plan

STAFF INVOLVED : Sue and Bernadette - Maths co-ordinators Helen Cooney - Principal Ann Coffey - Practitioner in Residence

POSSIBLE PROBLEMS : Irregular attendance of students Lack of parent involvement in school Staff may be unwilling to take photos of lessons, may not have easy access to camera. High turnover of staff each year, also during the year.

What we have achieved so far: RESOURCES: With the help of Ann Coffey, we have audited all the Maths resources in Early Childhood and Primary. We decided to move the resources to a separate storeroom, away from literacy, art, craft etc. We have asked for more shelves to be built in the room, for easier storage, access and identification. This will be done in the school holidays (we had hoped for it earlier). We also identified where resources are lacking and have ordered these where possible. Resources have been organised into boxes, and labelled.

COMMUNICATION: Sue and Bernadette spoke to the Primary staff at our weekly "Learning Together". Explained the LAND project. Asked staff to try to attempt more engaging and motivating lessons, and record these lessons by taking photos and sharing these lessons with the rest of us. Shared the 25 characteristics of effective maths teachers. Discused briefly, but it would have been good to have more discussion - time is often an issue with these meetings, with many things to discuss. Encouraged staff to record lessons in charts and displays around the classroom. This has been successful, as there is some excellent work and mathematical language on display.

QUICKSMART Co-ordinator: Sue Tutor: Emily Finally got it started in Week 2, after a slow start. Testing went ok, but took a while to set up a room. The room we chose ended up being the room we are using as the Maths resource room, which seemed a good idea at the time. It's a bit crowded, but will be better when we have more shelves built. Kids enjoy going there, and Emily has put up posters etc, and is good with the kids. Problems: - initially, finding an adequate space; - poor attendance of some students (even though the tatrget students were good attenders); - interruptions to the school routine e.g. hip-hop, circus skills programs, disruptions to power, funerals, special visitors, camps, sickness. - tutor will be leaving in June, so I need to find and train a new tutor. - some worksheets need modifying. Too much on one page, too difficult for students. - feelings of isolation. It would be good to know if we are on track with other schools, especially remote schools. It would be great to have a consultant at CEO who knows about Quicksmart, the CAAS data storage, and especially one who could visit our school (similar to the support provided for Accelerated Literacy).