2017 Mullaway Public School Annual Report...From our communication audit and strategic plan to...

Mullaway Public SchoolAnnual Report

2017

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Printed on: 13 April, 2018 of 18 Mullaway Public School 4606 (2017)

Introduction

The Annual Report for 2017 is provided to the community of Mullaway Primary School as an account of the school'soperations and achievements throughout the year.

It provides a detailed account of the progress the school has made to provide high quality educational opportunities forall students, as set out in the school plan. It outlines the findings from self–assessment that reflect the impact of keyschool strategies for improved learning and the benefit to all students from the expenditure of resources, including equityfunding.

David King

Relieving Principal

School contact details

Mullaway Public SchoolOld Pacific HwyMullaway, 2456www.mullaway-p.schools.nsw.edu.aumullaway-p.School@det.nsw.edu.au6654 0377


School background

School vision statement

At Mullaway Primary School we are committed to ensuring that our students grow to make a quality contribution tosociety.This commitment involves:· facilitating twenty–first century pedagogy,· increasing our capacity to accessinformation and communicate,· building opportunities for creativity and learning pathways,· embedding a sustainableculture, creating opportunities to engage in a balanced and healthy lifestyle, and;· developing partnerships andopportunities for our community to learn, share and grow.

School context

Mullaway Primary School was established in 1994 and is a coastal community school located 30 kilometres north ofCoffs Harbour. Mullaway Primary School has a 2016 Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) of 107 indicatingthat 52% of other NSW government schools are more disadvantaged. The FOEI Quarters indicate that 28% of ourfamilies are in the lowest SES quarter whilst 22% are in the highest quarter.The school has an enrolment ofapproximately 210 students, of which 11% are Aboriginal. The Gumbaynggirr people are the traditional custodians of theland and Mullaway Primary School has a partnership with the local Elders and promotes the Gumbaynggirr languagewithin the school. Mullaway Primary School is a member of the Northern Beaches Community of Schools which consistsof three other local public schools: Corindi Public School, Woolgoolga Public School, Sandy Beach Public School, and;our partnership high school, Woolgoolga High School. Mullaway Primary School has a partnership with Southern CrossUniversity’s education faculty which involves mentoring practicum students and two–way learning between the schooland university.

Self-assessment and school achievement

Self-assessment using the School Excellence Framework

This section of the Annual Report outlines the findings from self–assessment using the School Excellence Framework,school achievements and the next steps to be pursued.

This year, our school undertook self–assessment using the School Excellence Framework. The framework supportspublic schools throughout NSW in the pursuit of excellence by providing a clear description of high quality practiceacross the three domains of Learning, Teaching and Leading.

In the Learning Domain the school has further developed its processes and performance across the six elements.Evidence shows that for Learning Culture; Wellbeing; Curriculum and Assessment we are moving into the excellingband.

In the Teaching Domain the school has further developed its processes and performance across the four elements.Evidence shows that for Effective Classroom Practice; Data Skills and Use; Professional Standards and Learning andDevelopment we are moving into the excelling band.

In the Leading Domain the school has further developed its processes and performance across the four elements.Evidence shows that for Educational Leadership; School Planning, Implementation & Reporting; School Resources andManagement Practices and Processes we are moving into the excelling band.

Our self–assessment process will continue to assist the school to refine our school plan, leading to further improvementsin the delivery of education to our students.

For more information about the School Excellence Framework:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching–and–learning/school–excellence–and–accountability/sef–evidence–guide


Strategic Direction 1

Enhancing the quality of teaching, learning and communication through innovative TECHNOLOGY

Purpose

To engage the next generation of learners through facilitating twenty–first century pedagogy, increasing our capacity toaccess information and communicate, and; building opportunities for creativity and learning pathways.

Overall summary of progress

We have successfully achieved our milestones in Strategic Direction 1 during 2017. We have purchased an additional 30laptop computers and a trolley to store, charge and transport the devices. The new cable wifi network is operatingefficiently allowing us to have multiple devices in use across the ten classrooms and library. We have purchased a ZuluDesk to manage the updates and app performance of our iPad devices. This has significantly improved our iPadmaintenance systems. Two new Interactive White Boards have also been installed to replace older devices, enhancingthe delivery of teaching content.

Additional, quality Professional Learning in digital technologies (SAMR) was also delivered by an external expert Mrs BevBabbage to all teaching staff to further enhance engagement and the achievement of student outcomes, particularly inLiteracy and Numeracy. Teachers have now embedded the use of the SAMR model and TPACK framework whendelivering teaching and learning with digital technologies. Teachers are now augmenting digital platforms into KLAplanning in their Stage teams.

A 'Stretch' class has continued to be implemented and is accessible to students in Year 3–6 who display highengagement; extensive skill and content knowledge; and enjoy higher order thinking tasks. Coding Lego has also beenpurchased and implemented within the 'Stretch' group as well as in class ICT sessions.

From our communication audit and strategic plan to improve systems across the school, a new digital newsletter(Schoolzine) has been implemented replacing the paper version. This digital newsletter is accessed via a smartphoneapp (SZapp), allowing us to heighten the effectiveness of all communication across the school community. This newdigital platform works effectively alongside our existing systems including SENTRAL, Facebook, the Mullaway PSwebsite, Class Dojo and Seesaw.

Progress towards achieving improvement measures

Improvement measures(to be achieved over 3 years)

Funds Expended(Resources)

Progress achieved this year

Teachers are engaging withiPads on a daily basis andtransforming their teaching andlearning to include Redefinition(SAMR) activities.

Zulu Desk & Apple Macmini to manage systemdelivery. $2 600

All K–6 staff implementing SAMR strategies intotheir teaching and learning cycle.

The whole school community isengaging in the communicationand system technology foraccessing relevant schoolinformation.

'Schoolzine' subscriptionfee $2 500

Digital 'Schoolzine' usage has grown to over 50% ofthe school family population.

Increasing the number ofstudents in NAPLAN top twobands of Literacy & Numeracy by8%(2 & 2).

Introducing 'I Can.." booklets to track theachievements in Literacy and Numeracy of everystudent.

Increasing the proportion ofAboriginal students in top 2bands for Lit/Num by 30%(1 & 2).

The implementation of 'Bump it Up' processeswhereby students identified in middle bands forLiteracy and Numeracy are targeted for explicitinstruction to improve performance. Our resultsshowed that 50% of identified students did 'bumpup' to the higher NAPLAN band.

Moving the school fromSustaining & Growing to

In the Curriculum element the school has movedtowards excelling through clear, evidence based






Excelling as per the SchoolExcellence Framework forCurriculum and Learning andStudent performance Measures.

data collection for academic achievement.Teachers have also committed to meeting allparents each Semester to share student progressand improve learning outcomes.

Students knowing their learningprogression and their next goal.

The implementation of 'I Can..." booklets forLiteracy and Numeracy for each student.

Next Steps

The future directions for Strategic Direction 1 will be to continue to embed interactive technology into the classrooms toengage and enhance the quality of teaching and learning in literacy and numeracy; building the skills knowledge andcapabilities of our teachers through professional learning and collegial networks to share ideas; and implementing,promoting and supporting interactive and new technologies to enhance and facilitate effective communication andsystems. This will include the:

• purchasing of two IWB for classrooms • purchase additional sphero robots • ongoing professional learning and mentoring in SAMR for iPad apps; Google Suite applications; and innovative

teaching planning and practice. • the continued promotion of 'Schoolzine' (digital newsletter).



Promoting HEALTHY LIVING and SUSTAINABILITY

Purpose

To improve the well–being of our community through embedding a sustainable culture and creating opportunities toengage in a balanced and healthy lifestyle.


We achieved beyond our expectations with the introduction of additional sustainable, eco–friendly practices acrossseveral aspects of the school. This included the increase of healthy food options in our Green canteen; the continuationof the Kids in the Kitchen Program with a focus on dining at a table with friends; the scheduling of a regular garden clubactivities with students K–6; the installation of a native bee hive; the installation of a chook pen and seven layinghens; the creation of plastic bottle–lid art works to heighten our responsibility of efficient plastics usage; and theintroduction of bees wax wraps to use as an alternative to cling wrap.

The school continued the Movement Snack physical activities for students that include both yoga and aerobic tasks.Students continued to engage purposefully in Active Maths sessions, the K–6 fitness program and engaging sportssessions delivered by both teaching staff and also outside experts as part of the sporting schools program.

The school canteen reduced its operational hours from 4 days per week to 3, due to the unavailability of volunteerhelpers. The P&C will attempt to address this issue through positive communications with the school community.





A 50% student participation targetin the Healthy Meal Deal Programvia the Healthy Green canteen.

Approximately 65% of the student populationparticipated regularly in Meal Deal activitiesthroughout the year.

.Kids in the Kitchen and menuscontinue to be healthy,diverse(cultural) and transitioneasily to

Student participation extremely high – 95%. Menuswere popular and shared with community via'Schoolzine'.

All staff actively contributing withWellbeing Framework enablers.

All teaching staff understand the contents andpurpose of the new Wellbeing Framework forSchools. A self–assessment process wasundertaken to determine actions for 2018.

Food storage measures to beeco–friendly & sustainablepractices.

High levels of interest and discussion with studentsre– sustainability and healthy foods. Theintroduction of bees wax wraps and reusablecontainers.

Garden Club participationincreased K–6 by 20%(2016 –20).

Over 30 students regularly volunteer to help withGarden Club activities during break times.

Moving the school fromSustaining & Growing toExcelling as per the SchoolExcellence Framework forWellbeing, School Resources andManagement Practices andProcesses.

The school has successfully moved forward to theexcelling level for these SEF elements.

Next Steps


The future directions for Strategic Direction 2 will be to continue to promote and engage in healthy living and sustainablepractices; build capacity of our staff through supportive, shared learning networks; and engage in partnerships toimplement sustainable initiatives focused on healthy living. This will include:

• The recruitment and training of more parent/community volunteers to operate our Green canteen at least 4 daysper week..

• The planning and construction of "Arrawarra Garden" – a Gumbaynggirr meeting place garden for thestudents/parents/community.

• The continuation of highly successful, embedded programs, including 'Meal Deals', 'Garden Club', 'Waste FreeWednesdays' and 'Sensory Learning'.

• The implementation of Well–being systems & practices aligned to the new Well–being Framework. • The implementation of the Cyber Safety Program K–6 via PD/H/PE sessions. • The implementation of the 'Sparky and Shady' program with Stage 2 students. • The implementation of the Footsteps Dance Program again.



Building capacity through quality PARTNERSHIPS

Purpose

Developing partnerships and opportunities for our community to learn, share and grow through building openings forcreativity and learning pathways.


Executive Planning Meetings continued with NBCoS to clearly articulate our partnership strategy. This focus wasincluded in individual staff goals in PDP's at both schools. Teachers from Corindi PS and Mullaway PS were partneredtogether according to Stage position to share an ICT lesson led by Mullaway staff. The concept was called "NorthernBeaches; Kids are Teachers" as it focussed on Mullaway PS students coaching and mentoring Corindi PS students iniPad applications. Both Corindi PS students and teachers had an opportunity to develop their ICT skills through thisspecial activity. Positive feedback was evident for all participants.





Staffs between schools areengaged in collaborativepartnerships building capacity,leadership and facilitatingmentoring through observations.

$400 – student transport Mullaway Primary School is displaying evidence ofexcelling in SEF for Collaborative Practice.

Teaching pedagogy reflectsincreased effective sharing ofstrategies of greatest effect size.

$9 000 – 9 teachers x 2days each.

Data days have been used by all teachers to assistwith data analysis and planning. This has includedclose collaboration and team planning.

Moving the school fromSustaining & Growing to Excellingas per the School ExcellenceFramework for EffectiveClassroom Practice, Learning &Development Data Skills & Useand Professional Standards.

Mullaway PS is displaying elements of excelling for'Effective Classroom Practice'; 'Learning &Development' and 'Professional Standards'

Next Steps

The future directions for Strategic Direction 3 will be to continue to strengthen staff collaboration and teaching expertisebetween partnership schools through a variety of evidence based teaching practices and observations; to create furtheropportunities between partnership schools for students to share, mentor & develop leadership skills; and to develop acycle of collaborative, evidence–based observations/Instructional Rounds developed across the school. This will include:

• Executive planning meetings between Northern Beaches Community of Schools • The collective participation with NBCoS in a Writing workshop to improve student outcomes in Literacy. • A collaborative mentor strategy that involves Peer Observation/ lesson study between Stage teams. • PDP goals for teachers that explicitly focus on formative assessment, use of data and effective feedback using

digital devices. • The sharing of student data and joint analysis to improve consistency of teacher judgement. • The development of Instructional Rounds as part of our PDP process.


Key Initiatives Resources (annual) Impact achieved this year

Aboriginal background loading $19 000 5 staff completed 'Connect to Country'Training. 15 new laptop computers purchasedand a mobile trolley for Stage 3 teaching andlearning. Additional Literacy and Numeracyapplications implemented across Stagegroup.

English language proficiency $2 500 L3 Program professional learning for 2 staffmembers.(10 x 0.5 days)

Low level adjustment for disability $71 000

$16 000

LST staffing 0.6 FTE . SLSO sharing ofeffective strategies. Effective KInder transitionprogram.

Employ SLSO with IFS student with reducedmisconduct issues.

Quality Teaching, SuccessfulStudents (QTSS)

$15 000 Executive RFF for Professional Learning, staffmentoring, initiative planning,compliance/mandatory training. Three staffcompleted their accreditation to Proficiencylevel.

Socio–economic background 1. $14 600 2. $3 000 3. $1 500 4. $4 000 5. $10 000 6. $5 000

1. 16 x new laptops, a trolley storage system,a desk management system– increasedengagement time. 2. 6 x ICT coordinator maintenance days–more efficient and reliable device network. 3. Gymnastics sessions for students–subsidise external provider. 90%participation in healthy activities. 4. Additional SLSO hours for IFS student –reduced misconduct issues. 5. Staff Data Days for analysis, assessment& planning – improved evidence basedteaching practices. 6. L3 books – effective small group L3sessions K–2.

Support for beginning teachers $12 000 Support and mentoring for 3 x teachers viaadditional RFF time.


Student information

Student enrolment profile

Enrolments

Students 2014 2015 2016 2017

Boys 84 99 98 104

Girls 92 91 107 105

Student enrolment continues to increase. The schoolprides itself on its positive reputation throughout thecommunity. It is anticipated that increased localenrolments will allow us to form ten classes in 2018.This will place the school at full capacity in terms ofpermanent classroom spaces.

Student attendance profile

School

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017

K 94.2 92.6 94.7 94.9

1 94.6 91.8 93.4 94.5

2 93.2 91.6 92.9 92.7

3 90.5 92.8 93 94.2

4 93.4 93.4 92 93.6

5 92.1 92.3 90.1 92

6 93.9 93.5 92.3 87.5

All Years 93.3 92.5 92.8 93.2

State DoE

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017

K 95.2 94.4 94.4 94.4

1 94.7 93.8 93.9 93.8

2 94.9 94 94.1 94

3 95 94.1 94.2 94.1

4 94.9 94 93.9 93.9

5 94.8 94 93.9 93.8

6 94.2 93.5 93.4 93.3

All Years 94.8 94 94 93.9

Management of non-attendance

Student attendance has increased by 0.4% from 2016to 2017. High rates of vacations during school termshave impacted on the attendance rates.

Non–attendance is monitored closely by all staff via ourSENTRAL administration platform and through schoolbased processes. Families are contacted immediately if

their child's attendance is not managed within theguidelines of the DoE Attendance Policy. The Principalmonitors this process and implements attendanceinterventions if required.

Attendance is promoted with students and parentsevery day as part of our commitment to DoEAttendance Policy. Students who achieve anattendance percentage above 90%(Gold) and95%(Platinum) receive certificates of commendation.Parents are informed of the research into studentattendance via Newsletter articles, clearly stating theimproved student outcomes that are achieved from highattendance rates. Student attendance also is used as acriteria for major award recipients at our annual SchoolPresentation Ceremony.

Workforce information

Workforce composition

Position FTE*

Principal 1

Deputy Principal(s) 0

Assistant Principal(s) 2

Head Teacher(s) 0

Classroom Teacher(s) 7.93

Teacher of Reading Recovery 0.42

Learning & Support Teacher(s) 0.7

Teacher Librarian 0.6

Teacher of ESL 0

School Counsellor 0

School Administration & SupportStaff

2.42

Other Positions 0

*Full Time Equivalent

Mullaway Primary School had no teaching staff whoidentify as Aboriginal in 2017. One part–time SLSO(0.3) employed in 2017 did identify as Aboriginal.

Teacher qualifications

All teaching staff meet the professional requirementsfor teaching in NSW public schools.

Teacher qualifications

Qualifications % of staff

Undergraduate degree or diploma 100

Postgraduate degree 0


Professional learning and teacher accreditation

Mullaway Primary School received $15 890 forProfessional Learning in 2017. All funds werecommitted and spent: • Strategic Direction 1. – $2 700 ICT sessions • Strategic Direction 3. – $13 200 L3 Literacy

All staff participated in School Development Days whichincluded activities such as: compliance training forCPR, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Child Protection,Emergency Care and Work Health & Safety. It alsoincluded Policy development, School Plan initiatives,data gathering, assessment, general schoolorganisation and Strategic Direction focus areas.

Teacher Accreditation – currently we have: • 6 teaching staff who have attained automatic

Proficiency as pre–2004 teachers.. • 6 teaching staff who have attained Proficiency via

the NESA accreditation process. • 1 teaching staff member who is currently

completing the final stages of the NESAaccreditation process towards Proficiency.

Financial information (for schoolsusing both OASIS and SAP/SALM)

Financial information

The three financial summary tables cover 13 months(from 1 December 2016 to 31 December 2017).

The financial summary consists of school incomebroken down by funding source and is derived from theschool Annual Financial Statement.

The financial summary for 2017 has a significantvariation due to the early rollover of funds on the 4thSeptember 2017. This 3 month early rollover was aprovision for the implementation of LMBR and theSAP/SALM system into Mullaway PS. The balancecarried forward was significantly higher due to this earlyfinancial rollover and is not an accurate account of totalexpenditure during the normal school financial year.

Voluntary School Contributions received over the 2017school financial year had increased. This was due to anincrease in student enrolments and a more transparentdelivery of financial information to the community.

Most Tied Funds were fully committed over the fullfinancial year. Some funds in RAM Aboriginal wereheld for future spending on the proposed 'ArrawarraGarden' development.

Higher expenditure was evident in: • Literacy for Professional Learning of four staff

members in the K–2 L3 Program. • ICT for the replacement of two Interactive White

Boards and 30 additional laptop devices.

Receipts $

Balance brought forward 217,276

Global funds 192,207

Tied funds 287,499

School & community sources 50,925

Interest 2,762

Trust receipts 3,975

Canteen 0

Total Receipts 537,368

Payments

Teaching & learning

Key Learning Areas 28,770

Excursions 4,122

Extracurricular dissections 23,361

Library 3,723

Training & Development 5,304

Tied Funds Payments 228,739

Short Term Relief 23,715

Administration & Office 34,264

Canteen Payments 0

Utilities 17,604

Maintenance 6,363

Trust Payments 2,703

Capital Programs 11,630

Total Payments 390,298

Balance carried forward 364,346

Figures presented in this report may be subject torounding so may not reconcile exactly with the bottomline totals, which are calculated without any rounding.

The information provided in the financial summaryincludes reporting from 1 January 2017 to 31December 2017.


2017 Actual ($)

Opening Balance 0

Revenue 388,336

Appropriation 364,346

Sale of Goods and Services 332

Grants and Contributions 23,440

Gain and Loss 0

Other Revenue 0

Investment Income 218

Expenses -166,205

Recurrent Expenses -166,205

Employee Related -96,031

Operating Expenses -70,174

Capital Expenses 0

Employee Related 0

Operating Expenses 0

SURPLUS / DEFICIT FOR THEYEAR

222,130

Balance Carried Forward 222,130

The Opening balance for the 2017 school financial yearis displayed in the OASIS table as Balance broughtforward. The financial summary table for the yearended 31 December 2017 shows the Opening balanceas $0.00 because the Opening balance for the 2017school financial year is reported in the OASIS table (asBalance brought forward).

The amount displayed in the Appropriation category ofthe financial summary table is drawn from the Balancecarried forward shown in the OASIS table and includesany financial transactions in SAP the school hasundertaken since migration from OASIS to SAP/SALM.For this reason the amount shown for Appropriation willnot equal the OASIS Balance carried forward amount.

Our school's financial management processes andgovernance structures are the responsibility of all staffmembers. A Finance committee closely monitors anddetermines adjustments where applicable to ensure allsources of funding are used responsibly and ethically.Finance committee meetings are held every term todiscuss financial processes across all areas of theschool. Staff who hold leadership positions ofresponsibility within specific learning areas sharefinancial information and align expenditure with theStrategic Directions of the School Plan.

Surplus funds carried forward include committed fundsfor: • The 'Arrawarra Garden' project • A continuation of Beginning Teacher support –

additional RFF

• An expansion of our commitment to the L3Literacy Program – additional professionalLearning.

Financial summary equity funding

The equity funding data is the main component of the'Appropriation' section of the financial summary above.

2017 Actual ($)

Base Total 1,622,574

Base Per Capita 31,329

Base Location 2,877

Other Base 1,588,368

Equity Total 168,194

Equity Aboriginal 26,502

Equity Socio economic 51,794

Equity Language 2,466

Equity Disability 87,432

Targeted Total 125,810

Other Total 62,080

Grand Total 1,978,658

Figures presented in this report may be subject torounding so may not reconcile exactly with the bottomline totals, which are calculated without any rounding.

A full copy of the school’s financial statement is tabledat the annual general meetings of the parent and/orcommunity groups. Further details concerning thestatement can be obtained by contacting the school.

School performance

NAPLAN

In the National Assessment Program, the results acrossthe Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 literacy andnumeracy assessments are reported on a scale fromBand 1 to Band 10. The achievement scalerepresents increasing levels of skillsand understandings demonstrated in theseassessments.


Band 1 2 3 4 5 6

Percentage of students 10.3 6.9 27.6 13.8 27.6 13.8

School avg 2015-2017 7.1 9.4 22.4 22.5 25.5 13.0

Band 1 2 3 4 5 6


School avg 2015-2017 7.1 10.6 15.4 36.3 18.8 11.7

Band 1 2 3 4 5 6


School avg 2015-2017 3.6 1.2 24.6 36.9 27.9 5.8


Band 1 2 3 4 5 6


School avg 2015-2017 4.9 16.5 23.8 18.8 27.8 8.2

Band 3 4 5 6 7 8


School avg 2015-2017 6.7 21.4 26.1 21.6 13.5 10.7

Band 3 4 5 6 7 8


School avg 2015-2017 11.9 14.0 31.8 17.4 12.8 12.1


Band 3 4 5 6 7 8


School avg 2015-2017 10.6 13.5 36.9 24.7 9.5 4.9

Band 3 4 5 6 7 8


School avg 2015-2017 15.1 14.7 46.3 14.2 7.0 2.6

Band 1 2 3 4 5 6


School avg 2015-2017 3.5 15.5 27.6 27.4 15.4 10.6


Band 3 4 5 6 7 8


School avg 2015-2017 2.8 25.3 31.1 26.3 7.6 7.0

The My School website provides detailedinformation and data for national literacy and numeracytesting. Go to http://www.myschool.edu.au to accessthe school data.

The 2017 NAPLAN data reveals the followinginformation: • Reading – Year 3: 50 % of Aboriginal students

are achieving in the proficiency bands. • Reading – Year 5: 33% of Aboriginal students are

achieving in the top band. • Numeracy – Year 3: 50% of Aboriginal students

are achieving in the Proficiency bands. • Numeracy – Year 5: 33% of Aboriginal students

are achieving in the Proficiency bands.

Parent/caregiver, student, teachersatisfaction

In 2017, the School sought the opinions of students,teachers and parents through a series cyclicalsurveys.

The student survey was a 'Tell Them From Me' surveyfocused on student wellbeing, engagement andeffective teaching practices. The results indicated: • Student participation in school sports: 92% of

students (NSW Govt Norm = 83%) • Student participation in extracurricular activities:

64% of students (NSW Govt norm = 55%) • Positive Behaviour at School: 85% of students

had positive behaviour (NSW Govt norm = 83%) • Interest and Motivation: 87% of students had

interest and motivation (NSW Govt norm = 78%) • Effort: 91% of students tried hard to succeed

(NSW Govt norm = 88%) • Positive teacher–student relations: 8.9 (mean)

feel teachers are responsive to their needs(8.4NSW Govt norm)

The staff survey was the '2017 People Matter: NSWPublic Sector Employee Survey'. The results weachieved were in the top 2% of the state in terms ofstaff satisfaction. The results indicated: • My workgroup works collaboratively to achieve its

objectives: 100% of staff (Coffs Harbour Network81%)

• There is good team spirit in my work group: 100%of staff (Coffs Harbour Network 76%)

• My organisation is committed to developing itsemployees: 95% of staff (Coffs Harbour Network68%)

• My manager encourages and values employeeinput: 100% of staff (Coffs Harbour Network 76%)

• People in my organisation take responsibility fortheir own actions: 95% of staff (Coffs HarbourNetwork 60%)

• I understand what is expected of me to do in myrole: 100% of staff (Coffs Harbour Network 94%)

• My job gives me a sense of personalaccomplishment: 95% of staff (Coffs HarbourNetwork 88%)

• My organisation inspires me to do the best in myjob: 100% of staff (Coffs Harbour Network 67%)

The parents were provided with several opportunities toprovide feedback to the school. This included teacher


interviews, program evaluation surveys, P&C forumsand the' Tell Them From Me' survey. Results indicated: • Parents feel welcome: 8.3 (7.4 NSW Govt Norm) • Parents are informed: 7.7 (6.6 NSW Govt Norm) • School supports learning: 7.5 (7.3 NSW Govt

Norm) • School supports positive behaviour: 8.4 (7.7 NSW

Govt Norm) • Safety at School: 8.3 (7.4 NSW Govt Norm) • Inclusive School: 7.6 (6.7 NSW Govt Norm) • 100% of parents are either positive or highly

positive about the strategic initiativesimplemented across the school in the area of a'Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyle'. These include; Sensory Learning; Active Maths; PlasticSolutions/Boomerang Bags; Kids in the Kitchen;Footsteps Dance; Garden Club, Adopt a Chook; Green Canteen, Reduce, Reuse, RecyclingProgram; Yoga to Go.

Parents also indicated the following suggestions toimprove parent/community involvement across theschool: • More celebration activities after school hours. • Increased digital updates and messages about

class and school activities. • Careful time scheduling of events to maximize

parent attendance.

Policy requirements

Aboriginal education

Our elected Mullaway Primary School Aboriginal SRCrepresentative for 2017 was Emily Mather from Year6. Emily Mather assisted with Acknowledgement ofCountry at all our formal gatherings at school. Five staffmembers completed the 'Connect to Country' trainingwhich had a significant impact on our future planningacross the school community. We celebrated NAIDOCWeek within our Peer Support groups this year andMiss Canale developed a creative artwork piece thatwas displayed in the school. Our GumbaynggirrLanguage lessons taught by local elder Aunty AngeBrown continued this year with Year 2 students. Stage3 also benefited with several in class sessionsdelivered by Stage 3 teachers in Semester 2, with iPadtechnology being the main vehicle of communication. These sessions have been invaluable for the Year 6students transitioning to Woolgoolga High School.We continued our ongoing three part

university research project called Ngara Wumara whichis about the success and wellbeing of high–achievingAboriginal and non–Aboriginal students. Our studentshave performed very well throughout the testingprocess. The P&C completed a grant submission forfunding to commence our 'Arrawarra Garden' meetingplace. This was unsuccessful in the first round but willbe re–submitted for 2018.

Multicultural and anti-racism education

In 2017, all students in Year 3–6 participated in theMulticultural Perspective Public Speaking Competition.Two students from Stage 2 and two students fromStage 3 were then chosen to represent MullawayPrimary School at the District Finals. Ourrepresentatives were Dane Watson–Sinclair, LeevonYoung, Eva Witten and Lily Frost.

All speakers had to prepare and present a preparedspeech that focused on a Multicultural topic as well asan impromptu speech. This challenge was a greatopportunity for the students to practice their publicspeaking skills, heighten their awareness ofmulticultural issues and improve their confidence.

Congratulations to all four speakers for their informativeand entertaining speeches throughout the competition.

Other school programs

Dance

Our schools Stage 3 dance group participated in theAnnual Central Dance Festival and the Coffs HarbourDistrict Eisteddfod this year. They performed a hip hopdance routine to the song 'Soulja Boy'. The studentsthis year were lucky to have two Woolgoolga HighSchool students attend weekly rehearsals to assist inchoreography and provide encouragement. The dancegroup had 25 participants, including both boys andgirls. The students were committed and dedicated tothe program, rehearsing through break times andperforming at school assemblies.

Dance will be continuing in 2018.

Mrs Dobbs & Mrs Byrnes

Healthy Living and Sustainability

It has been another productive year in sustainabilityand environmental education. Our student leadersattended the GoMad (Go Make A Difference)Leadership day and were successful in their grantapplication to install a native bee hive. Our Chickencoop has been set up and our 9 chickens are all settledin and laying well.

We have introduced a new bin to our recycling bins forsoft plastics. Louise Hardman, an environmentalist andspokesperson for the Pacific, spoke with interestedparents and staff about recycling soft plastics as well asa new idea of using bees wax wraps instead of cling


wrap.

All students were able to make their own bees waxwrap.

Mullaway has also been collecting plastic bottle lids andcreating art work with them. Our students were luckyenough to have a visit from the Travelling TrashTroupe, who also spoke with us about what happens toour plastic if it ends up in the oceans.

Mrs Gray

Music

Mullaway Primary School has continued to implementUkuleles lessons into the schools RFF Music programin 2017. The Ukuleles continue to allow us to offer thewhole school an affordable musical instrument forpurchase. It has created opportunities to teach childrenabout their coordination and allows singing along withthe playing which recorder does not allow. It has beensimple for most students who have begun to playsimple chords and some students have begun todevelop more expertise and are playing melodies. Thishas allowed discussion and teaching of individual partsof a song and how many people playing together cancreate the music.

Spelling Bee

Mullaway Primary School participated in the annualPremier’s Spelling Bee competition this year. We hadmany eager participants across Stages 2 and 3.Students represented themselves in a positive mannerand were supportive to their fellow peers during theschool competition. Our school champions were OscarSutherland Year 3, Lilian Young Year 4, Jaiah WallaceYear 5 and Destiny Fabian Year 6.

Our school representatives participated in the Regionalfinals at Nambucca Public School to qualify for theState finals held in Sydney. Unfortunately no studentsmade it through to the state final but all students whoparticipated enjoyed the friendly competition andprovided positive encouragement for their fellow peers.

Mrs Dobbs

Sport

Mullaway Primary School had another successful yearin sport. Participation and skill continued to grow for theannual Swimming Carnival which was reflected in theimprovements observed during our Royal Life Savingand Swimming programs. The Winning House wasBindarri. Our school team represented us well at theDistrict Carnival where we had many students making itthrough to the Zone and Regional Swimming carnivals.This included George Wells and Ava White.

Mr Cheers organised another successful Cross Countrywith an interesting running course. The hurdles wereincluded again so students could jump at various pointson the track to make it more like a cross countrycourse. Participation was excellent and no injurieswere sustained. Nian was the winning house for the

second consecutive year.

Our Athletics Carnival was another tremendoussuccess with many parents attending to enjoy the day.Student participation was again extremely high,everyone accumulating as many points as possible fortheir Sports House. Even the K–2 students were keento participate too. Bindarri was the winning house onthe day. We had two students continue on to representat the Zone and Regional Athletics Carnivals.Congratulations to Zac Lye and Restyn Watson.

Our Mullaball Cup this year was held in Term 3 with MrGrant coordinating. Alinta were the Mullaball Cupchampions.

We participated in many PSSA sports in 2017 withmixed results. Unfortunately our Netball team gotknocked out in first round by Corindi PS. Both thePSSA Soccer and Touch Football were gala days in2017. Our teams got knocked out early in the roundsbut the students had a fantastic day. We managed toget some extra Sporting Schools funding for theduration of Term 2 this year and had a RugbyLeague clinic visit the school over an 8 week period.Students from K–6 enjoyed a 40 min session eachweek and vastly improved their passing andcatching skills during this time.

We had another successful experience for Stage 3students participating in surfing for sport. The SportingSchools initiative has continued to provide fundingwhich allowed students to have opportunities toparticipate in sports that are usually not available toprimary aged students at school. Our Stage 3 grouphad a fantastic experience surfing at WoolgoolgaBeach with qualified surfing instructors. Many studentshave now been inspired to participate in surfing moreregularly.

Mrs Dibb


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