St Luke's Primary School is committed to creating a positive learning environment in mathematics, and teaches the subject to students using real-life experiences, a sound curriculum, and access to concrete materials needed to deal with all the mathematical issues which will arise in their lives.
Mathematics at St Luke's is integrated throughout the curricula in many ways, and the children are encouraged to explore a variety of methods and solutions as they pose and solve problems, including using mathematical models, calculators and computers.
Content Strands:
- Numbers and algebra
- Measurement and geometry
- Statistics and probability
Proficiency Strands:
- Understanding
- Fluency
- Problem solving
- Reasoning
English is organised into three interrelated strands which support students’ growing understanding and use of Standard Australian English. These strands are:
- Language - knowing about the English language
- Literature - understanding, appreciating, responding to, and analysing and creating literature
- Literacy - expanding the repertoire of English usage
Language is fundamental to communicating, learning and thinking. In exploring and using English literature and other texts, students develop, maintain and express their identity, organise their thoughts, learn about their physical and cultural environment, and appreciate and contribute to their society. The study of English also promotes the appreciation and lifelong enjoyment of literature.
The development of literacy skills is a lifelong process. The role of the School is to continue the language learning children have begun before school and to help them to become proficient users throughout their lives.
Science at St Luke's Primary School aims for students to develop enquiring minds and a positive attitude for exploring and interpreting the environment. Students enjoy the development of their understanding of the natural world through interesting and exciting experiences. Science at St Luke's follows the Australian Science Curriculum and includes focus on:
- Understanding science
- Science as a human endeavour
- Scientific inquiry skills
History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past which develops students’ curiosity, imagination, and understanding of societies, events, movements and developments that have shaped humanity from earlier times. It helps students appreciate how the world and its people have changed, as well as the significant continuities that exist to the present day. History aims to ensure that students develop:
- Interest in, and enjoyment of, historical study to become informed citizens
- Knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the past and the forces that shape societies
- Understanding and use of historical concepts, such as evidence, continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy, significance and contestability
- Capacity to undertake historical inquiry, including skills in analysis through use of sources, and in explanation and communication
Geography is a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of the places that make up our world, using the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change. It addresses scales from the personal to the global, and time periods from a few years to thousands of years in the past.
Geography integrates knowledge from the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities to build a holistic understanding of the world. Students learn to inquire and question why the world is the way it is, then analyse, evaluate and reflect on outcomes.
Languages Other Than English (LOTE) offered at St Luke's Primary School is the language-based Japanese program for Years 4 to 6. Children are encouraged to become proficient with basic language skills, and are also taught about the geography and culture of Japan.
The Arts at St Luke's encompass music, visual arts, dance and drama. It is essential that all children have continuous experiences in the Arts throughout their schooling to aid their development by providing unique and creative ways for expression, while assisting the construction of their world view.
Classroom music at St Luke's Anglican School is always a creative, enriching, educational and fun experience. Music appreciation and study contributes to intelligence, memory, coordination, concentration and creativity, while additionally developing logical, critical and divergent thinking, decision making and concept formation.
Music students of St Luke's Primary School have the opportunity to create their own musical masterpieces, improvise, sing, play the Recorder, perform, form ensembles, perform with classmates, explore form within music, play musical games, and develop their general knowledge and understanding of music.
The YEAR 3 STRINGS PROGRAM allows for students in Year 3 to undertake Violin/Cello tuition for the year, with tuition costs included as part of regular school fees. This highly effective program not only offers most students their first experience with a true musical instrument, but also engages their interest in a full range of instruments available to them beyond Year 3.
St Luke's Health, Physical Education and Sport program provides students the experiences of vigour, vitality, coordination, flexibility, strength, challenge, individual achievement and success through teamwork. It also enables students to:
- Access, evaluate and synthesise information for their health, safety and physical activity
- Develop and use personal, behavioural, social and cognitive skills and strategies
- Acquire and fine-tune movement and coordination skill to physically respond to the world confidently and precisely
- Engage in and enjoy movement-based learning
The Technologies curriculum comprises two subjects - Design Technologies and Digital Technologies. Both subjects provide opportunities for students to create solutions, develop skills in systems thinking, design thinking and computational thinking, and learn how to manage projects and consider solutions to problems.
Technologies aims to develop knowledge in:
- Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurialism when using traditional and emerging technologies
- Understanding how technologies have developed over time
- Making informed and ethical decisions about the role and impact of use of technologies in the economy and environment
- Confident and responsible engagement with manipulation, materials, data, systems, components, tools and equipment where design and solutions are applicable
- Critical analysis of problems, need and opportunity in the technologies space.