Curriculum Overview

At Kangaroo Ground Primary School we take great pride in the curriculum that informs our learning and teaching programs.

As with all Victorian State Schools, the Victorian Curriculum forms the basis of our curriculum programs, offering students comprehensive and integrated programs designed to promote a love of learning, and encourage the desire to strive for excellence. 

Kangaroo Ground Primary School hopes to equip students with the skills required to manage themselves and their relations with others, to have a better understanding of the world, and to prepare students for success in their education, work and lives. 

The Arts

At Kangaroo Ground P.S. we have a Specialist Art teacher and a dedicated area for the teaching of Art.
In the Arts students learn ways of experiencing, developing, representing and understanding ideas, emotions, values and cultural beliefs. They learn to take risks, be imaginative, question prevailing values, explore alternative solutions, engage in arts criticism, develop practice and refine techniques, share opinions and extend the limits of the Arts.

English

The English key learning area is organized into the areas of speaking and listening, reading and writing.
Spelling is included within the writing element. Language is central to learning. Language development at our school is achieved by learning through language and learning about language.

Health and Physical Education

At Kangaroo Ground P.S. we have a Specialist Physical Education teacher and an outdoor, undercover area where P.E. can be run all year round. During their primary years the children will participate in physical activities and movement e.g. games, skill acquisition, athletics, and swimming. Food nutrition, health, safety, human development and human relations as well as Drug Education will all be covered in this area.

Mathematics

Our Mathematics Program is based on the newest version of the Victorian Curriculum. It is divided into six major areas, Number, Algebra, Measurement, Space, Statistics and Probability. At Kangaroo Ground we work diligently to develop sound mathematical skills. It is important that children establish the groundwork for not only knowing number skills, but also for transferring the knowledge into problem solving situations. We provide a balance between the major content areas.

Science

At Kangaroo Ground P.S. we have a Specialist Science teacher and a dedicated area for the teaching of Science.
Science Education aims at encouraging the child's ability to develop critical thinking skills while gaining an understanding of the natural and physical world, as well as establish a set of values which inform and govern how scientists operate.
Science is seen as part of everyday life therefore it is taught in the context of daily life. Where possible children are involved in hands-on, inquiry based activities that allow them to build on their own experiences.

Technology

Learning in Technology at all levels involves students working with the technology process (Digital Systems, Data & Information and Creating Digital Solutions) to solve problems they see as real. Each of the content areas will be covered with an emphasis at all times on safety. This interdisciplinary learning strand identifies a range of knowledge, skills and behaviours which cross disciplinary boundaries and are essential to ensuring students are prepared as active learners and problem solvers at school and beyond.

ICT

Students have access to class sets of laptops and banks of iPads to enhance their learning and use of ICT. Each classroom has an interactive whiteboard to support student learning  and to challenge students to build upon their innovative thinking through the application of technology. 

Humanities- Economics, Geography and History

This disciplined based learning area encourages children's knowledge, understanding, reasoning and interpretation of: economic issues; geospatial skills; and interpretation of historical events and realities.

Languages Other than English (LOTE)

Italian is the language taught from Prep to Year 6. Students learn about Italian with our LOTE teacher.

For further information about the Victorian curriculum refer to: https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/