Student results improve
Woy Woy Public School is on its way to achieving a target to improve overall student results from Kindergarten to Year 6, according to school principal Ms Ona Buckley.
Ms Buckley said the improvement to student performance was in line with targets set for 2009 to 2011.
"These targets, linked to state and regional targets for public school students, outline the school's goal to improve overall student results Kindergarten to Year 6," Ms Buckley said.
"Many of the programs we have already put into place are facilitating this goal.
"The Jolly Phonics and Language Learning and Literacy programs in Kindergarten are already showing marked improvement in reading levels.
"Reading Recovery introduced in 2009 has seen Year 1 students obtain reading results they would not have been able to without its implementation into our school.
"The GO Maths program in K-2 classes has seen a greater understanding and higher ability levels achieved in mathematics.
"Analysing NAPLAN data results has led to designing teacher strategies and programs to support our students and make up any gap in their learning that has been detected.
"Enhancing learning programs for our students has seen a marked improvement in student achievement in Year 3 to 6."
Ms Buckley said the school's NAPLAN results for Year 3 saw students reach both regional and state means in reading, spelling and mathematics.
"Our growth for our Year 5 from Year 3 was an outstanding achievement.
"It is a clear indication, that our efforts to change direction and look at ways to improve learning, for our students, have been rewarded."
Newsletter, 16 Dec 2009
Ona Buckley, Woy Woy Public School