Extension Programs

At City Beach Primary there are numerous opportunities provided for the extension of students.

Primary Extension and Challenge- All students are tested in Year 4 and selected students from Years 5-7 participate in a wide range of extension programs with other students from across the West Coast Education district. West Coast Cluster Extension provides opportunities for students from Years 4-7 from three local schools to be involved in challenging, short-term extension programs. Courses include Science, Maths and Visual Arts. Further information is available below in the download. Multiple Intelligences- selected Year 3 and 4 students participate in a weekly program based on their Multiple Intelligences. Strategies and activities focus on verbal, logical/mathematics, visual/spatial, body,kinaesthetic, musical/rhythmic, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences.   HOTS- Higher Order Thinking Skills- a whole school approach to developing all students’ creative thinking skills. Public Speaking -Public Speaking has been a focus in Year 7, with the students having the opportunity to develop their debating skills and participate in interschool competitions as well as Town of Cambridge Education Week competitions, Speak Up Awards and Rostrum competitions. The Year 7 students also produce and present the City Beach Radio program. ICAS- International Competitions and Assessments For Schools- Students from Years 4-7 enter Maths, English and Science competitions annually.   Literacy Competitions - Our students enter writing competitions including the Young Writer’s, Town of Cottesloe and All Saints Writer’s Festival.   Science Competitions- Young Scientist of the Year, Create A Creature competition organised by Rivers of Blue and Waterwatch, Science IQ; online Science Quiz for Year 5, 6, 7 students organised by STAWA.   Specialist Technology courses cover Animation, Scratch and Pencil computer courses with a specialist teacher during terms 2 and 3.   Visual Art Competitions – students participate in the Shaun Tan Young Artist Awards, Town of Cambridge Art Awards and many other public art competitions.   Cluey Coastal Kids is an interactive story telling session for pre kindy children to assist with their transition into kindergarten and to ensure their readiness for learning. Staff include the kindergarten teacher as well as a speech pathologist.   Environmental Program- the school has a whole school approach to environmental studies. Students are provided with opportunities to breed butterflies and frogs, develop worm farms, participate in Waste Watch and Water Wise programs, recycle paper and food scraps and plant trees.  These are organised on a whole school and class basis. Students take on environmental leadership roles within their class   Support Programs In parallel with the Extension opportunities there are comprehensive support programs focussed on students who are not achieving their potential. Data collected throughout the year enables the staff to identify Students at Educational Risk (SAER). That is, those students whose achievement level, rate of progress or behaviour differs noticeably from past performances and/or that of their peers. It also applies to those children who are under-performing, who are not achieving their potential. A school profile has been established in conjunction with a whole school overview which is used to monitor children's progress throughout all of their primary school years. Parent/teacher interviews are held to inform parents of the process and strategies being set in place to assist the child. Individual Education Plans are developed for any child from K-Year 7 who is underperforming in literacy and numeracy. Individual Behaviour Management Plans are implemented for any students whose behaviour is affecting their learning or socialisation Reading Support programs are offered to students, who are identified in Year 1, to work in a small group, intensive program for 5 days a week in Year 2 and Year 3. Older students are supported in class with the assistance of Education Assistants. Support A Reader- trained parent volunteers read with individual students for 15 minutes on a daily basis to assist in development of comprehension skills.

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