Enrichment Programs

In addition to swimming lessons for all students from Foundation to Year 6, Guthridge Primary School provides other specialist programs together with a range of enhancement and extra curricular activities.

Specialist Programs

Student Excellence Program

The Student Excellence Program recognises the excellence of student achievement results across a number of years. Identified students engage in online tutorials with other identified students across Victoria as well as individual sessions supported by our High Ability Practice Leader. These students learn about high impact learning strategies such as risk-taking and metacognition as they focus on tasks that stimulate inferential thinking, problem solving and creativity, to enrich their understanding of the study of Mathematics and English.
The Student Excellence Program really sets identified students with the challenge to keep exploring their intellectual potential.

Camps

School Camps are part of the education program for Grades 3 - 6 students. They give students the opportunity to experience living away from the family, to learn the need for co-operation, to use self-reliance as well as seeing different environments and practising some skills learned at school.

You can see some previous School Camps images in the Extra Curricular Activities Gallery.

Physical Education

Students participate in a 45 minute Physical Education lesson each week. They also engage in fitness activities over the course of the week. Students in Year 3-6 participate in our House swimming sports, athletics, cross-country and winter sports. If they qualify, children then have the opportunity to participate at District, Regional and State level.

Music

Please see the Performing Arts Page for information about the Music Program.

Art

Students participate in a one hour Art session each week in our purpose-built Art Space. This involves working with a range of different materials and enjoying a wide variety of creative experiences. Our Art Space is a show-piece of colourful displays!

Swimming

Each child participates in an intensive swimming program that is conducted over two school terms. The intensive Pre Foundation - Year 6 Swimming Program operates in our own enclosed, heated swimming pool with qualified AUSTSWIM trained instructors.

You can see some images of our indoor pool in the School Grounds & Facilities Gallery.

AUSLAN

Students from Foundation-support class to Year 6 participate in Auslan once a week for 30 minutes. Students learn about deaf culture and basic sign language. Auslan is embraced by the school community and is the school's LOTE subject.

Foundation-support

See the Foundation-Support page for more information)

Students with Disabilities (PSD)

Guthridge Primary has a well established Program for Students with Disabilities with a philosophy of full integration in the classroom.
Students are supported to meet a modified program designed to address their individual needs.
Our school has a very experienced, committed and professional staff team, both in terms of teaching staff and education support staff.

Primary Connections Science

Primary Connections comprises a professional learning program substantiated with exemplary curriculum resources to enhance teaching and learning in science. It is a teaching and learning model linking science with literacy and numeracy, authentic investigation, embedded assessment and collaborative learning.

Enhancement Programs

Instrumental Tuition
Grade 3/4 Choir and Concert Band
Bi Annual Year 5/6 Student Musical Production
Cross-age Activities such as our whole school Social Skills Program
Numeracy and Literacy support and extension for children with identified numeracy and literacy needs
Gifted and Talented children are effectively accommodated through special programs designed to extend and challenge and through an emphasis in all classrooms on open-ended activities and "thinking skills"

Extra Curricular Programs

A free breakfast program is offered three mornings a week under the supervision of our Student Wellbeing Coordinator.
Opportunity to participate in sporting activities at both the district and regional level
Opportunity for the Concert Band, Choir and individual Instrumentalists to perform at the Sale and Yarram Eisteddfods and visit local community centres
Opportunity to be actively engaged in establishing and maintaining our school vegetable garden and grounds

Out of School Hours Care Program

There is a bus drop-off and pick-up at the end of each school day for those students attending the Gumnuts After School Hours Care Program. Children can attend this program on a regular or casual basis before or after school. For information, please ring 5144 7711. Paisley Park also provides before and after school supervision, contact 5144 7424.