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 Dear Parents and Carers,

Our school provides a safe, happy and stimulating learning environment where every child achieves their best. We foster the development of globally aware and community-minded students that have the skills and attitudes necessary to thrive in the 21st century.

Chiltern Primary School has high expectations of all our students and expects excellent social and learning behaviours. Our school is committed to providing a child-safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability.

Our vibrant, dedicated and highly competent staff create wonderful classroom learning environments with a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy. We focus on differentiating the curriculum to suit the needs of each and every learner. We engage students in their studies with a structured timetable of learning and promote reward and recognition for self-improvement and positive work habits. Teachers reward students at each assembly with certificates of achievement to celebrate positive learning success.

The breadth of education is also important to us. In educating the whole child, we place equal importance on developing both the academic and social/emotional capacities of students. This equips them with the skills needed to lead successful lives and develop healthy relationships. Specialist programs include dynamic Music education, creative Arts, Chinese and Physical Education, and Science and Digital Technology programs to stimulate and engage our students and complement the core areas of Literacy and Numeracy.

Keeping abreast of technology is very important, and at our school, we have a diverse range of technology available to students, including interactive whiteboards, tablets, desktop computers, and iPads. We focus on the fundamentals of education and use technology to enhance the learning experience.

I welcome every child to our school and welcome each family. I do not underestimate the power of “parents in partnership” in education and believe as a team; we will make a positive impact on the lives of all the children enrolled. We look forward to working with you and your family in our welcoming community, where the staff are committed to providing the best possible environment for your child to flourish.

Louise Tempany

Chiltern Primary School’s vision is to provide an encouraging, stimulating, supportive and engaging environment that fosters learning and enables students to develop the emotional, social, physical and academic skills required to adapt to and contribute to an ever-changing world. Chiltern Primary also seeks to ensure that all students, regardless of their ability or style of learning, have the opportunity to reach their full potential in a positive learning environment. We acknowledge that each child has unique interests, needs and abilities and our educational program take this into account.

Our Vision principles are:

• Challenge – high expectations, an ambition to achieve

• Curiosity – wondering about the world, seeking to discover

• Community – a sense of belonging, commitment and shared responsibility

• Culture – shared vision to achieve success

• Collaboration - progressed learning by working together

Our Mission principles are to create a space of:

• Committed, shared values where children learn respect for themselves, others and our environment

• Excellence where children can achieve their full potential in their academic, creative, personal, physical, social and moral development

• Fostering a partnership between children, parents, staff and the community as a whole

• High standards of learning and celebrates the achievements of each child

• A caring place where children and adults feel they contribute and are valued as individuals; school, family and community achieving together