Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Stephanie Di Salvo
Assistant Principal
Dear parents, carers and school community members,
Welcome to Term 3 at Jacana School for Autism! This term, the school will continue to establish consistent whole-school teaching and learning instructional practices that support active participation of student reflection and co-design of learning opportunities.
Term 3 Remote and Flexible Learning
The Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews announced on Tuesday 20th July, a seven day extension to the five day circuit breaker lockdown ending 11.59pm Tuesday 27th July. During this period, all children who can learn from home must learn from home – with exception only to limited circumstances.
We acknowledge that the sudden shift to remote learning can pose significant challenges for our students who depend on consistent and predictable routines and structures to feel safe. Therefore, we thank all parent/s and carers who have been supporting and managing your child/ren during this period.
We also thank leadership staff, classroom teachers, education support staff and therapy staff who have been attending work onsite and offsite during this next phase of lockdown, to ensure that we continue to support your child/ren to their learning.
Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) Mid-Year Monitoring
Effective monitoring processes require the establishment of structures that support the regular sharing of practice, promote a reflective culture, and the willingness to learn and adapt practice.
Members of the School Improvement Team (SIT) monitor the plan regularly as evidence of impact, and they collect and undertake a formal evaluation at the mid-point. At the end of Term 2, SIT members formally documented mid-year monitoring discussions of the 2021 AIP. Comments and future planning discussions will be shared to the school community in the coming weeks.
Media Arts during Remote and Flexible Learning
In media and visual arts, we are learning about our local artists and their artworks. This week we started exploring the art of Reko Rennie - a Melbourne based artist with an indigenous background.
Through the activities, our students have been provided with the opportunity to explore key art elements, the meaning behind the colours, shapes and imageries, and to identify and explore how the artist expresses himself and his cultural identity through his work.
Our students' have been engaging with the visual aspect of the artwork by creating patterns with colours and shapes; while reflecting on their own identity by taking photos of objects that are important to them. In the coming weeks, they will put together these elements to create a portrait that represents themselves.
