Banksia Park Primary School is
situated in the picturesque suburb of Leeming. Our school is
housed in attractive air-cooled classrooms with extensive bushland
surrounds. Our school facilities are of a high standard and
include a large library, art room, enclosed covered assembly area with
Performing Arts Centre, canteen, tennis courts, cricket nets, playground
equipment and a grassed oval.
As the catchment area for Banksia Park
is compact and almost completely built out our enrolment figures are
stable. Over the years a real community spirit has evolved with
parents and staff working together to provide the best possible
facilities and educational programmes for the students. Our
students are well behaved and motivated to learn, the parents are
extremely supportive and the experienced teaching staff are hard working
and enthusiastic.
Our school has much to offer to new
residents and cross-boundary enrolments. The size of the school,
the innovative and established education programmes and positive working
relationships between students, staff and parents all contribute to make
this school highly desirable for potential student enrolments.
Browsing through our website will give
you a general overview of the nature and operation of Banksia Park Primary
School. Further information
is distributed through the School Newsletter (available online) and at our regular Parents and Citizens
meetings.
Martin Humphreys
Principal
We try to make our school a happy place where children
enjoy learning. We hope
they develop socially and academically to the best of their ability in an atmosphere of co-operation with staff and other
children.
We are fortunate to have a dedicated staff and we will do
the best for your children but we need your support. Please feel free to come to the
school to discuss your children’s progress, assist the teachers in the
classroom, help with reading, the covering of books or any of our other
activities. For prolonged
meetings with teachers please contact the school so an appointment can be
arranged.
Your children appreciate your involvement with the school
and their learning is enhanced when they see that you consider it
important enough to take an active interest.
Community members and prospective parents are welcome to
visit the school – just let us know and we will take the time to show
you our facilities and tell you about our programmes. We appreciate your views and
suggestions and by sharing and caring we can continue to make Banksia
Park a
school of excellence.
All members of staff are looking forward to a fruitful and
stimulating time working with your
children.
Education is a life long process and Banksia Park Primary School, along with parents
and the community must play a vital role in developing an ongoing “love
of learning”. It must be
remembered that our future economic and technological society will
evolve more quickly and these children will probably be retrained
several times for different types of employment during their
lifetime.
Schools are not
just buildings but a collaborative community of students, parents,
teachers and the local community with a shared value structure. Notions of social justice,
individual differences, democracy, caring, community responsibility,
integrity, ethics, academic rigour and good communication must be
central to this school community.
All
students at Banksia Park Primary School are individuals and we must promote a
school culture that:
·
develops the
whole child,
·
encourages and
supports students to be responsible for their own
learning,
·
encourages and develops a
sense of self motivation and a desire for students to achieve high
standards at their own level,
·
promotes
excellence both individually and collectively,
·
strives to
achieve a high standard of basic literacy and numeracy skills,
and
·
develops
skills that utilise technology in the collection, processing and sharing
of information.
With the introduction
of the Kindergarten to Year 10 West Australian Curriculum a developmental approach to learning has been implemented across all learning areas and augmented
with an eclectic approach to teaching so students are presented with a
wide range of learning strategies, tools and options.
However, this
can not be fully achieved unless the community and the parents are
actively involved in the decision making processes that aim to achieve
this standard of educational excellence. Parents have a clear and proper
interest in their children’s education and need to be offered the
opportunity to become involved in all aspects of their children’s lives
– including having access to and working with students in the
classroom. Clearly the more
involved parents become in the classroom the more likely they are to be
informed when they participate in school decision making. Thus, a strong school
community is an essential ingredient in the continuing development of
Banksia Park Primary School.
Truly
effective education at Banksia Park Primary School is a joint enterprise between the parents, school and community who work together for the improvement of student outcomes for all children.
Martin Humphreys
MEd MEdAdmin GradDipCompEd
BEd DipT THC MACE MACS(Snr) FACEL(WA)
PRINCIPAL
