A Message from the Principal

Welcome to Marysville Primary School where our students thrive in an environment of collective pride and achievement. Our motto is Achieving and Celebrating Excellence. A.C.E. We are committed to the community and show pride in everything we do. We nurture our young learners with an enriching education that commences with Foundation (Prep) and moves through to Year 6. We ensure a secure, emotionally safe,  and welcoming environment for all of our students. Children are engaged and challenged in wonderfully bright and stimulating learning areas with classes led by a team of teaching professionals.

The school currently has an enrolment of 49 students. Students are organised in Foundation/ Year 1, Year 2/3 and Year 4/ 5 / 6. We have 3 classrooms. Our classrooms and teaching spaces are modern, large and extremely well equipped and resourced. We have beautiful dedicated spaces such as the ‘Reading Nook’, Chess area, reading, an art/music room, a full sized stadium, an oval with running track, a basketball court, adventure playground and a cubby house. Our students have open areas with seating, vegetable gardens to walk through and enjoy, passive sitting areas and shaded spaces to enjoy.

Marysville is a school dedicated to providing the best learning opportunities for each and every student. School Council, parent’s, staff and the local community are committed to providing the environment and resources that will empower all of our students with the skills and social competencies that will enable them to flourish as they grow up in this new century. We are committed to continuing the school’s tradition of providing excellence for all. We offer a curriculum that is both innovative and comprehensive. Our focus on high achievement  is unrelenting. We hold the expectation that all our students will achieve high levels of Literacy and Numeracy upon completion of  their educational journey with us.

There is a commitment to an integrated curriculum approach. We acknowledge and cater for different rates and styles of learning. The development of higher order thinking skills, risk taking, adaptability, cooperation and sound communication techniques are fostered.  The core Literacy and Numeracy curriculum is complemented with a very active specialist program where students experience learning within the Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Languages (Auslan), Science, Nature /Nurture  and Physical Education areas. Staff run engaging programs in each area and also offer a range of extra-curricular opportunities for our students. Additional program areas include sport (swimming, cross country skiing, cross country running and dance); camps and excursions; whole school singing ; music and performance (whole school concert,) and whole school Smiling Minds.

Marysville Primary School has access to innovative approaches to teaching and learning. We run a 1:1 technology program with all students in Prep to year 1 having an iPad and students in years 2 to 6 having a lap top. Our classrooms all have access to an interactive SMART board.

We encourage all parents and guardians to take an active role in the education of their child. Covid permitting, our staff welcome parent involvement in the classroom and on a range of school activities, including excursions. Parents and guardians can assist in their child’s learning and success at school by reinforcing the following: that students are at school every day, on time, in full school uniform and have all of the equipment required for a successful school day (including a healthy lunch!)

I would like to invite all who would like to visit our school to contact me to arrange a time for a personal tour. I would appreciate the opportunity to show you our wonderful school.

Thank you for visiting our website and welcome to our school.

Sandra Bishop

Principal

Overarching Statement / Purpose Statement

Marysville values quality education with high expectations. We achieve high individual growth by utilising data to inform teaching and learning. Students learn in a safe, nurturing vibrant and caring environment that promotes pride, acceptance, confidence and curiosity; in line with our guiding values of:  Respect, Responsibility and Community

Marysville Primary School Action Statement: 

• Facilitates quality teaching and learning programs where differentiation and deep learning are valued
• Effective use of data both summative and formative to inform teaching and learning
• Strives to attain excellent academic results
• Develops whole school curriculum programs which are embraced by skilled teachers
• Implements a diverse curriculum which caters for all students and provides opportunities to develop critical thinking, questioning, creativity, problem solving, global  citizenship, sustainability and indigenous studies
• Embraces digital studies which are delivered by all teachers and used across the curriculum in a variety of ways; in an environment where responsible cyber use is explicitly taught
• Actively involves and engages students in the curriculum through a Thematic approach and by understanding a student’s Zone of Proximal development
• Ensures that students have opportunities to be reflective and receive teacher feedback about their own learning
• Cares about all students and develops social competencies including the concept rights and responsibilities, engagement and wellbeing of all stakeholders, with zero tolerance of bullying
• Facilitates strong leadership opportunities for collaboration in decision making  processes.