Our Learning and Teaching Programs

As an effective learning community, our learning and teaching is grounded in our Vision Statement:

Mary Immaculate School, a dynamic and caring community committed to enacting our faith;

inspiring, challenging and engaging lifelong learners.

(excellence, integrity, inclusiveness, respect)

At Mary Immaculate School, every young person knows that they are valued and celebrated for ‘who they are’ and ‘where they are’ on their learning journey.  In a stimulating, positive and supportive child-centred environment, our students develop the positive dispositions of the Habits of Mind and the Growth Mindset, enabling them to be motivated and curious, lifelong learners.  Through being provided with opportunities to be successful and purposeful learners, each student develops the skills of collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving.

Learning and Teaching

The highly skilled teachers at Mary Immaculate School support, enable and engage our learners through effectively implementing the Victorian Curriculum.  Our learning and teaching programs focus on the core learning areas of English, Mathematics, The Humanities – History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship, Health, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).  In addition to the rich learning happening within these areas, all students from Prep to Year 6, participate in our broad and engaging, weekly specialist lessons:

 

The  Capabilities of Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical, Intercultural and Personal and Social, are explicitly taught, developed and supported across all learning areas.

The use of contemporary learning devices  – computers (PCs, MacBooks, Chromebooks, iPads), digital cameras, robotics and interactive whiteboards – are integrated as appropriate across all learning areas, for all year levels.

Our students’ assessment and learning progress is reported formally to parents through the Semester Reports and parent/teacher conferences.

All staff at Mary Immaculate Primary School participate in ongoing professional learning to ensure that our students are engaged in authentic, relevant and contemporary learning experiences.

  • Preps problem solving and coding with their Year 6 Buddies!
  • Programming and sequencing directions for a Bee-Bot
  • Experimenting and exploring
  • Inquiring and problem solving in Mathematics
  • The Habits of Mind
  • Some members of our Garden Club in action
  • The Planetarium came to visit in Science Week
  • 'Parents as experts' demonstrating a chemical reaction in Science Week
  • 'Parents as experts' demonstrating a chemical reaction in Science Week
  • Coding in Digital Technologies
  • Making 'Elephants Toothpaste' in Science Week
  • Our Science teacher with the student Specialist Leaders
  • The incubator and the playpen in our Science Lab - our chicken's habitat for the next two weeks
  • Exploring their surroundings while we study and observe the life cycle of a chicken
  • Having fun while developing problem solving and strategising skills in our Chess Club
  • Making lanterns in Visual Arts using recycled materials
  • Making lanterns using recycled materials in Visual Arts
  • Glowing lanterns made in Visual Arts classes
  • Glowing lanterns made in Visual Arts classes
  • More 'green thumbs' in our Garden Club
  • Our whole school Performing Arts showcase
  • Perfoming Arts lesson
  • Our MIPS Green Rangers looking after one of our gardens
  • Our annual Twilight Sports athletics carnival
  • Some of our swim team at the Ivanhoe District Swimming Carnival
  • Footy Day at MIPS
  • Italian Day
  • Some staff members wearing Italian inspired outfits on Italian Day
  • Enjoying a gelato on Italian Day
  • A very creative Italian inspired outfit!
  • More creative costumes for Italian Day
  • An Italian masterpiece!
  • Enjoying the Italian dramatic performance
  • Book Week activity day and dress up parade
  • The whole school in their Book Week costumes
  • Sharing the inspiration behind Book Week costumes
  • Our Librarian with our student Specialist Leaders during the Book Week Parade
  • Book Week - Staff Super Heroes!
  • Enjoying our Book Week Activity Day
  • Book Week Activity Day
  • Year 5 and Year 6 at our 'Eureka!' camp at Ballarat and Sovereign Hill
  • Year 3 and Year 4 having fun and learning on camp at Bacchus Marsh