Fitzroy Primary School Information

At Fitzroy we pride ourselves on having a friendly and supportive learning environment that has a strong focus on high quality teaching and learning, the fostering of positive relationships within the school community and on student well-being. Our school motto "Inspired by Learning" reflects our belief that by creating an engaging environment our students will be motivated and enthused by learning. At Fitzroy Primary School we provide a stimulating curriculum that engages students and caters for a range of learning styles. Our main focus is on the development of Literacy and Numeracy skills with consistent teaching approaches used to cater for differing student needs. These approaches are informed by regular assessment of student learning and consist of a combination of targeted programs; extension of highly abled students; direct instruction; inquiry learning and the use of information and communication technology across the curriculum. Our specialist programs provide opportunities in our curriculum for student's to develop their cultural, social, creative and physical skills. We nurture our students' self-esteem, emotional understanding, relationships and interpersonal problem- solving skills through the implementation across the school of the PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) Program. The staff at our school are a dedicated and extremely hard working group of committed professionals, who are striving to plan for improvement based on the different needs of individual students. They are passionate and knowledgeable about teaching and learning. The teachers work in teams to plan and differentiate learning tasks to cater for all learners. Our Literacy and Numeracy specialist teachers work across the school to support our focus on these major areas. Our school community works in partnership with the school in recognition that it is critical that the partnership is respectful, has a strong values base and is always student-centred. Parents can talk to the teachers at any time about how their ...