Overview
Students at Somerly Primary School are encouraged to demonstrate our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Safety. Our curriculum is designed to ensure that they develop a strong foundation in reading, writing and mathematics. This curriculum is delivered using teaching practices aligned with the WA Education Department’s “Teaching for Impact” document which outlines what effective teachers believe, what they know, and what they do to have high impact on student outcomes.
Our Practices
Somerly Primary School delivers a curriculum that is aligned to Western Australia’s School Curriculum and Standards Authority.
Through explicit teaching practices that align with current best practice, students access a range of educational programs designed to target specific learning areas.
Programs and approaches used across the school include:
- UFLI Phonics
- Sound Waves Literacy
- Explicit Vocabulary, Fluency and Comprehension reading practices
- Talk for Writing
- Origo Mathematics
- Ngaparrtji Ngaparrtji Two-way Science Program
