Moonie State School operates a co-educational Kindergarten to Year Six structure. The Kindy program is delivered in line with both the National Quality Standards and the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines. The Prep to Yar Six program is aligned to the Australian Curriculum ensuring the Year Level Achievement Standard is met in all learning areas - English, Mathematics, Schience, HASS, Technology, HPE and The Arts. The school offers Japanese LOTE lessons for students in Year 5 and 6 through the Brisbane School of Distance Education. The Physical Education program is implemented with maximum participation and encourages skill development in swimming, athletics, team games and hand-eye coordination and gross motor based activites.
Co-Curricular Activities
- Goondiwindi Eisteddfod
- Public Speaking
- District/Regional Sport
- Excursions and Incursions
Information & Communication Technology
Every student has access to an iPad every day in Years 3-6. This technology is used to engage, assist, enhance and improve student learning.
Social Climate
A positive school-wide approach is used to create and maintain a safe, supportive and disciplined learning environment. A heavy focus on the school rules 'Be Safe', 'Be Respectful', 'Be Responsible' coupled with high expectations both in and out of the classroom. The Responsible Behaviour Plan for students underpins the behaviour managment policies and practices across the school. The personal development program, 'Bounceback' was introduced into the whole-school curriculum in 2013 and has been successfully delivered and used to prepare students with the strategies needed to develop sound values like; respect, cooperation and resilience.
Kindergarten
Our school's Kindergarten program is based on the Queensland kindergarten learning guideline which provides advice for planning, interacting with children, monitoring and assessing learning as teachers engage children in active, language rich learning through play, real-life engagements, routines and transitions. Foundations for Success is a resource which acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ways of knowing and being and supports the embedding of personal and cultural identities and connections with families and communities in the learning program. The kindergarten program further develops children's thinking and problem-solving skills as well as their language, social and creative capabilities. These skills form the foundations for engaging in the content of the Foundation – Year 2 requirements of the Australian Curriculum, supporting continuity of learning for children across kindergarten to Year 2 and a successful transition to Prep.