Welcome to the Findon Primary School website.
Findon Primary school is a government Prep to Year 6 school with an enrolment of approximately 490 students. Our school strives to provide the best learning opportunities for all of its students in an environment that is supportive, challenging and positive.
The school has a dedicated and professional team of teachers who are committed to the schools motto of ‘Learning for Life’. Teachers work together in teams with a focus on providing a learning environment that has high expectations, develops the full potential of each child, and insists on continuous improvement for all students.More...
Building Works
Staff were very excited to get the first glimpse of the interior of our new Open Learning Precinct last week. When complete, the building will be a fabulous 21st century learning environment for some of our Year 4/5 and Year 6 classes. Have a preview - look at the photos on this website under Facilities.
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The Term Dates for 2010 are:
Term 1: 27th January - 26th March (children will start on 1st February)
Term 2: 12th April - 25th June
Term 3: 12th July - 17th September
Term 4: 04th October - 17th December
Getting
more cooperation from kids
Obedience! Remember that term? ‘Obey your elders’ was something many of us as kids were constantly reminded about. The concept of obedience belongs to a bygone era when kids were seen and not heard and respect was hierarchical (‘respect you elders’) rather than mutual (‘we respect each other’).
by Michael Grose
