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Welcome to Ballandean State School and welcome to the 2009 school year!
We hope that our partnership with you will be happy and rewarding. We look forward to working with you this year to provide the best possible educational opportunities for your children.
 
Term Four - Grace and her mum bring a chicken to school - the prep children have deisgend a chook run and, helped by Ms Hayes, parents and community member, have constructed a 'Chook Run'.
Ballandean State School Vision
Preparing our students for their futures
We recognise that our school community has a responsibility to the children in our care to provide an environment that supports their learning and development as life long learners.
We believe that we can do this by providing quality educational opportunities in a caring and supportive environment. We believe that it is important to continue to develop Literacy, Numeracy, Technology and Social Skills and that this development should remain a priority for our school.
We encourage your participation as we journey through the year and we appreciate the support that you provide to us as we work towards our vision.
Our goal is to make learning fun
OUR BELIEFS
We believe
- Our school exists for our students.
- All students can be successful learners.
- All staff must continue to learn together and our school must continue to improve.
- Time invested in building relationships is time well spent.
- In an open and honest partnership between students, parents, staff, and the community.
- In the unique value of people from diverse backgrounds.
In developing well rounded learners with a commitment to lifelong learning.
OUR VALUES
In Ballandean State School , we ...
- demonstrate CARING for individuals and our community.
- RESPECT ourselves, others, property, and the environment.
- strive for EXCELLENCE in all our endeavours.
- accept RESPONSIBILITY for our choices and actions.
- show LEADERSHIP in making positive changes.
This "School Information Calendar" has been designed to provide information about the school in an accessible form. Hopefully, it will find a prominent place in your household. We encourage you to add details to the calendar section as they are provided in the weekly newsletter.
Ballandean State School looks forward to interacting with you and we trust that our partnership will be productive.
OUR MOTTO: "We Care, We Share" and "Preparing our Children for their Future"
Our motto means that children and adults in our community are encouraged to
- Respect themselves
- Respect others
- Respect the environment
These three ideals have been teased out to form the basis of our school behaviour code. More information about Behaviour Management at our school is available in our Behaviour Management Guide which is attached to this calendar or available from the school.
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