Foundation Students participate in FMS - Fundamental Motor Skills sessions as part of their curriculum learning. 

Students experience a variety of rotational activities to assist in developing their Fundamental Motor Skills and have lots of fun in the process!

 All Students from F-6 participate in weekly PE - Physical Education as a specialist subject.

Classes also enjoy additional sporting activities and games with their teachers.

Years 3-6 participate in additional Sports sessions in preparation for Inter-school Sports Competitions.

Termly House Events are held which include athletics, cross country, fun games and sports.

STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Students from F-6 participate in STEM as a specialist subject.

STEM education also develops capabilities such as critical and creative thinking, collaboration and ethical decision making.

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Students from F-6 participate in ARTS sessions weekly. The ARTS covers music, drama, visual arts, dance and media arts.

We participate in Wakkakiri every second year and have a Whole School Musical on the alternate year.

There are also opportunities to be in our school choir and perform at a variety of events throughout the year.

All classes from F-6 have a weekly Auslan session where they learn how to sign many different things.

Students will learn their colours, animals, alphabet, transport, personal description signs, emotions and many more.

Students will use these and make signed sentences and learn to sign to each other in conversations.

Brain, Body & Being combines Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships (RRRR) with our very own Wellbeing content,  including a deeper look into our brain and the reasons why we often feel the way we do.

B,B & B involves mindfulness activities, as well as the promotion of a healthy lifestyle through play. Each week students have a dedicated session to B,B & B where they explore a range of topics including emotional regulation, personal strengths, conflict resolution and developing healthy friendships.

This year 5/6 students will get their hands dirty and learn about the fundamentals of growing your own food and discovering the journey from veggie patch to the dinner table. This program allows students to immerse themselves in a range of subjects from Science, Art, Gardening and Cooking, whilst always learning life skills that they can hold on to forever.

Students in F-4 have opportunities throughout the year to be involved in the gardens with their class teacher.

Jolly Phonics is a fun and child centered approach to teaching literacy through synthetic phonics.

With actions for each of the 42 letter sounds, the multi-sensory method is very motivating for children and teachers, who can see their students achieve. 

Jolly Phonics is explicitly taught in Foundation and revised in Years 1-2 as students begin their reading journey.

At Bayles we are moving towards the 'Science of Reading' Body of Knowledge to ensure our students have all the fundamental reading skills required to be able to read and comprehend. Starting in Foundation with Jolly Phonics and moving through the year levels by building knowledge to decode and comprehend complex texts.

Learning Support is provided as part of our STEP-UP program (this program includes the Tutor Learning Initiative) as well as extension programs to challenge students.

At Bayles we use Talk For Writing as our approach. Students are given fun 'hooks' to engage them in each unit. They learn stories through story maps and actions before moving through the various stages, resulting in publishing independent writing pieces.

Students from F-6 participate in this approach which enhances their oral language, vocabulary and understanding of structuring different genres.

The Maths NInja's program forms part of the Numeracy Curriculum at BRPS. Students work through the program at their point of need to consolidate their number skills.

As they move through the program Measurement, Money and Problem Solving is also covered. Once students pass a Belt they are presented with a coloured wristband at assembly from a Ninja Turtle!

Maths Ninja's Activities

Our goal is to equip students with the skills they need in order become confident mathematicians. Our approach is to immerse students in meaningful investigative math tasks, where they're provided with opportunities to use their critical thinking and problem solving skills.

We aim to incorporate hands-on teaching whenever possible using a range of resources such as concrete materials, lesson hooks and the Maths300 program.

Additional Learning Support is provided through our Seekers groups and students requiring extra challenges participate in WOW groups.