Emu Plains Public School

Our Children - Our Future

Telephone02 4735 1233

Emailemuplains-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Learning across the curriculum

Cross curriculum content enriches and supports the learning areas and adds depth to student learning. In NSW students study a range of learning across the curriculum content.

Cross curriculum priorities

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures 
  • Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia 
  • sustainability

General capabilities

  • critical and creative thinking 
  • ethical understanding 
  • information and communication technology capability 
  • intercultural understanding 
  • literacy 
  • numeracy 
  • personal and social capability

Other learning across the curriculum areas

  • civics and citizenship
  • difference and diversity
  • work and enterprise.

© NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2012

Language, learning and literacy

There will be special training days for Kindergarten students throughout the year. This is to help them develop their literacy learning skills as well as other key development skills. Please read the 2018 language learn Kindergarten (PDF 42KB) document for more information.

Year 4 camp

This year Year 4 are going to camp at the YMCA in Yarramundi. The camp has been planned as part of the school’s activities in Human Society and Its Environment, Health, Physical Education, Personal Development, Environmental Education and Aboriginal Education. For complete information as well as payment details and the permission slip, please download the 2018 Year 4 Camp Yarramundi information (PDF 238) document.

To give your child permission to use some of the activites at the camp, please complete the camp activities (PDF 344) document. For  alist of what your child should pack for the camp, please view the camp packing list (PDF 101KB).

Year 6 camp

This year students from Year 6 will be heading to the Snowy Mountains and Canberra for their excursion. For details such as dates and pricing please download the Year 6 camp overview (PDF 180KB) document. You will also find a permission slip that will need to be completed before your child can attend.

To see complete information or if you would like to make a payment/pay the full amount please download the Year 6 camp details (PDF 238KB).