Somerset Primary’s Term 2 focus value is: To Dream – a culture of high expectations and high achievement. In an interview with two students from each class in Pod 2 these are some of their thoughts about our value of To Dream.

Isabella and Eben believe that a culture of high expectations means concentrating to do their best. This means not talking or getting distracted when doing their work; finishing their tasks with their best effort; and doing lots more work than before and with more detail.

Macklin and Sophia think that a culture of high achievement is using the Bump Up Wall to make their writing better. They self-check if everything is included in their writing, do a teacher conference and a peer conference then finish editing and publish their work.

Jonty and Jovi feel that a culture of high expectation and achievement is also in the playground and other subject areas like Music. Jovi says that when he plays Gaga Ball at recess and lunch he has to work well with at least 15 other people to get to the end. He gets better by practising as much as he can. Jonty said that in Music he has to learn patterns and then remember what comes next when doing body percussion. He feels like he is getting better and that he is achieving.

Lilly and Jamison believe that a culture of high expectations and achievement is like keeping on trying (persevering) when doing things like learning maths or emotion regulation. Lilly says she is improving with her maths even though she still has more to learn. Jamison says controlling emotions can be challenging and sometimes he would snap easily, but now he keeps himself calmer and uses strategies from his toolbox, then he can get back to focusing on his work.