intervention Programs

Math’s Intervention Program (MIP)

Math’s Intervention Program is a numeracy intervention program which encourages students to remember basic number facts and aims for quick and accurate responses in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Students have 3 half hour sessions per week from trained Math’s Intervention Program instructors. Students are on the program for 20 weeks.

Student Speech Therapy Assisted Program (STAP)

STAP is a Student Speech Therapy Assisted Program. It is a program that supports students with speech difficulties. Programs are developed around the individual student needs.

Students attend 2 - 3 fifteen minute sessions per week, practising clarity of sounds.

‘Buddy’ Program

At the beginning of the year each Prep is teamed with a student from the senior school (usually Year 5) who becomes a special ‘big friend’, caring for them in the school yard, assisting with daily routines and alerting the classroom teacher to any issues.

A variety of combined activities take place between the Preps and the senior students each year to further develop these relationships.

Mentoring

Many children lack significant one-to-one relationships with adults that connect in a positive and purposeful manner, other than their parents. Horsham Primary School has established the following mentoring programs across the two campuses:

Mates Mentoring

Horsham Primary School provides students the opportunity to participate in the MATES Mentoring Program. The program provides positive role models who mentor, assist, target, engage and enhance the skills and life experiences of young people. Horsham Primary School MATES Co-ordinator matches students with a volunteer (Mentor) from the local community. Mentors and mentees catch up for one hour, once a fortnight for one year.

Mates commit to 1 hour a fortnight and take an interest in the students well being and development by doing lots of fun activities on school premise.