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Part 6: 🌟 Celebrating Literacy Excellence at Mt Barker South Primary! 🌟

What happens when two passionate Year 5/6 teachers truly collaborate? Magic! ✨
Meet Renee Saldhana and Ra Te Whare from Mt Barker South Primary School - two educators who've cracked the code on integrated literacy teaching. Their students aren't just reading books anymore... they're choosing CHALLENGING ones that stretch their abilities! 📚💪
The secret?
✅ Reading and writing connected seamlessly
✅ Daily monitoring with instant feedback
✅ Cross-class book chats (the kids' favourite!)
✅ Real teacher collaboration - they even scribe for each other!
✅ 20-minute independent reading that's anything but silent

"We don't have a desk in the classroom - we're WITH the students," shares Renee. This active, responsive teaching is transforming how students see themselves as readers and writers.
🎯 Some students DOUBLED their reading pace and accuracy this year whilst maintaining comprehension!
Want to see collaborative teaching in action? Check out our new blog featuring this incredible teaching partnership. Link in comments! 👇

These teachers prove that when educators work together, reflect openly, and put student choice at the heart of learning, incredible growth happens.



https://www.teachific.com.au/blog/2025/06/15/210/part-6-celebrating-growth-in-literacy

https://youtu.be/oLCC4q9icXk?si=0OmIfPdk21YIKxvA

Celebrating Growth in Literacy - Ra and Renee, Year 5/6 teachers, at Mt Barker South PS Year 5/6 teachers Renee Saldhana and Ra Te Whare at Mt Barker South Primary School demonstrate the power of collaborative teaching in their integrated litera...

New Resource
SPELLING ROUTINES F-6

This comprehensive resource provides teachers with a structured approach to spelling instruction that develops students' word knowledge systematically through engaging, meaningful activities. Designed for use across Foundation to Year 6, with this example showcasing the Year 4 content, the resource offers a clear daily routine that builds students' understanding of how words work while enhancing their spelling confidence.

Spelling Routines and Key Activities for Students, Yr 4 This comprehensive resource provides teachers with a structured approach to spelling instruction that develops students' word knowledge systematically through engaging, meaningful activities. Designed for use across Foundation to Year 6, with this example showcasing the Year 4 content, the resource....

The Teacher's Toolkit Monthly
Part 4: Celebrating TEACHER PRACTICE

In this inspiring video, Year 4/5 teacher Robert Kennedy at Mt Barker South Primary School in South Australia shares how he transformed his classroom into a thriving literacy community. Through daily read alouds with rich texts, extended independent reading time, and deliberate connections between reading and writing, his students have become passionate readers and accomplished writers.
His carefully curated classroom library and authentic enthusiasm for books have ignited similar passion in his students—even former reluctant readers. As Robert puts it, "If you're not passionate about literacy, it's not going to come across in your classroom."

Celebrating Growth in Literacy - Robert Kennedy, Yr 4/5 A Teacher's Journey to Transforming Literacy InstructionThis video captures a powerful conversation with Robert Kennedy, a teacher at Mt Barker South Primary...