Curriculum
English​
Our English curriculum is aligned with the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 and built around strong foundations in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
In the Junior School, we implement the UFLI Foundations program for systematic phonics instruction, ensuring every child builds essential decoding and spelling skills.
Writing instruction is enhanced through the VCOP approach (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, and Punctuation), helping students improve sentence structure, language choices, and author voice. Students are supported to become confident communicators, readers, and writers through explicit instruction and targeted feedback.
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Maths
At Toolangi Primary School, Mathematics is taught with a strong focus on building number fluency, problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of mathematical concepts. We implement the Dr Ange Rogers Number Fluency Program daily across all year levels. This structured and research-informed approach provides students with regular, targeted opportunities to develop mental computation strategies and confidence with numbers.
The program supports students to become fluent, flexible and efficient thinkers, improving their ability to solve problems and explain their reasoning. Daily fluency sessions also allow teachers to quickly identify student progress and areas requiring further support, ensuring learning is responsive and individualised.
By combining explicit teaching, hands-on tasks, and real-world applications, we aim to foster a positive mindset towards mathematics and help every child succeed.
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​Physical Education
At Toolangi Primary School, Physical Education plays a vital role in supporting students’ overall wellbeing and helping them develop essential life skills. We create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where all students are encouraged to participate, build confidence, and enjoy being physically active. Our unique program promotes a positive attitude towards a healthy, active lifestyle, with a focus on personal growth, teamwork, and respectful relationships.
Students participate in a two-hour Physical Education session each week, involving engaging games, skill development, and team-based activities. In addition to regular lessons, students take part in a wide range of sporting events and opportunities throughout the year, including whole-school swimming carnivals, athletics day, cross country competitions, Aussie Sports Carnival Day (where students try a variety of sports), and Snow & Ski Day in conjunction with other small schools.
With the support of grants, we also offer specialised programs such as AFL, gymnastics, soccer, hockey, and more. Other highlights include swimming lessons, water safety programs, photo trail events, and interschool sports, ensuring every student can find joy and success in movement and physical challenge.
Kitchen Garden​
At Toolangi Primary School, our Kitchen Garden Program offers students rich, hands-on learning experiences each week through the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden framework. Students get their hands dirty cultivating seasonal produce, learning sustainable gardening practices, and gaining valuable life skills. They explore concepts in science, biology, environmental sustainability, and mathematics through real-world tasks like planting, measuring, harvesting, and cooking.
Each garden session culminates in the preparation of delicious, shared meals—such as peach pancakes, rhubarb and apple crumble, and herb and cheese scones—promoting teamwork, creativity, and healthy eating. Our Garden Club also plays a vital role, inviting families to participate in weeding, mulching, sweeping, and more. This whole-community effort fosters a sense of responsibility, connection, and pride as students experience the full journey from soil to plate.
Mobile Area Resource Centre (MARC) Program​
MARC is a mobile library service that provides literacy-based programs. MARC services are offered to small rural and regional Victorian government schools, enabling them to provide students with access to a broader range of texts and educational resources.
In addition to the Toolangi Primary School Library, the mobile library allows students to borrow an extensive variety of books to support all levels of reading ability from Foundation through to our Year 6 students.
The Arts - Visual Arts
At Toolangi Primary School, our Visual Arts program offers students a wide range of creative experiences that nurture imagination and artistic skills. In our spacious art room, students participate in weekly one-hour classes where they explore various techniques and materials, including painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, modelling, textiles, and construction. Each term focuses on a different medium, inspired by artists from diverse cultures and time periods. Student artwork is proudly displayed throughout the school, with both individual and whole-school pieces celebrating our identity as a creative and connected learning community.
​The Arts - Performing Arts
Performing Arts is a much-loved subject at Toolangi Primary School, enjoyed by students across all year levels. Our dynamic program includes Music, Dance, and Drama, delivered in a purpose-designed space that supports lessons, theatre games, dance and performances. Here, students learn to read music and are encouraged to compose their own melodies and two-part pieces. Drama activities include dress-ups, puppetry, masks, and imaginative play, while senior students take on roles such as scriptwriting, directing, and performing in group productions. These experiences help build creativity, teamwork, and self-confidence when presenting to peers and the wider community. Student performances are a highlight at both the Harvest Festival and the end-of-year concert, celebrating their growth and talents in the arts.
LOTE - Japanese
The Japanese program is offered as an integrated part of the curriculum for all students from Foundation to Year 6. It is designed to engage students in exploring language while thinking critically about their own culture, the wider world, and the connections between people and places. Students attend one Japanese session per week, where their listening, speaking, and understanding skills are developed through songs, games, stories, role play, and other interactive activities.
Technology is also incorporated to enhance language learning in fun and meaningful ways. In addition to learning to communicate in Japanese, students gain valuable insights into Japanese culture, traditions, and daily life, fostering curiosity, respect, and global understanding.
Digital Technologies
At Toolangi Primary School, the Digital Technologies Curriculum is implemented from Foundation to Year 6, with each student having access to their own iPad or laptop computer. Students begin their digital learning journey with tools like Bee-Bots, using simple coding and directional language to navigate mazes and obstacles. As they progress, they move on to Scratch Jnr and Scratch, applying their understanding of mathematics, geometry, and problem-solving in creative and engaging ways.
Cyber safety is an essential part of our program and is embedded through our Respectful Relationships curriculum. From Foundation to Year 6, students are explicitly taught how to be safe, respectful, and ethical online, including lessons on digital footprints and netiquette. As part of preparing our Year 6 students for high school, we engage with the Cyber Safety Project, which delivers targeted workshops to support students in becoming safe, responsible, and informed digital citizens as they transition into more independent online environments.
