Learning at
Long Street

Extra Curricular

Sleepovers and Camp

Each year, Junior Primary students engage in a fun evening together and the exciting opportunity to sleep over at school! Our primary students are given the opportunity to participate in a valuable camp experience, making friendships and memories to last a lifetime.

Playtime Engagement

We have two playgrounds, outdoor courts, the gym and oval spaces. Under the Covered Outdoor Learning Area (COLA), we have speakers so students enter, play and leave the school to music.
Launched in 2025, we have additional opportunities available for learners to engage in structured play, should they choose to do so! Students can ride bikes (solo or tandem!), engage in puzzles, craft, dance, giant games, table tennis and more!

Choir

Long Street Primary School engages in the annual Festival of Music via the Whyalla Concert. Choir students participate in weekly trainings with access to additional resources to rehearse outside of school. The annual festival is a great source of pride for our learners as they sing songs they love and perform on the grand stage of the Middleback Theatre.
This experience boosts not only singing and rhythm skills but builds discipline, exposes students to the world of theatre and performance and enables them to meet students across the local region which can turn into lifelong friendships.

Instrumental Music

The Instrumental Music program is available for students in Years 5 and 6 who are interested in learning guitar. The selection process for inclusion involves parent approval and an aptitude test. This process takes place each November for the following year.

Swimming and Water Safety

Reception to Year 5: Students participate in a week of swimming lessons every year at the Whyalla Recreation Centre.
Year 6: Students participate in a one-day aquatics camp in Port Augusta.

Children’s University

Children’s University is an innovative program that engages children and young people aged 5 to 14 in exciting, out-of-school learning opportunities to increase their chances for educational achievement and rewards them for taking responsibility for their own learning.

Children’s University works with community and cultural institutions, supports the development of school-based clubs and activities, and provides so many opportunities for parents and communities to engage in the education of our young people. Learn more here: Children’s University (cuaustralasia.com)
Please see Miss Hunt to sign up!

Every Child Belongs

Berry Street Education Model

Long Street Primary School follows the Berry Street Education Model, which means that staff use a trauma informed approach to teaching, learning and general practice.
The five focus areas of Berry Street connect with the development capacities that each student must build in order to be ‘ready to learn’. The five focus areas include:
• Body: Building students’ capacity by increasing physical regulation of the stress response, de-escalation and focus.
• Relationship: Nurturing on-task learning through relational classroom management strategies.
• Engagement: Motivating students with strategies that increase willingness to learn.
• Stamina: Creating a culture of academic persistence by nurturing resilience, emotional intelligence and a growth mindset.
• Character: Harnessing a values and character-strengths approach to instill students’ self-knowledge for future pathways.

Breakfast Club

Long Street Primary School provides a daily breakfast club. This takes place Monday-Friday from 8:30 to 8:45 in the STEM Room. All students are welcome to join!
Foodbank is happy to support any families who are needing help in the area of food supply, please see our Wellbeing Leader if you need assistance.

Interventions and Support Programs

We use early and preventative interventions, with teachers coached and supported to provide high quality instruction to all learners.
Our Deputy Principal works closely with teachers and Inclusion Support Lead SSOs to coordinate targeted literacy and numeracy interventions to ensure every child thrives with the foundations of learning. We use strategic assessments to precisely identify student needs.
Our Wellbeing Leader works closely with all staff to identify and coordinate targeted interventions to provide personal and social supports. Where required, this essential support enables children to access curriculum alongside their peers.

Personalised Learning

Identified learners, their families and educators will work together each year to design and update a personalised learning plan called a ‘One Plan’ to ensure every child’s time at school enables them to achieve their potential.
One Plans Include:
• The overarching reason for having a personalised plan
• Discussion about the child’s strengths, interests, motivations and aspirations
• Short term goals
• Reasonable accommodations required for the child to access learning
• Documented school-based support programs and interventions
• A record of Department and external services supporting the child
• Transition plans
• Other agreed actions.
As their first teachers and best advocates, we warmly encourage families to actively engage in this process.

Inclusive Facilities

Our classrooms are all inclusively designed and fitted with sound-field systems that support learners with hearing difficulties to be able to hear comfortably in their environment.
Wheelchair Access: All classrooms and a bathroom are accessible via ramps for members of our community in wheelchairs.

External Services

NDIS providers are invited to work with us to find a mutually convenient time to support student therapy sessions on site, where possible.