Principal's Report
Dear Families and Friends
It was lovely to see so many mothers and grandmothers attending today’s Mother’s Day morning BBQ. We hope you enjoyed having a coffee and a chat with other mothers from our community. These events are often a great way to meet other parents, share ideas, personal stories and show support for each other. We sincerely hope you had a restful and memorable Mother’s Day.
Thank you to those mothers and grandmothers who have volunteered to assist with reading. We appreciate your assistance and are open to whenever you are able to come in. As I explained to those volunteering, just listening to the children read and giving positive feedback has a great impact on improving their reading.
Last Friday, we held our first Supportive Playgroups at St Patrick’s Primary School. It was great to see the parents and their children sharing the fun together. Looking forward to this week’s playgroup session.
This Friday four of our staff members will be attending numeracy professional development at Cootamundra. They will be working with Leonie Anstey a numeracy consultant specializing in inquiry and differentiated learning.
A NAPLAN and A to E Reporting Information evening will be held at the school on the 21st June, commencing at 5:30. I personally will be presenting information on NAPLAN and how it currently informs learning within our schools. As there is a lot of political speak at present that surrounds this National Assessment tool, I look forward to presenting an educationalist viewpoint. I will also discuss the A to E assessment marking criteria used in your child’s report and present student examples of moderated assessments. For example, what a B looks like compared to what a C looks like. This information session will be followed by an open Community Council meeting for all to attend. Hope to see you there.
NAPLAN TESTING TIMETABLE 2018 Year 3 & 5
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TIME ALLOCATION |
TIMETABLE |
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TUESDAY 15th May |
Language Conventions |
40 mins ~ Yr 3 & 5 |
9:10am – 9:50am |
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20 minute break |
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Writing |
40 mins ~ Yr 3 & 5 |
10:15am – 10:55am |
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WEDNESDAY |
Reading |
45 mins ~ Yr 3 |
9:10am – 9:55am |
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16th May |
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50 mins~ Yr 5 |
9:10am – 10.00am |
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THURSDAY |
Numeracy |
45 mins ~ Yr 3 |
9:10am – 10:55am |
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17th May |
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50 mins~ Yr 5 |
9:10am – 10:00am |
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FRIDAY |
Catch up |
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9.10am |
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18th May |
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All parents, careers and grandparents are invited to a Celebration of Learning day to be held at our school on Wednesday the 30th of May. Following consultation with the Community Council, it was decided to offer two separate opportunities for our parents to visit their children’s classrooms. The first session time slot will be from 8:30 am - 9:30 am and the second from 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm. This will be an opportunity for you to visit the classrooms and view displays of student work.
Have a great week
LEARN SERVE LEAD SUCCEED
