Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching
Being equipped for lessons
Thank you to the many families who have supported their child’s learning to start this academic year. By equipping them with everything they need to be successful in their learning we will have far more students achieving their potential. Please ensure your child has a book for each individual subject, a charged device and a pencil case full of equipment when they leave the house each morning.
Atomi
Students in Year 11 have now been onboarded for the Atomi platform. If your child is having any problems, please encourage them to reach out to me and I will ensure they are logged on. The highest Atomi users for this week are: Will Moffatt and Molly Betts. Congratulations! Please see Mrs Fullbrook for your canteen voucher.
Year 11 and 12 Assessment Blocks
We still have many parents and students querying time off during the Term. We strongly discourage this, especially during term time. This Term the Year 12 students will have their Assessment Block in Week 8 and the Year 11 students will have their Assessment Block in Weeks 9 and 10. It is imperative that students are preparing for these assessments as soon as the notifications are released. If they prepare in advance they will be able to give appropriate time to each assessment without cramming at the end. Please ensure your child is at school during this period.
NAPLAN
Years 7 and 9 will be undertaking their NAPLAN testing during Week 6 and 7. This testing provides the school with rich data regarding the progress of students and areas we need to continue to work on in the school. We appreciate parental support to ensure students attend school each day in this period. Please reinforce to your children that Naplan is nothing to worry about and not something we need them to ‘study’ for. It is a measure of a group's progress and information for us to support the students.
Reading
On the staff development day today, the staff are busy learning all about strategies that will improve their reading instruction in the classroom. We know that reading is a key to students being able to access all curriculum areas so we are ensuring staff are well equipped to support all students. Please make sure you are encouraging your students to read at home. Reading a novel, magazine, newspaper, even reading the shopping list to you in the supermarket is good for their skills.
Please reach out if you have any questions about the learning for your students.
Ms Kate Fullbrook - Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching