We are rapidly approaching the halfway mark of Term 2 and it is timely to remind all students that they should be monitoring their progress through the teaching and learning in the classroom, as well as the development of their responses to assessment. The semester assessment calendars are a great tool to plan and manage time so that assessment requirements can be met with minimal stress. As always, I encourage communication with the relevant teachers, curriculum leaders or myself if there are any concerns about your child’s academic progress. 

On May 11, we saw students across Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 commence online NAPLAN testing. NAPLAN returned in 2021 following the cancellation of these tests in 2020. Students worked incredibly well in completing four tests across the week focusing on writing, reading, language conventions and numeracy. The data gathered through these tests will provide a valuable tool for teachers to analyse areas of strength and weakness for each individual student and allow us, as teachers, to target specific concepts and capabilities in the teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms. Well done to all the students for your great efforts in the NAPLAN tests. 

God Bless.

Matthew Brown
Deputy Principal