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Dear Parents
Our next Assembly is on Wednesday 3 April at 9am and is being prepared by 2G. We hope many parents will be able to join us on the day as we will be farewelling Mr Alderman. Mr Alderman is retiring after 23 years of dedicated service to the College.
Holy Week
As Easter falls in the school holidays, our Holy Week Liturgies will be held in Week 10. On Wednesday 10 April, all students will be active participants in the Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday Reflections.
We would like to have as many students as possible carrying palms as they move between the Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday Liturgies. It is hoped that many students will be able to bring a palm from home. These palms need to be of a manageable size so that students are comfortable in carrying them and gently waving the leaves as part of the prayer reflection.
We look forward to all students engaging in these special liturgies and connecting to the Easter story. Parents are welcome to join us too, further details are below.
NAPLAN
The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment of all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Students will be assessed in Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation), Writing, Reading and Numeracy. The tests are scheduled for the weeks commencing 13 and 20 May.
NAPLAN is moving from paper tests to computer-based assessments. NAPLAN online uses a tailored testing system which automatically adapts the test and asks students questions that match their ability allowing for more detailed and useful individual results.
| Monday 13 May | Tuesday 14 May | Wednesday 15 May | Thursday 16 May |
WRITING Year 3 (paper test) Year 5 | Writing catch up | ||
| Monday 20 May | Tuesday 21 May | Wednesday 22 May | Thursday 23 May |
READING Year 3 & Year 5 | CONVENTIONS OF LANGUAGE Year 3 & Year 5 | NUMERACY Year 3 & Year 5 Catch up assessments | Catch up assessments |
Students will learn to navigate the assessment platform by participating in a trial available on the public demonstration site nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site as well as Practice test that will be made available from 1-12 April.
Parent-Teacher Interviews
As part of the Pre-Primary to Year 6 Assessment and Reporting process, Parent-Teacher Interviews will be taking place from Monday 8 April. This is a valuable time for you to spend with the class teacher to discuss your child's academic and social progress.
Your child is not required to come along to the interview as it will be a two-way process between teacher and parent/s. However, we encourage all parents to discuss their child's future goals with them at home after the interview.
All parents are required to book their parent teacher meeting online (PTO). Bookings can be made from the afternoon of Wednesday 3 April. More information will come next week with links to the booking site.
Kind regards
Antoinette De Pinto
Head of Primary
Enrolments
Kindy 2021 enrolment interviews for siblings will commence in Term Three. Please ensure you have submitted an enrolment form for your child to begin Kindy at the College. Please contact Nancy Petsos in Primary Administration if you have any queries nancy.petsos@cewa.edu.au
Dates to Remember Week 9 & Week 10 2019
Wednesday 3 April PP Parent Speech Information Session 8.45am
2G Assembly and farewell to Mr Alderman
Thursday 4 April 5G Zoo Camp
Y6 IPSHA Basketball Carnival
Wednesday 10 April Palm Sunday Reflection 11.30am
Thursday 11 April Good Friday Reflection 9.00am
Parent-Teacher Interviews
Term 1 Ends
Friday 12 April Parent-Teacher Interviews
Sports News
Last Thursday the Years 4 to 6 Swimming Squad competed in the Interschool Carnival at Newman College. It was the first time that this event was held under a new format. This involved combining to separate IPSHA Carnivals into one and including two heats for each event. After running both heats, the top four swimmers were then presented with their ribbons based on their recorded times.
The Carnival was a huge success and our students performed particularly well. We competed against nine other IPSHA schools and in the 50 races held, our students won 16 and finished 2nd in 7 other events. In summary, we received 39 top four places in 50 races. We also won 4 of the 6 relays. This also included 3 NEW RECORDS, one in the Year 6 Mixed 50m Freestyle Relay and in the Years 5 & 6 Mixed Medley Relays. Congratulations to Sylvia Czajko who broke a record in the Girls 50m Freestyle race. All our competitors represented the school with distinction.
We have had a very successful swimming season and all students should be proud of their efforts. Thank you to parents, Lisha D’Souza and Sue Matera for coordinating the parent volunteers at the swimming events throughout the term and also to Miss O’Donnell and Mrs Taylor for their wonderful assistance at the IPSHA Carnival.
John Alderman
Primary Sports Coordinator
College Musical - Mary Poppins
Tickets are on sale now for the College Musical, Mary Poppins!
The Primary Poster competition has been been extended until Monday 1 April. Please bring your poster in at Front Administration!
You can also meet the cast of Mary Poppins and have your photo taken at the Matinee performance on Saturday 4 May at 2:00pm. See the attached flyer for more details!
