Primary News
End of Term
A heartfelt thank you to all our families for their continued support of the College and students this term. From all the Primary staff, we wish you a restful holiday and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 10 July.
Semester 1 Reports
At the beginning of the holidays, you will receive your child’s Semester 1 Report. The report is one of the avenues that the College uses to inform parents of each student’s achievement and progress both academically and socially. It is intended to provide caregivers and students with the information necessary to support and enhance learning, to focus positively on progress and to suggest goals toward which each student should focus. When you receive the report, it is important to read through the key at the front of the report, which outlines the different categories for Approach to Learning, Achievement Level and Skills/Concepts. Please take the time to share the report with your child and identify areas of strength, celebrating achievements and growth. Focus goals for Semester 2 are equally important and we encourage you to talk through these together, so we have a collaborative approach to learning goals for the year ahead.
We would particularly like to draw your attention to the Approach to Learning criteria within the report. This result reflects your child’s attitude, behaviour and effort in the classroom. There are three levels of attainment – Above Expectation, Meets Expectation, and Below Expectation. As a staff, we have discussed what it means for a student to meet our expectations in each year level, and what it might look like for a student who regularly goes above and beyond our expectations in each of these areas. We would expect that most students in each class will be meeting the expected levels of attitude, behaviour and effort. Those of you with students in the older primary grades may be used to seeing ‘above expectation’ in every subject area, and this may not be the case in the upcoming report. We encourage you to be proud of your child if they are meeting our expectations in each subject area, as we do set high standards for attitude, behaviour and effort in our classrooms at Clayfield College. We also encourage you to reach out to the teacher if there is an area in which your child is falling below expectation, and to celebrate any subject area in which your child is going above expectations in their approach to learning.
Gallery Walks
Thank you to all parents and caregivers who were able to attend the recent Primary Gallery Walks. The Gallery Walks were a wonderful opportunity for the students to showcase their learning with their families offering time for feedback and reflection. Thank you especially, to Yr 6, who produced a wonderful afternoon sharing their vast knowledge of important figures from history.
June/July School Holiday Programs
Please refer to College Notices for information regarding the many School Holiday Sports programs available.
Term 3 Key Events/Date Claimer:
Week 1: P-6 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences & Pre-Prep Parent/Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 11/07
PP Parent/Teacher Interviews
P-6 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday 12/07
PP Parent/Teacher Interviews
(PP/4O only) 4O Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thursday 13/07
PP Parent/Teacher Interviews
P-6 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences (excludes Class 4O)
Please note the communication previously provided, has been updated to reflect changes required for Class 4O. This communication is attached with all updates reflected.
Week 1: Primary Interhouse Athletics Carnival Yrs 2-6 – Thursday 13/07
Please refer to Sports News for event information.
Week 5: Grandparents Day PP-6 – Friday 11/08
We look forward to welcoming grandparents and significant others back to Clayfield College for the much-loved PP-6 Grandparents Day. Event information will be communicated soon.
Week 10: Year 6 Canberra Tour – Monday 11/09 - Thursday 14/09
In Week 10, it is scheduled for our Year 6 class to travel to Canberra as part of their Academic Government and Democracy Unit. Our travel agent is working through the itinerary and pricing, which will be communicated to parents as soon as available.
Pyjama Day Ashburn House Fundraiser
On Friday 21 July, Ashburn House will be raising funds for The Pyjama Foundation. Every hour in Australia, two vulnerable children find themselves entering the foster care system, seeking stability amidst their tumultuous lives. The Love of Learning Program empowers young people in foster care to develop literacy and numeracy skills. ALL Students and staff, PP-Year 12, are encouraged to wear their pyjamas to school and bring a gold coin donation on Friday 21 July to support this vital service.