NAPLAN

Last week our Year Three and Five students participated in NAPLAN testing, allowing DET to collect data from our school and all the others around Australia, giving us the opportunity to track the impact our improvement strategies are having on the learning growth of our students. It was wonderful to see our students tackle, especially the Writing test, with such confidence following the addition of the 'Big Writes' to our school-wide writing practices.

Did you know that all tests except for the Year 3 writing test are completed by students on laptops?

Thank you to our Year 3 and 5 students for participating and to our teachers for organising.

School Council and our AGM

This Monday evening we held our Annual General Meeting and March School Council Meeting.

The results of last year's Parent Opinion Survey were shared with the group. We had an amazing 56 responses, a dramatic increase from previous surveys. Some highlights discussed were the following increases in positive responses:

School communication - increase of 11%

General school improvement - increase of 14%

General school satisfaction - increase of 17%

School pride and confidence - increase of 12%

School council were also asked to share their experiences and feedback around some of the survey questions, allowing us to reflect on our next steps.

Transition Session @ UYSC

Today our Year 5/6 students visited Upper Yarra Secondary College to partake in their first transition session for 2023.

Year 3/4 Camp

Wishing our Year 3 and 4 students and our attending staff a wonderful camp next week to Sovereign Hill. Hopefully the weather will be kind and we look forward to hearing all about your adventures!

Friday 31st March - Curriculum Day

Our teachers and education support staff are excited to attend our Network Professional Learning Day next Friday. Please remember to make alternative arrangements for your child/ren as this is a student free day.

Easter Hat Parade

Our Junior School Council plans to once again run an Easter Hat Parade on the final day of term, Thursday 6th April. Parents, siblings, extended family are most welcome to attend. We will hold our final assembly of the term that morning also on the netball court.

Laura Caddy

Principal

Birthdays

A child’s birthday is a very special occasion and every fortnight we will share this celebration. Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated their special day for July.