Learning and Curriculum Primary - Stage 3

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews - Semester 1

Interviews will take place across two sessions at the end of Term 2. Session 1 will be between 3:45 PM - 9:00 PM on Thursday 26 June, and Session 2 will take place between 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM on Friday 27 June.  Students are to attend in their full Winter uniform. 

Interview selections will open to parents/carers on the TASS Parent Lounge on Thursday 12 June at 5:00 PM and will close at 9:00 AM on Wednesday 25 June. More information regarding the booking system will be shared in next week’s article.  

Advance Notice - Open Classrooms

Year 5 Open Classrooms: Friday 20 June (Week 8A, Term 2) 

Period 1 (8:40 AM - 9.30 AM). 

Year 6 Open Classrooms: Thursday 18 September (Week 9A, Term 3) 

Period 1 (8:40 AM - 9.30 AM). 

ICAS Assessments 

This year, we are again pleased to offer our Year 5 and 6 students the opportunity to sit the ICAS English, Writing, Mathematics and Science Assessments. This is optional and parents/carers are required to sign their son up.

These challenging competitions present real-world scenarios where students are assessed on their ability to apply classroom learning to new contexts, using higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills. You can learn more about the ICAS Assessments at the following site: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas.

Parents/carers are invited to register and pay for their son to participate in either or all assessments by completing the following:

1. Go to the Parent Portal: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps.

2. Enter our school’s access code – FKS095.

3. Enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment.

Registration and payment close on 28 July 2025.

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records. ICAS assessments will be run before school (from approximately 7:30 AM) over a number of days in Term 3.

Daniel Fields                                                                   Sarah Tatola                                               

Head of Curriculum (Stage 3)                                Head of Teaching and Learning (Stage 3)