Teaching and Learning 

Meet and Greet Parent-Teacher Interviews

The first session of our Meet and Greet parent teacher interviews took place yesterday afternoon and was well attended.

This Wednesday, February 19th, from 1:30-5pm is our second session (students will be dismissed at 1pm).

The booking function in Compass has now closed, so please contact teachers directly via email or phone if you wish to make an appointment but missed the cut-off.  A reminder that all classroom and specialist teachers are available during these sessions.

The Meet and Greet sessions are an integral part of transitioning into a new school year and are a chance for teachers to meet with parents/carers and students to share information, chat about how the year has started and make sure the teacher has the information they need to meet the needs of students. It is also a great opportunity to build a common understanding of the expectations of learning at Buninyong PS.

Thank you to the many parents and carers who have made a booking and already attended, we appreciate your interest and support.

Homework and Home Reading

It was a great start to homework and home reading last week and terrific to see so many students taking pride in their homework completion and entries in their home reading diaries.

Thank you to the many parents and carers who supported, assisted and encouraged on the home front to ensure that homework and home reading was completed to such a high standard and rate- we appreciate all your efforts.

The homework coming home at the end of this week is from our specialist teachers, as is our routine for week 5 every term.

A reminder to parents and carers to please speak with your child’s classroom teacher at any stage throughout the year should you have any questions or concerns regarding homework. As mentioned earlier in the term, homework submission records are viewable to parents/carers in your child’s Compass profile under the ‘Learning Tasks’ tab.

As mentioned in last week’s newsletter our Year 3 and 5 students have NAPLAN coming up later this term- see the table below for dates and times. 

Please speak with your child’s classroom teacher if you have any questions regarding NAPLAN.

All students will require headphones that are compatible with their device, as all NAPLAN tests are completed online apart from Grade 3 Writing.  Please ensure that you have this organised prior to NAPLAN week.

The Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0

Towards the end of last year, the Department of Education launched a new Teaching and Learning Model, which is referred to as VTLM 2.0.

The revised VTLM (VTLM 2.0) is informed by contemporary evidence about the way students learn and the most effective teaching practices and approaches to achieve strong learning outcomes for students, including priority cohorts. It has explicit teaching at its core.

Below is an image of the VTLM 2.0 and some further information regarding this model can be found HERE.

Much of our current professional learning as a  staff is centred on the VTLM and the evidence-based teaching practices it is based on. We will continue to share updates regarding our work in this space.