The Learning Zone
"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." - Chinese Proverb
Living Well, Learning Well Awards
At St Joseph’s, we proudly celebrate student success each week by presenting two class awards. The Learning Well Award honours a student who has shown pleasing effort, perseverance or achievement in a nominated area of the curriculum. The Living Well Award recognises a student who exemplifies our school values through respectful behaviour, positive attitudes and outstanding citizenship.
| Week 2 - Term 4 | ||
| Class | Learning Well Award | Living Well Award |
| K | Xygel | Adalyn |
| 1 | Callie B | William R |
| 2 | Johny | Charlotte |
| 3 | Evelyn | Nathasha |
| 4 | Markielle | Henri |
| 5 | Azelle | Jessica |
| 6 | Maeve | Jackson |
PAT Assessments
Next week we will be conducting our Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT). This will involve students in Years 1 - 6 completing two assessments, specifically addressing reading comprehension and mathematical processes. Both tests are completed online and will give the teachers a progress snapshot of these learning areas.
The PAT assessments, produced by the Australian Council for Educational Research, are adaptive, which means personalised test pathways are created as determined by student responses, giving a more precise picture of individual achievement. The assessments are also diagnostic – meaning their primary purpose is to inform learning and teaching.
Over the coming weeks, teachers will work in their stage team to analyse the results and identify the skills, knowledge and understanding of each student and determine what their next steps are. Teaching programs and learning sequences will then be designed to address the needs of each student and offer levels of support accordingly.
