Teaching & Learning
Ballarat Young Authors’ Program
Last Thursday, October 9, students who have been taking part in the Ballarat Young Authors’ Program, attended the final day of workshops in what was a great celebration of the end of the 2025 program.
As a way of celebrating, students were invited to participate in a final celebration where they were involved in an engaging author talk at the Eureka Centre with writer and illustrator Judith Rossell (The Lost Treasure of the Green Iguana, the Stella Montgomery trilogy and her new novel The Midwatch).
Students also had the opportunity to attend an excursion to the Ballarat Mechanics Institute which has been a free library since 1859 and has even hosted Mark Twain under their roof! Whilst there, they took part in a tour as well as a writing workshop in the BMI building.
Lastly, students visited Collins Booksellers on Lydiard where they were able to purchase a book of their choice which was subsidised by the program, as a memory of their time in the Ballarat Young Authors’ Program.
Home Reading
At last Friday’s Grade 5/6 assembly we acknowledged all students in those year levels who have successfully completed 100, 150 or 200 nights of home reading. These students have also demonstrated a great deal of commitment and organisational skills by recording all books that they have read and submitting those details on time each week as part of the homework expectations. A huge congratulations to the following students:
| 100 Nights | 150 Nights | 200 Nights |
Sienna C Liam Q Alan D Jack B Riley G Hunter J Caleb L Poppy A Jackson B Willa D Heath K Samuel Schinck William V Oscar C Jacob G Lycan G Hunter S Choe S | Archie M Navara F Mikka S Amy B Talia T Jack R Sophia H Stella K Eloise G Sophie A Eda E Griff D Archie N Milla H Ethan L Emir E
| Bonnie B Edie C Benjamin E Harvey N Harley S Hamish S Euphemia W Eilidh M Conner S Bronte R Josephine W Zali B Madison C Jessica K Lucy S Max F |
Swimming Program
Swimming takes place in week 4 for all 5/6 classes (October 27-31). Please see the schedule below for lesson times.
All Year 5/6 swimming lesson details are currently available to parents/carers via Compass for consent and payment. The due date for consent and payment is Monday, October 20. Please contact the office if you have any questions regarding the swimming program.
Assessment and Reporting
As part of our assessment and reporting process, an end of year report will be prepared for each student by classroom and specialist teachers. These reports will be made available to parents and carers via Compass on Friday, December 5.
In addition to a written report, a Parent Teacher Interview is also offered in Term 4 for any parents or carers who wish to discuss their child’s report in greater detail. Parent Teacher Interviews will be offered on Monday, December 8 (4:00-6:00pm) and Wednesday, December 10 (1:30-5:00pm).
Further details will be communicated via Compass and the school newsletter soon regarding how to make a booking for these interviews. Times will be available for all classroom and specialist teachers.