Curriculum & Data
"Curriculum should help children make deeper and fuller understanding of their own experience."
— Lilian Katz
Naplan
Next week is a big week as each year, the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is undertaken by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Students will participate in tests for writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
NAPLAN 2024 will take place at Brigidine on the following dates:
Year 7:
| Wednesday 13th March | Writing | PC and Period 1 (42 minutes) |
| Thursday 14th March | Reading | PC and Period 1 and 2 (65 minutes) |
| Friday 15th March | Language Conventions | PC and Period 1 (45 minutes) |
| Monday 18th March | Numeracy | PC and Period 1 and 2 (65 minutes) |
| Tuesday 20th March | Catch up day |
Year 9:
| Wednesday 13th March | Writing | Period 3 (42 minutes) |
| Thursday 14th March | Reading | Period 3 and 4 (65 minutes) |
| Friday 15th March | Language Conventions | Period 3 (45 minutes) |
| Monday 18th March | Numeracy | Period 3 and 4 (65 minutes) |
| Tuesday 20th March | Catch up day |
Students are reminded that they must download the lockdown browsers which has been sent to them, have a fully charged laptop and bring headphones for the writing, convention and language and numeracy tests.
Reading
As I mentioned in my first newsletter article, we are really focusing on literacy this year.
Students in Years 7-9 have now been tested and we currently have some data to determine their literacy levels. Your daughter should have by now selected a novel that matches her reading proficiency. Starting next week, the students in Years 7-9, will spend 10 minutes each morning at school reading the chosen book related to their reading level. I encourage you to motivate your daughter to read at home.
After finishing the book, students are asked to log onto the reading program and test themselves on it. This will provide valuable data to assess if their reading level has improved. The collaboration between home and school in this reading journey is expected to positively impact the intellectual development of our students.
Patricia Smith
Director of Curriculum & Data