Teaching & Learning 

NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy & Numeracy)

Next week, students in Year 3 and Year 5 will begin participating in NAPLAN. These assessments give teachers a snapshot of each child’s skills in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, and Numeracy. 

While NAPLAN is important, it’s just one part of your child’s learning journey.

Our NAPLAN testing schedule will be as follows:

Week 7:

Writing – Wednesday 11th March (Year 3: 9:30am, Year 5: 9:30am)

Reading – Thursday 12th March (Year 3: 9:30am, Year 5: 12:00pm)

Week 8:

Conventions of Language – Monday 16th March (Year 3: 9:30am, Year 5: 12:00pm)

Numeracy – Tuesday 17th March (Year 3: 9:30am, Year 5: 12:00pm)

Catch-up sessions will be run for students who are absent from test sessions.

Teachers have been doing their best to prepare students for NAPLAN; however, this can still be a nervous time for students.  Some things for parents/carers to keep in mind heading into testing are:

• Keep a Positive Attitude: Remind your child that NAPLAN is just one part of their education journey. It's important that they do their best, but not worry if everything isn't perfect.
• Practice Mindfulness or Relaxation Techniques: Help your child manage anxiety or stress by practising relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing exercises or mindfulness, to stay calm before and during the test.
• Good Sleep: Make sure your child gets enough sleep, particularly in the days leading up to the test. A well-rested child is more focused and alert.
• Healthy Eating: On test days, provide your child with a nutritious breakfast and ensure they have healthy snacks for energy throughout the day.
• Exercise: Encourage your child to participate in physical activity at home, as exercise can improve focus and reduce stress.
• Celebrate Effort: Praise your child's effort in preparing, not just the results.  This helps to build confidence and a healthy mindset about undertaking tests.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s classroom teacher.

We wish all of our Year 3 and Year 5 students the best of luck with their NAPLAN testing.  We are extremely proud of their hard work and can not wait to see how they all go. 

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We are loving the work of all our artists in our WPS Art Studio.  

Victorian Curriculum 2.0: Visual arts creative processes and practice provide insights into the impacts culture can have on ways of knowing, doing and being in Australia and the world. Investigating these impacts is integral to fostering students’ abilities to discern and understand the unique ways visual arts practice and creative processes can be both related and distinct to learning about culture.