Literacy

PAT Testing

The Foundation to Year 6 students at St. Raphael's are currently participating in Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) in Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Grammar and Punctuation. PAT tests are designed to assess each student’s current capability against the appropriate standard for their age and is a valuable source of information on each student’s development. Teachers use the PAT data in Maths and English and as moderation to ensure that our classroom assessment of each student is accurate. Teachers also use the results to track each student’s development from year to year. This information is another useful tool for identifying students requiring extra support or extension in their studies. The PAT testing process has been explained to all of the students, and has not be seen as a stressful assessment. Rather students have been encouraged to view the tests as a way for teachers to learn more about their capabilities and then design learning programs that will help them improve. 

Commemorate Remembrance Day Through Literature

Remembrance Day is an important event for Australians. It’s a time to both reflect on the past and also consider the present and future. 

To help us commemorate Remembrance Day we can use the many forms of literature that are available to us.

Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox - An anti-war allegory