Assistant Principal's Page
ICAS Testing Years 3-6
The following dates have been allocated for Years 3-6 ICAS tests over the next few weeks. Students who are absent will be able to make up the test until the Friday and then the test portal for that subject will close.
English - Tuesday 11th August 9am
Science - Tuesday 18th August 9am
Mathematics - Tuesday 25th August 9am
Year 1 and Year 2 CSBB Screeners
Catholic School Broken Bay has mandated that all students in Year 1 and Year 2 complete the following screening tests by the end of Week Five (Year 1) and Week Six (Year 2).
Year 1 Phonics
Year 1 Number Sense
Year 2 Number Sense
Screener assessments are short 1-1 assessments conducted by the classroom teacher. They assess only for that point in time. They are used by the school to identify students who may need intervention or extension in Mathematics and English. Results of these screeners are not usually communicated to parents as they form one small part of the overall assessment that teachers do daily in their course of work.
Casual Teachers have been employed to release the Year 1 and 2 teachers to complete these screeners by the due date. We always attempt to employ casual teachers that are known to the students and well aware of our students and school.
If you would like more information, please see communication from CSBB.
Book Week - Week Six Monday 24th August to Friday 28th August
Each year at Holy Family we love to celebrate Book Week! Book week is a week designated by the Book Council of Australia to celebrate all things literature and reading.
During this week the following exciting events have been planned -
Monday - Author Louise Park will be leading two sessions based on her working life as a successful author
Kinder - Year 2 - 10am - 10:55am
Year 3 - Year 6 - 11:25- 12:30am
For more information on Louise Park please CLICK HERE
Wednesday - Year 5 and 6 - Write a Book in a Day Competition
Thursday 9am - Book Parade in the hall - All parents are invited (please also dress us!)
Students are invited to dress up as their favourite book (not movie or tv show!) character.
We encourage everyone to use what they have at home to create innovative costumes. There is no need to buy new costumes. There will also be a special Book Week performance by staff.
Friday - Picture Book of the Year Announced
Students this term have been reading the shortlisted Picture Books of the Year. On Monday of Week Six they will vote for their choice. The students who choose the winner will receive some extra play on Friday as their reward.
Holy Family Public Speaking Competition Term Three
This term, all students at Holy Family will be involved in the annual Public Speaking Competition. This competition is school based and aims to give students opportunities to practice and display important public speaking skills.
School Photo Day - Tuesday 25th August - Full School Uniform to be worn. Ordering of school photos is done via your Compass App.
Kind Regards
Sam Edwards
Assistant Principal