Assistant Principal - Curriculum

Parent Teacher Conferences

Thank you to everyone who attended last week's Meet the Teacher Conferences. It was wonderful to see many families around the school on both Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Please reach out to your child's classroom teacher to make an appointment if you were unable to attend an interview last week.

Our next round of Parent-Teacher conferences will be held in Week 5 of Term 3. This change (in 2023 the conferences were held in the last week of Term 2) has been made from feedback received from staff and families alike. These changes have been made to ensure that our formal communications with our families regarding student achievement (Semester Reports and Parent-Teacher Conferences) are happening at regular intervals throughout the year. The need for consistent and regular communication from the school about your child’s progress was a common theme within parent surveys and feedback received in 2023. These conferences will also enable teachers to give parents an update on their child’s progress and to put any actions in place that will assist in facilitating growth prior to the Semester 2 Report.

More information regarding the dates and times of the Term 3 Parent-Teacher Conferences will be made available via Compass closer to the date. 

NAPLAN 2024

Preparations for NAPLAN 2024 are in full swing. Students in Years 3 & 5 will be conducting practice tests over the coming weeks to become familiar with the online platform and testing methods. 

NAPLAN 2024 will be conducted on the following dates at Park Ridge Primary School for Year 3 and Year 5 students- 

Wednesday March 13th 9:15 am - Year 3 and Year 5 Writing

Thursday March 14th 9:15 am - Year 3 Reading

Thursday March 14th 11:00 am - Year 5 Reading

Monday March 18th 9:15 am - Year 3 Conventions of Language

Monday March 18th 11:00 am - Year 5 Conventions of Language

Tuesday March 19th 9:15 am - Year 3 Numeracy

Tuesday March 19th 11:00 am - Year 5 Numeracy

There will also be opportunities for catch up sessions for students who are absent on the scheduled test days.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding NAPLAN please don't hesitate to contact your child's classroom teacher or myself.