TLI and High Ability @ HEPS

High Ability at HEPS 

This year, we have two High Ability Practice leaders. Mrs Kim Holmes and Mr Jason Mulder. 

Please email us if you have any questions about High Ability at HEPS. 

VHAP Masterclass @Ringwood North Primary School

Last Friday our VHAP students participated in their VHAP Masterclass at Ringwood North Primary School. Our students joined other VHAP students from Great Ryrie PS and Ringwood North PS, where they either joined peers in the Maths or Writing Masterclass. 

Maths Masterclass

Students explored code, coding and properties of numbers and number systems. They worked in small groups and applied different code and aspects of code to calculate values of words. They also looked at Caesar's master code and how it was used through the application square numbers. 

Writing Masterclass 

Students were challenged to develop a narrative story with exactly 100 words and begin each sentence with a letter in order of the alphabet. 

Students worked on learning about different types of humour and adding this to their writing. They explored satire, slapstick, comics, and rhapsodic humour. We had some very creative teams, including a rhapsody about maths to a Taylor Swift song and a tune of the wheels on the bus about soccer. 

High-Ability Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series 

Last week, 25 students from level 4 and 6 participated in the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment series. They explored… 

• What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it can be incorporated into interactive game use.

• How AI can be used to reduce food waste.

   

The students created a game using Scratch MIT Media Labs (different to the normal Scratch program) and controlled the game using their own hand gestures or head movements!

They also - 

1. Explored what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and its impacts on global sustainability.

2. Learnt the process of developing a teachable machine.

3. Discovered how Scratch and teachable machines can be used to create a game, highlighting the application of AI in making the food industry more sustainable.

4. Designed their own interactive AI game, using the online coding platform Scratch.

HEPS High Ability Games Mornings 

Twice a term HEPS runs social games for students with like minds. This is held in the BER on selected Sunday mornings. We also join with students from Eastwood Primary, Mitcham Primary, Antonio Park Primary, Ringwood North Primary and Great Ryrie Primary. This is open to students from 8-13 years. 

Please email Mrs Holmes or Ms Lui if you would like more information on this fun new initiative. 

Maths Olympiad

Our first Maths Olympiad contest is on the 5th of May (next term). The team will be announced this coming week and will consist of students across Grades 4-6. Students will be involved in fortnightly (sometimes weekly) sessions starting this Thursday. They will also have an opportunity to work with Heathmont College and one of their maths teachers during some masterclasses. More information to come about this. 

ICAS

What is ICAS?  

ICAS is an online academic competition that gives students the opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in subjects such English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee, and Digital Technologies. Once again, we will be offering only English, Mathematics and Digital Technologies.

ICAS results are in-depth and meaningful, and ICAS evaluates student performance against other competition entrants across the state and nation. The data reveals student strengths and weaknesses and can help you recognise and support your child's academic journey.    

Learn more about ICAS here: (icasassessments.com/products-icas/).

ICAS results and certificate

Every student who participates is celebrated and recognised with a printed certificate in each subject area, and an online results report to track development each year. Top performers are eligible for one of the highly coveted ICAS medals. Your child’s ICAS certificates will show their results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”. - Use these to enter the Results Portal (https://orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent).

How to participate in ICAS  

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please go to the Parent Portal to register for your chosen subjects.

You can register through:

Log in using the PPS code:

Visit the ICAS shop and use our PPS code to log in: 

Parent Page Link:

https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/VJP382

Parent Code:

VJP382

Registration for all subject areas closes on Monday 27 July at 11:59pm. This year, our students can elect to sit the following assessments: 

Please note, we cannot facilitate refunds or make alterations as all money is paid directly to ICAS Assessments. 

Read the terms and conditions here: (https://www.icasassessments.com/icasa-terms-and-conditions/#icas-parents). 

Privacy collection statement  

The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure. ICAS Assessment is owned by Janison Solutions Pty Ltd (We, Us, Our).To deliver assessment products, Janison will require your child’s School to obtain your consent to provide Janison with certain personal information of students. Janison will collect, store, use, disclose and otherwise deal with such personal information in accordance with its privacy policy (below). We are aware of our responsibility to protect personal information related to children and students from being disclosed when we deliver an ICAS Assessments product. Unless you, as the child’s legal guardian consents, we will not:

• collect any personal information or data of children other than the information we need for the successful completion of an assessment, test, or exam. 
• transfer any personal information we obtain from a child in the delivery of assessments and tests to any jurisdiction outside of Australia. 
• share any personal information relating to children with any third parties (except for those third parties necessary for us to carry out our Services or provide our Products e.g., medal engraving). 
• use any personal information or data relating to children for marketing purposes. 

You can view our full privacy policy at https://www.janison.com/privacy-policy/.

We may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wishes to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com or by contacting icasassessments@janison.com.

We are proud to be offering ICAS to our students this year and encourage you to consider entering your child.