Learning & Teaching
Inquiry Term 1 - Community
This term, all students are exploring the concept of COMMUNITY.
In Prep, students will be considering their place in the community. They will be sharing what they know about their family to the rest of the class, learning about how all families are different.
Our Year 1/2 students will be exploring the services that our community has to offer. They will learn about navigation, to be able to find their way around their local community. Students will explore the sustainable practices that can be seen in our community.
Year 3/4 students are exploring the First Fleet and the impacts it had on the community of the First Peoples of Australia. They will be looking into what makes a community special.
The Year 5/6 students are examining community through a political lens as they prepare for their camp to Canberra. They will also explore the Stolen Generations and the impact of the First Fleet on the First Peoples of Australia.
NAPLAN 2025
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) for Years 3 & 5 students are held each year.
This year, the NAPLAN Online test window is between Wednesday 12th March and Monday 24th March (Testing will be completed before the Year 5’s attend the
Canberra camp). NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals and can be used to improve student achievement.
NAPLAN Online delivers numerous benefits including:
- a ‘tailored test’ design that adapts to correct and incorrect student responses providing a more precise understanding of student achievement;
- innovative use of technology, including a more engaging test design and a wider range of item types;
- the extension of the ‘test window’ to two weeks, allowing schools greater opportunity to schedule the tests at times that suit them best and increasing student participation.
All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN Online tests. Catch up tests will be available for individual students who are absent on test days up to and including Monday 24 March 2025.
Support can be arranged for students with disabilities, if the student regularly uses similar support for classroom assessment tasks.Exemptions may be granted to students with significant intellectual disabilities and to students who have been learning English for less than one year. If your child is eligible for support due to disability or exemption, you should discuss this with his/her teacher prior to the tests. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability or exemption is granted.
Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parents or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents and carers in consultation with the principal. If, after consultation, you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a student withdrawal form - these forms are available at the school.
Later in the year you will receive your child’s personal NAPLAN report. The report will describe your child’s particular skills in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia.
If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please contact Laura Heiberg via email laura.heiberg@sjvparkdale.catholic.edu.au