Learning & Teaching
Sharee Whiteacre, Deputy Principal
NAPLAN
NAPLAN begins this week for students in Grades 3 & 5. Students will sit one assessment per day beginning Wednesday.
What is NAPLAN?
- The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses Literacy and Numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.
- The tests provide parents/carers and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests. NAPLAN tests are just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process; they do not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance.
- NAPLAN tests also provide schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are meeting important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.
Who is NAPLAN for?
- Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
When is NAPLAN?
- NAPLAN will run from Wednesday 11 March to Monday 23 March
- Where possible assessments will be scheduled for the morning
- If students are absent, catch-up times are provided within the NAPLAN assessment window
Questions
- If parents/carers have questions about NAPLAN, please speak to the classroom teacher or refer to this link
- Information for parents and carers - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Or this brochure
- NAPLAN Online information for Parents and Carers (hard copies will be sent home with students on PSG night)
Whole School Assembly
Assembly Presentation
Beginning next week, students will present and lead our Whole School on Friday afternoons. The Senior Unit will lead the way for the remainder of this term.
- Week 8 - Guwak
- Week 9 – Banya
- Week 10 – Ngana nganity
National Ride2School – Friday 20 March
National Ride2School Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel and one of the best days on the school calendar. It is a day full of fun where students, teachers and parents/carers discover the joy of riding and kick-start healthy habits for the future. St Peter’s will gather in at the Bendigo RSL on Friday 20 March at 8:30am, where we can ride together to school.
Term 1 Break Club
