Learning & Teaching

NAPLAN

A HUGE congratulations to our Year 3 and 5 students who are currently undergoing NAPLAN for this year. We are so proud of you.

Our NAPLAN timetable for our Year 3 & 5 students is as follows:

Year 3

• Wednesday 13th March: Writing
• Thursday 14th March: Reading & Conventions of Language
• Friday 15th March: Numeracy

Year 5

• Wednesday 13th March: Writing
• Thursday 14th March: Reading 
• Friday 15th March: Conventions of Language & Numeracy

Further information can be found:

https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/for-parents-carers 

The Public Demonstration Site has examples of past NAPLAN questions and examples that families may wish to look at before the NAPLAN period. 

https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/public-demonstration-site

(Please note that this is optional and not expected)

We are excited to welcome you back into our classrooms, learning alongside us again. Teachers and students value assistance within the classrooms. 

Parental assistance can often enhance the learning environment through involvement in school programs, while assisting to develop new insights and understandings about your child/children, fostering the links between home and school learning.

These Classroom Helper Workshops will assist you to gain insights, strategies and common language to help support the teachers and students within the classroom.

If you would like to be a helper in the classroom this year, we recommend that you attend a Classroom Helper Workshop.

Please Note: If you have attended a Classroom Workshop with Judy, Kayla or Katherine in previous years, it is not necessary for you to complete a workshop again.

These workshops are for new families or parents who have not attended one in previous years.

We are offering five workshops this semester. These workshops will be held in the morning or afternoon, on various days of the week. We understand that these times may not be suitable to all of you, don't worry, we will hold another workshop in Semester Two.

If you would like to be a Classroom Helper this year please complete the Google Form: https://forms.gle/itMWeC1xHgx2hsW26

Key Dates for Learning & Teaching in Term One 2024

• NAPLAN - 13th - 25th March for our Year 3 & 5 students
• Year 6 Inquiry presentation - The Living Museum: Wednesday 26th March 2:10pm
• P-3 Classroom Helper Workshops - Tuesday 26th March & Wednesday 27th March 2:30pm

Assembly

Assembly will be held each Friday at 2:30pm in the school hall. All dates for Assembly this term are on the Holy Spirit School Calendar.

Library

Our students will visit the library each week and borrow. Students need to bring their library bag to school on their library day to borrow. The timetable for this year is below:

Library borrowing has begun for the year.

The library will also be open each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning from 8:35 - 8:50am.

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Have the best fortnight,

Kayla Flindt-Petersen

Learning & Teaching Leader