Learning & 

Teaching

Learning Maths Facts - Building Blocks to Numeracy

 At St Joseph’s we base all of our Mathematics learning and teaching on current research. This is highlighted throughout our policies, teacher's planning and practises in our classroom. One of the base skills in Mathematics is the automatic recall of facts. This includes simple addition and subtraction facts, as well as multiplication and division facts. 

When students engage in repeated practise of these skills it helps to embed them in their long-term memory. These skills are explicitly taught and assessed each day in our classrooms and shared as home learning. Students who engage in practise each night are more likely to develop their automatic recall, which supports students to build confidence in their mathematical skills and apply their knowledge in more complex problem solving situations. 

What can you do to support your child’s automatic recall?

Australian Early Years Development Census - Building a national picture of child health

From May 2024, our school, along with thousands of others across the country, will participate in the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). 

The AEDC is a teacher-completed census (similar to a questionnaire) which provides a comprehensive picture of how children have developed by the time they start their first year of full-time school. The AEDC is an Australian Government Initiative and is completed nationally every three years. 

Children don’t miss any class time while the AEDC is completed, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information. Some teachers have found that completing the AEDC made them more aware of the needs of individual children and their class, and that the data was useful for planning for transitions to Year 1 and developing programs. The data collected through the AEDC is used by schools, communities and governments to better understand children and families’ needs, and identify the services, resources and support they need.

Foundation families will be receiving further information via Operoo. Participation in the AEDC is voluntary, however the AEDC relies on all schools with children in their first year of full-time school participating in the collection. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.

To find out more about the AEDC and how it is being used to help children and families visit: www.aedc.gov.au.

If you have any questions, you can contact the school at leadership@sjcribpoint.catholic.edu.au.

Home Learning Page!

Please click on the link below to visit your child’s Home Leaning Page to stay up to date with their learning.