LEARNING AND TEACHING
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Changes To Student Reporting in Mathematics
This year, some changes to student reporting for Mathematics have been introduced in Victorian Catholic schools. The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) recently published its revised Mathematics curriculum (Mathematics Version 2.0).
All Victorian schools will start using Mathematics Version 2.0 in 2024 or 2025. At School of The Good Shepherd we are using the revised Mathematics curriculum for student reporting from Semester 1, 2025.
On your child’s previous report, the teacher reported against the three strands of the achievement standard for Mathematics (Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability). Under the Mathematics Version 2.0 curriculum, your child’s teacher will report against the achievement standard as a whole, providing a single, aggregated score.
As the achievement standards reported on have changed, the first time you receive a report under the Mathematics Version 2.0 curriculum, it will only show achievement and not progress. For all reports after this, progress will be shown against the single achievement standard.
The VCAA made these changes to help teachers plan their teaching and learning programs in Mathematics, giving them more flexibility to support students to link ideas within Mathematics and also with other curriculum areas.
Phys Ed news
Woodlands District Cross Country Carnival
On Wednesday 4th June 2025, a team of enthusiastic and determined students represented the School of the Good Shepherd at the Woodlands District Cross Country Carnival held at the Kilmore Racing Club. The students are all to be commended for their effort! This was the first time that SoGS had 16 competitors vying for a chance to qualify for the Northern Metro Round!
Our students displayed fantastic resilience, effort, and sportsmanship as they tackled the challenging course alongside schools from across the district. We would like to congratulate the following students for their participation and commitment:
Maia P (Grade 4) Leah S (Grade 4), Matilda Lewis (Grade 4), Ava V (Grade 5), Elenoa P (Grade 5), Indie R (Grade 5), Stella P (Grade 5), Noah D (Grade 5), Jude S (absent), Blake P (Grade 5), Allegra V (Year 6), Emilia A (Year 6), Eliera La Bruna (Absent), Taylah Thorneycroft (Year 6), Paulette Williams (Year 6), and Aston De Silva (Year 6).
A special mention goes to the following students who qualified to advance further and will be participating in the Northern Metro Region Finals on Wednesday 18th June at Kilmore Racing Club.
Maia (9/10 Year Old Girls) – 10th place
Ava V (11 Year Old Girls) – 7th place
Noah D (11 Year Old Boys) – 11th place
Aston (12/13 Year Old Boys) – 7th place
Allegra V (12/13 Year Old Girls) – 13th place (Emergency qualifier)
We are incredibly proud of all the students who participated. Your dedication, training, and determination were clearly on display. Thank you to our parents who drove all our competitors to the event! Without your support, we would not be able to participate in these competitions!
Well done to everyone on a fantastic effort!
Sustainability News
This week our Eco Warriors had the pleasure of taking Hume City Council’s biodiversity officer and members of the Gardens for Wildlife program around our school grounds. We showcased so many of our wonderful plants, different areas of our school and discussed our future plans. Students also got to speak to Jo who showed us how some of our indigenous plants are used for bush medicine, while other plants are used for weaving and creating baskets.
Gardening club has also been busy this week, getting our planter boxes ready and planting some of our winter vegetables.
If you are interested in getting into your Veggie Patch - be sure to check out all the wonderful resources available online at CERES - click HERE
Katherine Pitt
kpitt@sogsgpark.catholic.edu.au
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD IN THEIR CLASSROOM!
