Learning and Teaching

Learning Powers this Week!

Last week, we introduced our new St Mary’s Learning Powers. These have been designed by the wonderful Sue Jackson to support students to build their dispositions for learning and embed the skills needed to be lifelong learners. Each week, students and staff will be focused on one learning power by connecting them to our learning to deepen our understanding. This week, our focus Learning Power is Reflective Learning. 

Reflective Learner

Reflective learners think about their strengths and how they learn best. They also seek feedback and set goals to keep growing in their learning.

Being a Reflective Learner at home:

Do you have a space for your child to learn at home that will support them to be organised and focused?

How could you give constructive feedback that helps your child to keep growing as a learner?

F-2 Collaborative Learner Poster                       Yr 3-6 Collaborative Learner Poster

Targeting Learning Needs Through Data

At St Mary’s, teachers engage in an ongoing cycle of learning and teaching. This cycle is driven by the evidence and data that teachers collect about each student. To ensure teachers are engaging all students at their appropriate level, they collect evidence and data from a number of sources, including:

• Work samples
• One to one conferences
• Open ended tasks
• Observations
• Evidence tables
• Standardised testing for Mathematics and Literacy
• Tracking on continuums of learning
• And many more

NAPLAN - One point of Data

Another form of assessment schools collect is NAPLAN (The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy). 

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. This is a form of data collected by schools at a point in time to check students' progression in literacy and numeracy. It doesn’t replace ongoing assessments teachers use throughout the year to track student performance. As with all learning assessments, teachers identify students who need an adjustment to how this is delivered or if this assessment is appropriate for their learning abilities or well-being. Our Yr 3 and 5 teachers and our learning team are currently exploring these adjustments. 

If you are concerned about your child sitting NAPLAN, please email leadership at leadership@smhastings.catholic.edu.au.

Home Learning Page!

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