Learning & Teaching
Sexuality Education workshops
A big thank you to all the families who participated in our online Human Sexuality family workshops. It was great to see so many of you engage in the discussions led by our presenter Sue Pain from About Real Life.
Due to privacy reasons, you can appreciate that these workshops were not recorded. We will host these workshops again in the future for families who are interested.
The following attachment contains a list of books that Sue recommends to begin/continue the conversation at home.
There are still some further resources to be shared so please stay tuned.
Our Classroom workshops will be offered in Term 3 for our Years 5 and 6 students.
These 50 minute - 1 hour workshops will be held on Monday in weeks 2, 3 and 4 of Term 3.
Further information about the content of these classes will be communicated to our 5/6 families via Operoo.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher conferences will take place on Wednesday 23rd June from 1:30pm.
These conferences will take place online via Google Meet. Each family will receive a link to access your child's conference from your child's classroom teacher closer to the day. Please use your personal account to access the conferences.
Our 5/6 students will be leading their own Student-Led conferences. We wish them luck as they showcase to their parents and teachers their learning from Semester One.
Specialist Digital Progress Portfolios
This year our portfolios have moved to an online space using Dojo Portfolios forPrep - Year 6.
Over the coming weeks you will receive one learning sample, each week, via Dojo Portfolio, for each of our specialist subjects. These learning samples will be sent home in a gradual release model. In week 10 in Term 2: Years 1/2 families will receive their portfolio samples via Dojo Portfolio.
Please note: Due to our lockdown period our Physical Education Dojo Portfolios will be sent home at the beginning of Term 3. This is to allow for extra learning time and preparation for their assessment task.
Each learning sample will contain a teacher comment that will link specifically to the success criteria for the task, and will provide you with where this work sample is placed in relation to the 5-point scale of Below Standard, Working Towards Standard, At Standard, Above Standard and Well Above Standard. Parent comments are encouraged and appreciated and can be completed on each of the learning pieces that you receive via Dojo Portfolio.
Please take the time to read, enjoy, view and celebrate the digital portfolio pieces with your child. They have worked extremely hard on their learning this term and will be excited to share this time with you.
ICAS English & Mathematics Assessments 2021 - Years 3-6
Holy Spirit has signed up for both the English and Mathematics ICAS Assessments in 2021. These tests will be completed at school, during school hours, and are not compulsory to complete. You may enter your child in one or both of the English and Mathematics ICAS Assessments. Students must be in Years 3 - 6 to have the opportunity to sit these assessments.
Testing Dates
English: Tuesday, 17th August 2021
Mathematics: Tuesday, 31st August 2021
To sign up your child/children, please refer to details on Operoo or below:
Our school has signed up for the ICAS Assessments Parent Payment System (PPS) for (English & Mathematics). Through this system parents can pay for ICAS directly online while tests will still be held at our school.
Please use the following details to register your child/children by no later than Friday 30th July. Each test will cost $17.05 (inc. GST) per child per test. Payment is required at the time of registration.
Please note that unfortunately late payments for assessments are not available. The school cannot extend this time or sign students up later as the enrolment process is completed through the ICAS Parent Payment System website.
To sign up
Your parent page link is: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
Your school access code is: GNF575
Click on ‘Go to School Page’
Follow the steps to register your child/children in one or both of the English & Mathematics assessments. Finalise enrolment, payment and save. The information of enrolment will then be sent to the school. Please ensure that your child’s information is accurate and current as this is what you will see on the final certificate and report documentation.
A permission slip will be sent home to all families that enrol their child/children into a English and/or Mathematics ICAS Assessment closer to the assessment date.
Learn more about ICAS here:https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas
THANK YOU!!
From the bottom of my heart thank you for all of your support and everything you have done for Holy Spirit this term. We could not have survived it without each of you. Please take the holidays to rest and enjoy being together ... with open borders. Happy holidays and look forward to sharing the learning again with you in Term 3.
Thanks everyone.
Keep smiling,
Kayla Flindt-Petersen
Learning & Teaching Leader