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Term Three!
Some events to look forward to this term:
- Science Week - 14th - 18th August
- Book Week - 21st - 25th August
- Book Week Dress Up Day - 25th August
- Holy Spirit Art Show - 7th September
- Footy Day - 13th September
We can't wait to share our learning with you this term!
Term Three Curriculum Overviews
If you missed our Term Three overviews:
NAPLAN 2023
Our 2023 NAPLAN Reports were sent home to our families earlier this week.
This year, new standards for NAPLAN reporting have been introduced. There are now 4 proficiency levels: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs additional support.
More information on these proficiency levels can be found in the information sheet provided below.
We are so proud of our students for their achievements in NAPLAN this year.
A snapshot of our 2023 NAPLAN data:
- Holy Spirit had a 100% attendance rate for both our Year 3 and 5 student cohorts. Every student sat every test - Reading, Writing, Numacy & Conventions of Language (Spelling & Grammar and Punctuation)
- Reading and Numeracy are areas of strength for our Year 3 students
- Reading is an area of strength for our Year 5 students, with many of our students given the 'Exceeding' NAPLAN score
NAPLAN tests are only one aspect of our school’s assessment and reporting process. As these assessments are held once every 2 years for each student, they cannot replace the extensive, ongoing assessments, made by our teachers, about our student performance and achievement.
Each student at Holy Spirit should be proud of their NAPLAN achievements this year just as we are. We are so proud of our Year 3 and 5 students and cannot wait to share some further infromation with our school community in the coming weeks.
More information about NAPLAN can be found: https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/results-and-reports
STEM Reports
Keep your eyes out for the upcoming release of our STEM reports. You will receive an email when the reports are updated and ready to be viewed via the Parent Portal. A dojo will be posted the day of release.
Premier's Reading Challenge
Amazing effort by Holy Spirit! Our reading tally is up to a whopping 1366 books.
Our most read books:
- Possum Magic by Mem Fox (16 reads)
- Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey (14 reads)
- The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson (9 reads)
- The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson (8 reads)
- Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox (8reads)
36 days left of the challenge. It's not too late to join if you would like to. Information and logins are available via your class announcement section on your child's/children's classroom Dojo.
We can't wait to keep sharing our reading progress with you.
Library
The Library will be open to our families, before school, on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week, from 8:35 - 8:50am. You are welcome to visit Trish in the library to read with your child or borrow a book.
Assembly
Thanks to 1/2D for sharing their learning at assembly in Week 2.
Please check the school calendar for the class presenting at assembly each week. Assembly will be held each week at 2:30pm.
Have the best fortnight!!
Kayla Flindt-Petersen
Learning & Teaching Leader