News from around the school

Term 1 Event Changes

We have had a wonderful day and start to the year. It is so nice to have all the students back, filling our school with smiles, laughter and lots of joy.

Our School Calendar has been sent home this week. Thank you to Ollie Ladd for helping put this calendar together and to Prominent Press for their amazing work designing and publishing. 

Thank you to our sponsors, who have enabled us to produce our school calendar again this year. Please use and recommend our sponsors throughout the year. This year we will have a Sponsor feature in our newsletter each month, so you can get to know our sponsors a little better ~ stay tuned. 

Unfortunately with covid restrictions, we are unable to proceed with some of our Term 1 events. However, we are in the process of getting new dates for these events. So keep an eye out. 

St Mel's Feast Day ~ Andrew Chinn was unable to join us for our Feast Day, however, we have managed to reschedule Andrews's visit & concert for Monday, May 16th, so please update this on your calendar.  

You may like to attend our Sunday Mass at St. Mel's this Sunday 6th February for St. Mel's official Feast Day.

General Permission/Medical forms have also been sent home today, please fill these out and return them to school as soon as possible.

Maths Assessment Interviews

To be held Friday March 4th and Friday March 11th - (Pupil Free Days)

MAI ~ Summary

Background (the Early Numeracy Research Project)

The Mathematics Assessment Interview (MAI) was developed as part of the Early Numeracy Research Project (1999-2001). The interview consists of hands-on assessment tasks where students demonstrate Mathematical understanding and preferred strategies for solving increasingly complex tasks.

What

• It is a one to one interview held with each child, with the aim of finding out where their Maths learning is at, in the form of ‘growth points’.
• Growth points are the key stages of a child’s mathematical understanding. 
• MAI is based on sound research.

Why

• MAI gives growth points under different areas. At our school we complete the four areas of number -counting, place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.
• In contrast to the traditional pen and paper test, a carefully-constructed one to one interview can provide greater insights into what children know and can do. Children’s strategies are recorded in detail on the interview record sheet. 
• Provides our school with excellent summative data which helps track student progress. 
• As teachers, we value the MAI as it helps us get to know our learners and where to move to next in their learning

Scholastic Bookclub

Welcome to book club 2022. The first Issue of the year has now been sent home with the students. 

All orders must be completed online and returned by Monday February 21st. 

Order via scholastic.com.au/loop or download the Loop app. 

Follow the instructions and your order will be electronically linked to the rest of the school's orders. Your order will be delivered to the school and distributed to your children.  HAPPY READING !!