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Learning and Teaching News

It is now the end of Term 2 and what a fantastic term it has been! Our teachers have been preparing students for the Three Way Conversations and the students have had the opportunity to share with you their journey of learning and growth this Semester. It is celebration time and you must have experienced such pride when you heard your child reflect on the year so far and share with you their most memorable successes. They would have also shared with you their goals for their future learning and how they are on their way to becoming independent learners who are taking charge of their own learning journeys. 

 

I would like to celebrate by spot lighting our Grade 1 students this term. Below is a graph that shows their Reading data this year. The graph represents data from the PAT Early Years Reading Test. The blue bars are the students’ reading Scale Score from Term 1 and the red bars are the students’ Scale Score from Term 2. As you can see, 86.79% of our Year 1 students have showed improved outcomes in their Reading. Congratulations to all our Year 1 students and to their teachers who have been working so hard to explicitly teach reading skills.

It is with great pride that I would also like to celebrate the Year 1 Numeracy Outcomes of our students. 100% of our Year 1 students have improved in their Numeracy since they were in Prep in Term 4 of 2018. Their mid year 1 data shows how much growth has been achieved by all students over this Semester. Congratulations to our students and teachers! We are so proud to share these successes with you.

Have a safe and restful holiday! 

 

Glennis Kerr

Teaching and Learning Leader