Learning & Teaching
Welcome back to Term Two!
NAPLAN - Years 3 & 5 students
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2021 for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be held on
- Tuesday 11 May
- Language Conventions
- Writing
- Wednesday 12 May
- Reading
- Thursday 13 May
- Numeracy
NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.
For further information please refer to the Operoo form sent home to Year 3 & 5 students.
NAPLAN on paper
Information for parents and guardians
Handout(download me)
Chromebooks
We are excited to announce that our new Chromebooks have arrived!!
These chromebooks will be used by our Years 3 & 4 students, meaning that Holy Spirit now has one-to-one chromebooks in the senior school (3-6 students). Chromebooks are wonderful tools to aid and support learning within the classroom environment. They will also assist Holy Spirit with our Remote Learning plan, should we ever need to go down that path again.
New Playground
Last week saw the opening of our new playground equipment which is very exciting. Last year a group of students (now Year 6) took part in a STEM challenge where they had to design a playground. 3 groups of students became finalists and their designs were used to create our final piece. These Year 6 students should be incredibly proud of all their efforts and how well they have conducted themselves thus far, being responsible for the timetable and safety regulations. It has been amazing working with each of them and I cannot wait to continue this further. An official opening of our playground will be completed at a later stage in the term.
Currently, we are rotating each year level every Recess and Lunch, providing them with an opportunity to play safely on this equipment. The final decision of which year level/s will be able to use this equipment is up to the team of Year 6 students!!
We cannot wait to share our learning journey with you all.
ICAS English & Mathematics Assessments 2021 - Years 3-6
We are delighted to inform you that Holy Spirit will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments this year for our Years 3 - 6 students.
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. To sign up your child/children, please refer to details on Operoo.
Learn more about ICAS here: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas
Portfolios
Our final classroom Digital Portfolio pieces of learning will be shared with you this week. We hope you have enjoyed seeing the incredible learning that is taking place in your child/children's classroom/s. Please refer to one of our last newsletters for information about our Digital Portfolios.
https://newsletters.naavi.com/i/8MraZAJ
Semester One Reports
Our Semester One Reports will be sent home to each family, digitally, at the end of the term. Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place once reports have been sent home. Please stay tuned for further information.
Have a great week and keep smiling!
Kayla Flindt-Petersen
Learning & Teaching Leader