Student Learning
Annabelle Marinelli - Deputy Principal & Learning and Teaching Leader
NAPLAN
In the coming weeks the students in Years 3 and 5 will have the opportunity to participate in NAPLAN. NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students undertake annually. NAPLAN assesses the students essential skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy.
Students at Trinity are involved in many ongoing assessments which inform teachers as to what students know and what they need to learn next, and helps track student learning. NAPLAN is just one of many ways that students' learning and progress is assessed. NAPLAN allows parents and carers to see how their child is performing over time and against the national standards.
This year the NAPLAN tests will all be held online, except for the Year 3 writing test which is still a pen and paper test. One of the main benefits in moving to an online test is that the tests are 'adaptive' which means the questions can become increasingly more challenging, or easier, depending on the students responses during the test.
Students do not need to study for NAPLAN. We know that for some students NAPLAN can cause some anxiety, however we will do everything at school to reassure students that NAPLAN is just part of their school program. They will be encouraged just to do their best. At school students will be given the opportunity to access practice tests and we will spend time working through the kinds of questions, problems and writing tasks that they might experience.
For more information about NAPLAN please see the link below and feel free to chat with your child's teacher or myself if you have any questions or concerns.
The NAPLAN Test Schedule at Trinity:
Wednesday 15th March - Year 3 and Year 5 Writing Test
Monday 20th March - Year 3 and Year 5 Reading Test
Tuesday 21st March - Year 3 and Year 5 Conventions of Language (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation) Test
Wednesday 22nd March - Year 3 and Year 5 Numeracy Test
Buddy Reading
Buddy Reading amongst our Prep and Year 5/6 students promotes friendship and the enjoyment of a story for our Prep students, as well as a sense of leadership for our Year 5/6 students where they also have the opportunity to develop their confidence, expression and fluency.
Here are some of our Prep and Year 5/6 students enjoying Buddy Reading together...
Learning and Other Events at Trinity
- NAPLAN - Year 3 and 5 (Week 7 and 8)
- Learning Expo (Week 10, Wednesday 5/4 at 9am)
- Harmony Week - Multicultural Night (Week 8 - Thursday 23/3)
- Trinity School Fete - (Week 9 - Saturday 1/4)
- Parent Helper Workshop (Term 2)
If at any time you have any questions or concerns about your child's learning, we encourage you to make a time to chat with your child's teacher, or to come and see me if you would like to chat about any aspect of learning at Trinity.
Kind Regards,
Annabelle Marinelli
Deputy Principal - Learning & Teaching Leader
amarinelli@tcs.catholic.edu.au
Learning Events/Opportunities in Term 1
- NAPLAN - Year 3 and 5 (Week 7, 8 & 9)
- Learning Expo (Week 10, Wednesday 5/4 at 9am)
- Harmony Week - Multicultural Night (Week 8 - Thursday 23/3)
- Trinity School Fete - (Week 9 - Saturday 1/4)
- Parent Helper Workshop (Term 2)
If at any time you have any questions or concerns about your child's learning, we encourage you to make an appointment to see your child's teacher. I am also available to chat with you at any time about the learning at Trinity.
Kind Regards,
Annabelle Marinelli
Deputy Principal - Learning & Teaching Leader