From The Assistant Principal Week 2
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week Years 3 and 5 will receive your child’s NAPLAN Report. Below you will find NAPLAN Student Reports Information for Parents.
What’s changing?
From 2023, proficiency standards replace the previous reporting of student NAPLAN results that used numerical bands and the national minimum standard.
What are proficiency standards?
Proficiency standards describe what students are expected to know and should be able to do in literacy and numeracy at the time of NAPLAN.
There is a proficiency standard for each test area within each year level.
Further NAPLAN information.
Here you will find the NAPLAN parent fact sheet and an example of a NAPLAN individual student report, which will assist you when you receive the report this week.
If you have any queries about your child’s NAPLAN results or would like to discuss these further. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.
Spelling at SCA
Several Parents have asked about the development of spelling so they can help their children at home to improve their spelling skills. As of next week, Years 3 to 6 students will begin a Spelling Program called Spelling Mastery. There will be more information in next week’s newsletter.
Footsteps Program
All of our students enjoyed their first dance session today. When young children study dance, they learn perseverance and self-motivation. Dancing encourages children to experiment and find different paths to solving problems. It is vital in a child's personal development that they learn the importance of trial-and-error and that, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. Ask your sons and daughters to show you their latest dance moves and perhaps there could be a family “Chicken Dance” after dinner.
Have a happy week.
Jo Reed
Assistant Principal (Acting)