From the Principal

Welcome Back

Welcome back to everyone after a well-earned break.  This week has seen a smooth and calm start to Term Three with students across the school straight back into their learning.

It was great to see many of you at our ‘Open Classrooms’ on the last day of term, and to celebrate the learning that occurred during Term Two across our learning spaces.

Student Led Conferences

I hope to see many of you around the school next Wednesday, to celebrate the learning of your children at our ‘Student Led Conferences’.  If you haven’t already, your conference can be booked in through the Compass system. 

As mentioned in communications, if you have multiple children at the school, it would be appreciated if you created a buffer in between these conferences to ensure that our conferences don’t run over time.  In your child’s conference, they will share with you a special booklet which outlines their current learning, and will share some of their work during this time.  If you wish to discuss your child’s learning further, please book in a time with your child’s teacher at a different time.

In this week’s newsletter, we have included a map of where these conferences will be held.  We ask that you make your way to these spaces and wait in the area mentioned, ready for your child’s conference.  As we are still running classes on this day, the conferences will not be in your child’s classroom.  We will coordinate your child to be there for their conference times during the normal school hours.

Well done!

A huge well done to the students in the 2/3K who fundraised for the ‘Dingo Discovery Sanctuary’.  This is a perfect example of our school value, community mindedness, showcasing thought and support beyond our own lives.  I know my two dogs, Poppy and Esmee, loved the special treats that were sold as part of the fundraiser!

NAPLAN

This week NAPLAN student reports were sent home to those who participated in the national assessment.  I am absolutely pleased to share the results from our school, with our students performing above like schools and the state in most areas. 

The focus on literacy over the past years is showing great proficiency from our students. 

In Reading, 80% of our students in Year Three were classified as ‘exceeding or strong’ compared to similar schools with 63% and our network schools with 72%.  100% of student in Year Five were classified as ‘exceeding or strong’ compared to similar schools with 68% and our network schools with 77%. 

In Writing, 78% of our students in Year Three were classified as ‘exceeding or strong’ compared to similar schools with 73% and our network schools with 82%.  83% of students in Year Five were classified as ‘exceeding or strong’ compared to similar schools with 65% and our network schools with 71%.

In Numeracy, 80% of our students in Year Three were classified as ‘exceeding or strong’ compared to similar schools with 58% and network schools with 70%.  In Year Five 71% of students were classified as ‘exceeding or strong’ compared to similar schools with 60% and our network schools with 72%.

Well done to our teachers, to you as parents, and most importantly, our students who have put in amazing efforts to achieve such great results. 

For the parents and carers of our Year Three and Five students who have taken home their individual results, celebrate their achievements.  They are all absolute superstars!

Regards, 

Steven King

Principal