Ardtornish Newsletter

Term 2 Week 1 - 30th April 2021
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No 7

In this issue

  • NAPLAN: Literacy & Numeracy Testing
  • Excursion/Incursion Update
  • Canteen Roster
  • Entertainment Book
  • Mother’s Day Stall
  • Principal’s Award
  • We’re collecting bread tags
  • Star of the Yard
  • Resilience & Positive Self Talk
  • School Photo dates
  • RAN Volunteer Training
  • ACC What’s on T2
  • 16 Everyday Activities that count as Learning
Diary Dates
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May
 
5th – Mother’s Day Stall
7th – Cross Country Carnival,
         showdown donut deal
10th – Governing Council 7pm
11th – NAPLAN Starts
14th – Assembly 10am
26th – Sports Meeting
26th – 27th Room 4A/4B Camp
27th – Grounds Meeting 3.15pm

Road Crossing
Monitors

 
Wed 12th May – Tue 18th May
Maddison H, India S, Siana D
 
Wed 19th May – Tue 25th May
Jakob P, Zak S, Hugo H
 
Wed 26th May – Tue 1st June
Jude H, Tate W, Keira C

Please arrive by 8.25am


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NAPLAN: Literacy and Numeracy Testing
Information including exemption and withdrawal procedures.

Pictured are Fergus, Izzy, Lola & Evie in Room 2A doing some pre NAPLAN practice tests so they are familiar and comfortable with the types of questions they will need to answer.
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Information including exemption and withdrawal procedures.
Withdrawals may be for philosophical reasons while exemptions from the tests are based on the child having a disability or lack of language proficiency making it too difficult for them to effectively undertake the test.
Students can be withdrawn from the tests on parent request.
Parents must submit a request form by Thursday 6th May - Week 2 Term 2.
The request form is available by ringing or emailing the school and was sent out on Skoolbag.
Exemptions
These are provided to students who are not proficient in English language or who have a significant intellectual disability. The school will be aware of these situations and contact the parents to discuss this process.
NAPLAN is the annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, & 9 and will occur on
Tuesday 11th, Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th of May.
Please ensure your child attends on these dates, after a good night’s sleep and breakfast, so that data can be collected about their performance.
Friday is a catch up day for students who were absent on other test days.
What does NAPLAN assess?
NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life, such as reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy. It is important to remember that NAPLAN tests are not pass/fail tests. At the classroom level it is one of a number of important tools used by teachers to measure student progress.
NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are already learning through the school curriculum. Teachers are ensuring students are familiar with the test formats and will provide appropriate support and guidance. Students now complete all tests online with the exception of year 3 writing.
How is NAPLAN performance measured?
Individual student performance is shown on a national achievement scale for each test. Each test scale has ten bands and all year levels are reported on the same scale. The performance of individual students can be compared to the average performance of all. For more information about NAPLAN:  visit www.nap.edu.au
See practice test examples at www.nap.edu.au/naplan/the-tests.html
Schools will receive NAPLAN reports for their students from mid-August to mid-September.
NAPLAN and nerves.
Most students are very comfortable with the idea of doing the NAPLAN test and very few suffer from nerves or concerns about undertaking it. Teachers reiterate with students that it is a test to support their ongoing learning and its primary purpose is to assist them to track their progress from years 3 to 9. If however, your child is expressing any concerns about undertaking the testing let their class teacher know so they can discuss their feelings and reassure them.

Canteen Roster

Tuesday 4th                        Michele S
Wednesday 5th                   Mary-Anne R
Thursday 6th                       Emma J, Ling C
Friday 7th                            Jenni F, Natasha H, Sonoko F-G
                                                                                         
Tuesday 11th                      Michele S
Wednesday 12th                 Mary-Anne R
Thursday 13th                     Tui M, Deneice P
Friday 14th                          Rhonda P, Stacey C, Emma J
​Remember every time you come onto school grounds you need to scan the QR code and check-in.
Resilience and Positive Self Talk
 
Developing emotional resilience is important. As we start to approach NAPLAN testing for years 3, 5 and 7 it is important to remind ourselves to stay positive and bounce back from the challenges we face.
 
Kids Helpline is promoting online learning sessions which we will start trialling later this term with the upper primary students.
This is an excellent website to access if you are looking for extra information to support your child at home.
www.kidshelpline.com.au 
Take care and try to use positive self-talk when faced with a challenge.
Mrs Hall
Student Wellbeing Leader
School Photos
Envelopes will be sent home next week
 
Thursday 3rd June – Class/Individual
Friday 4th June – Sports/Groups
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