MESSAGE FROM THE PRICIPAL

I took a stroll through our Foundation classes late last week and was really impressed with the routines our Foundation Teachers are building in our youngest children. Its important to remember that a lot of our students have had a COVID interrupted Kinder experience and we need to support kids who may be struggling with the transition into mainstream schooling. Getting kids into routines is a great way to lay a solid foundation to build learning.

One of the key ways of supporting this transition for our students is via communication. If any parent has concern relating to your child your first point of call is always the classroom teacher. Your teacher will always listen and there is no question that can’t be asked.

It’s great to see all teachers using our WSAPB (Whole School Approach to Positive Behaviours) across our school to support classroom learning. The WSAPB is a great way of reminding all in the St Ita’s learning community that we are about respect for each other and is designed to support Students, Parents and Teachers.

The core values of St Ita's WSAPB, Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Resilience and Teamwork are crucial components in each individual’s development. Each week all classes across our school will have a specific learning focus based on one of the core values listed below.

COMPASSION

RESPECT

INCLUSSIVENESS

RESILIENCE

TEAM WORK

PARKING ON VICTORIA STREET

 

We continue to have several cars parking inside the no parking zones at the start and end of each school day. The No Parking Zones at thevfront of school, on Victoria Street are active from 8.30am - 9.00am and 3.20pm - 3.40pm after school. We have been advised that fines will be imposed on parents parking in the zones at these times. Please don’t park there, even for a few minutes during drop off or pick up. If parents are sending grandparents or carers please let them know that it is a No Parking Zone.

NAPLAN ONLINE

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will take place on line this year between Tuesday 11th May and Friday 21st May 2021.

Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

The assessment provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests.

NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process – it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance.

NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through their regular school curriculum. All government and non-government education authorities have contributed to the development of NAPLAN materials. Students are assessed on the same literacy and numeracy curriculum content, regardless of whether they complete the tests online or on paper. Results for both formats can be reported on the same NAPLAN assessment scale.

All students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are expected to participate in the annual NAPLAN assessment. Students with disability may qualify for adjustments that reflect the support normally provided for classroom assessments. You should discuss the use of any adjustments for your child with your child’s teacher.

A student with a disability that severely limits their capacity to participate in the assessment, or a student who has recently arrived in Australia and has a non-English speaking background, may be granted a formal exemption. Please contact the office, where we can give you more information on special provisions or the process required to gain a formal exemption.

If a child is absent, schools may arrange for individual students to complete missed tests at another time during the school’s test schedule but not outside of it.

NAPLAN TIMETABLE