Teaching and Learning News
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back to Week 1 of Term 4!
I hope everyone had a restful holiday and your children are ready to rock Term 4!
Student Protection Contacts:
Below is an excerpt from the TCSO handbook: “Student protection information for parents and caregivers.” It outlines our responsibility to ensure all of our students are safe and supported.
I regularly refer to the phrase that ‘student protection is everyone’s responsibility’. If you have any concerns around the wellbeing of children at SSPS, please be sure to contact one of our student protection contacts on the poster below.
Important Dates for Term 4:
All important dates for this term can be found on the Sentral App Calendar. If you need help accessing this please get in touch with the office. Here are a few you must put in your calendars now!
Reimagined Race Day: Saturday the 4th of November
Christmas Concert: 22nd of November
Transition morning: 29th of November
Year 6 Graduation and final Mass: 1st of December
Whole School Testing:
During Week 2-4, we will be conducting Whole School Testing with Year 1 – 6 students. This is an opportunity to measure growth in the areas of Spelling, Maths and Reading. The tests we use are mostly online and are standardized, which allows us to measure growth in student achievement from one year to the next. The teachers analyse this data and will often use the results for the end of term report cards, along with their in class work.
It would be great if you could have a conversation with your children before the start of next week about the testing and the importance of trying their best. The tests are a great way for us to measure growth of our students and also identify any collective areas of need that will then be taught in the future. Please contact your teacher in around Week 6 if you’d like to see how your children went on the tests.
All the best for the rest of the week and I hope you enjoy this delightful weather!
Warm Regards
Nicki Prentice