APA News
Term 4 Reporting
As you will be aware, students will receive their second report card for the year at the end of this term. Report cards include judgements and comments on student learning, effort and behaviour for the semester.
The final A-E mark that you see in the report card is the result of an assessment process that takes place in each classroom that is facilitated by the class teacher over the course of the semester.
The Toowoomba Catholic Schools' 'Assessment, Feedback and Reporting Framework' provides the following definition of assessment:
Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering, analysing and reflecting on evidence by teachers and students in order to make informed judgements about what students know, understand and can do.
The same framework also provides a purpose for assessment.
The fundamental purpose of assessment in education is to establish and understand where learners are in an aspect of their learning at the time of the assessment and to map student progress over time. It involves teachers making ongoing judgments about student progress which are then used to design and deliver effective feedback.
One key principle in both of those definitions is that assessment is ongoing. No longer does a student's final result rely on a test at the end of the unit or term. Students are now frequently assessed within lessons to help teachers understand where students are in their learning and to inform what teaching they need moving forward. All of these assessment and observations then contribute to the final mark that you see on the report card.
Throughout this term I will include further information relating to assessment, feedback and reporting. This will include the definitions of what an A, B, C, D or E represent with an explanation or example.
Year 6 Camp
Year 6 Camp is taking place from Tuesday 20 October to Friday 23 October at Sunshine Coast Recreation Centre, Currimundi. All information has now been sent home via Operoo and teachers have sent some hard copies home as well. Please take note that money for camp is due tomorrow, 9 October 2020.