APA News

REPORTING at St Saviour's Primary

Following on from the last two newsletters where I have explored assessment and feedback, reporting is essentially the multiple acts of communicating what students understand, know and can do at any point in time.  This may include recommendations for future learning and can happen formally and informally.

Formal reporting includes report cards and certificates.  At St Saviour's formal report cards are sent home in Terms 2 and 4, whilst parent/teacher interviews take place in Terms 1 and 3.  Informal reporting includes all of those conversations that you have with your child's teacher either in person or via email.  

The fundamental purpose of reporting student achievement and progress is to improve student learning.  Additionally, reporting provides opportunities for parents to engage in their child's learning journey.  It provides opportunities for to report on the whole child (not just academically) and it also provides information that can be used for external agencies such as secondary schools and tertiary institutions.  

You may or may not have noticed that the definitions for A-E on the report card were different last semester compared to the previous year.  In the Week 7 newsletter I will break down these definitions and explain what students need to achieve in a particular learning area to receive an A, B, C, D or E.  

Source: Toowoomba Catholic Schools: Assessment, Feedback and Reporting Framework.

STEM SHOWCASE

Our Year 3-6 students are busy preparing for our STEM Showcase for 2020.  This showcase will be held on Thursday November 12 in the Mercy Centre until 12pm.

It is an opportunity for Year 6 students from Our Lady of Lourdes to come to St Saviour's and for our students to teach them what they have been learning in STEM.  Many of the lessons will be focussed around the design thinking approach and using digital tools to solve problems.

The students will be showcasing thier work with Codey Rockies, Microbits, CoSpaces and 3D Printing.

Following the STEM Showcase the Year 6 students will participate in some fun sporting games against the students from OLOL.

VISUAL ART AND STEM OPEN MORNING

Following on from the STEM Showcase, we are planning on having an open morning for parents, where students from Prep to Year 6 can celebrate what they have been learning in STEM and also Visual Art.  

This morning is planned to take place on November 27, so please mark it in your calendar.  This will obviously take place pending COVID restrictions.

Regards,

Sam Hannant