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A-E Definitions
Semester Two Report Cards will be sent home on Tuesday 1 December.
When you receive your child's report card you will notice that nothing has changed and we are still using A-E grades for each area of learning. These A-E results come with definitions which you will also see on the report card.
An example of the 'C' definition is below:
Evidence of the student's work typically demonstrates that the student has the targeted knowledge and
- expected conceptual understanding
- expected application of skills
- they are able to transfer the above to familiar situations
As you can see above, a 'C' result in any learning area (Maths, English, Science etc) is the expected result. Some other key terms that are included in this definition are below:
Evidence: a range of information that teachers collect including data, work samples, digital media, teacher notes, formal assessment tasks.
Typically: allows for those students who may not have displayed this during a particular assessment task, but it is evident in their work with the frequency required within this grade. No longer are grades given based on one test or one assignment.
Conceptual Understanding: connected web of knowledge. Different concepts in maths may include angles, perimiter, area etc.
Skills: These are often the things that students need to be able to do. Some examples include creating texts, asking questions, re-reading and editing and there are many more.
Transfer: transfer is the ability of a student to take their current knowledge, skills and understandings and apply this into a new scenario and/or different context.
Of course, several students will achieve above or below a 'C' grade and the definitions do alter to take this into consideration. The three key terms of conceptual understanding, skills and the ability to transfer knowledge are in all definitions and students show these at different levels and hence the A-E grade.
If you would like any further clarification on the A-E definitions, please don't hesitate to send me an email.
Teaching and Learning Meetings
During Week 7, the classroom teachers and Leadership Team have been participating in Teaching and Learning Meetings. These meetings have given all stakeholders an opportunity to discuss student learning as cohorts, small groups and individuals. This then allows classroom teachers to set goals for student learning.
These goals will be passed on to the child's teacher the following year so that learning can progress as soon as the 2021 school year begins.
STEM Showcase
The 2020 STEM Showcase was a very big success with an enjoyable morning had by all participants.
The students who participated did an excellent job teaching the Year 6 Our Lady of Lourdes students about the Design Thinking Process and the various STEM based tools that we use here at St Saviour's.
A very big thanks to the teachers in Year 3-6 who did an excellent job working with the students on setting up the showcase!
