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Dear Parents and Carers,

IGNITE LEARNING - FEEDBACK FROM PARENT SURVEY

Thanks to the parents that have responded to the survery around learning dispositions.  The feedback has been invaluable when workshoping what our initial dispositions will be.  Below are some responses that summarise the overall feedback from the group:

Question: What are some of the barriers you see in your child's learning when faced with a challenge?

"My child lacks the confidence to start by themselves and will often ask for help first"

"My child is overwhelmed with learning at home"

"Frustrated when she can't get it correct the first go"

"I notice that my child is very insecure and doesn't know how to solve new problems"

"He gets sidetacked and needs encouragement to continue"

From these five simple comments, it is very easy to see that the only way forward is to equip your children with learning dispositions and skills that they can turn to when learning new things becomes difficult.  

At St Saviour's Primary, our initial list of dispostions is very close to being ready and I look forward to sharing that with you all in the near future.

NAPLAN ONLINE 2021

Students at St Saviour’s Primary in Years 3 and 5 will be completing NAPLAN Online in 2021. 

Preparation for the NAPLAN tests: there will be an online practice test for Year 3 and 5 students on Wednesday 31 March.  At St Saviour’s Primary, we are fortunate that our students are currently using devices to assist with their learning.  Teachers are currently asking students to write and read stories on their device, use an online calculator and drawing instruments in maths and teaching ICT skills such as drag and drop, copy and paste and understanding drop down menus. All of these skills will help them to complete the tests to the best of their ability.

For more information around NAPLAN please click on the below link for an online parent information brochure: https://nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/resources/naplan-online-information-brochure-for-parents-and-carers.pdf

The timetable for the tests is below:

WHOLE SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS – Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals

As you would be aware, parents have unfortunately not been able to attend swimming carnivals this term.  With the school cross country and athletics carnivals coming up, our plan is for parents to be able to attend as they are outdoor events.  Obviously, this will be reliant upon future COVID outbreaks and the fact that parents must remain socially distant when attending.  The dates for the two events are as follows:

Cross Country – Thursday 1 April from 9am.  This is a normal school day and students are able to stay at school once they have completed their race. If you wish to take your child/children earlier please ensure to sign them out at the school reception. The tuckshop will also be open on this day.

Athletics Carnival – Thursday 17 June (200m & 800m events) & Friday 18 June (Full day carnival for Prep – Year 6).

RACE DAY

SAVE THE DATE - Saturday October 30

St Saviour's Primary and St Patrick's Cathedral will again be holding a Race Day on Saturday October 30 in the Marquee at Clifford Park Turf Club.  This is also Victorian Derby Day and we will stick with the 'Black & White' theme for the day.

Please stay tuned for ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities in the coming weeks.

Sam Hannant

APA