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Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to Term 2!!

IGNITE LEARNING 

In the final newsletter last term I thanked the parents that took the time to respond to the survery around learning dispositions.  Just a reminder of some of that feedback.

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.  That might be learning at school or at home.

The initial list of dispositions has been decided upon based around feedback from parents, staff and students as well as research complied by various scholars.  

At St Saviour's Primary we want our learners to STRIVE at LEARNING and at LIFE and they can do that through the following learning dispositions:

• BE COLLABORATIVE - I work well with others to achieve a goal
• BE CURIOUS - I actively ask questions and seek to understand, being open to new ideas
• BE CREATIVE - I imagine possibilities and problem solve through creative thinking
• BE A COMMUNICATOR - Express your thinking clearly in diverse situations
• BE ADVENTUROUS - I am willing to take risks by trying out new ideas
• BE DETERMINED - I dig deep and never give up

These dispositions will be introduced to your children during class this week.  Several other aspects of school will also be related to the dispositions including awards and class presentations at assembly, Facebook posts and Schoolzine messages.  

Please keep an eye on the newsletter for hints on how you can talk to your child/ren about the dispositions at home. 

If you would like to provide any feedback, please feel free to email me.  sam.hannant@twb.catholic.edu.au 

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 has been an online practice test for Year 3 and 5 students yesterday. 
• 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:

RACE DAY 2021

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 next newsletter.

Sam Hannant

APA