Term 2 Week 8 - June 18th, 2024
From The Principals Desk
"You Can Do It!" Awards
WEEK 6 - Term 2
Kinder
Lexie Clarkson for Persistence and Working Tough.
Isabel McMahon for Persistence and Working Tough.
Year 1
Joey Hunt for Persistence and Giving Effort.
Jaxson Dunning for Persistence and Working Tough.
Year 2
Tate Bannister for Getting Along and Being Socially Responsible.
Olivia Skarpona for Resilience and Working Tough.
Year 3
Banjo Ahrens for Confidence.
Beau Clarkson for Persistence.
Year 4
Peggy Wilkinson for Getting Along and being Tolerant of Others.
Amelia Bedser for Persistence, Giving Effort & having a Growth Mindset.
Year 5
Bonnie Lindsay for displaying Persistence and Working Tough.
Amira Folkers for displaying Confidence and Showing Independence.
Year 6
Emily Pham for displaying Confidence, Taking Risks and Working Independently.
Violet Williams for displaying Confidence, "I Can Do It" Thinking and Showing Independence.
Week 7 - Term 2
Kinder
Henry Conroy for Persistence and Giving Effort.
Florence Wilkinson for Persistence and Working Tough.
Year 1
Darcy Wilkinson for Confidence and "I Can Do It" Thinking.
Hyde Jenkins for Resilience and Working Tough.
Year 2
Sam Boss for Resilience and Bouncing Back.
Mia McMahon for Confidence and "I Can Do It" Thinking.
Year 3
Banjo Ahrens for Getting Along and being Socially Responsible with a Growth Mindset.
Ariella Donaldson for Getting Along and being Socially Responsible with a Growth Mindset.
Year 4
Sam Stovold for Resilience and Bouncing Back.
Alayah Burns for Resilience and "I Can Do It" Thinking.
Year 5
Michaella Rempis for displaying Confidence and Taking a Risk.
Imogen Rudman for displaying Persistence and Giving Effort.
Year 6
Max Bourke for displaying Confidence, Working Independently and Taking Risks.
Ava Bray for displaying Persistence, showing "I Can Do It" Thinking and Giving Effort.
Sharing the Gospel
Over the last few weeks, the Mini Vinnies Team has been working hard to promote the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. I'm sure you will agree they did a fabulous job - they doubled their original goal of $500.
Mrs Denise Banner will visit the school in the coming weeks and gladly accept our donations for the neediest this winter in Murwillumbah.
Thank you to all who donated their time, money, and delicious treats for the cake stall, your generosity is appreciated. May God be with you.
MINI VINNIES TOTAL: $1002.00
Holy Communion
GOD MOMENTS
- When our amazing St Joey’s community opened their hearts to the people of Murwillumbah through the St Vincent de Paul fundraisers. Thank you
Sports News
SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL 2024
Last Friday our school enjoyed a beautiful day at Murwillumbah Highschool competing in all things Athletics! As always, the outstanding school spirit and sportsmanship was clear to see which made the day all the more enjoyable! Well done to Leonard for winning Champion House!
Congratulations to the following students for winning Age Champion and Runner Up Age Champion:
** These students will receive their certificate at this week’s assembly.
An extra special congratulations to the following students for breaking a school record for their age division!!
Ali: 8Yr Boys 800m
Will Polson: 9Yr 100m & 200m
Sierra Cassagrande: 9Yr 100m & Long Jump
These students will receive their record breaking certificate this Friday at assembly!
To progress onto Zone, the 8Yrs, 9Yrs & 10Yrs are combined and are classified as the “Junior Age Group”. The top two times progress onto Zone in the following categories: Junior, 11Yrs & Senior. The 100m event is the only event that takes the top three place getters in individual ages ie; 8Yrs, 9Yrs, 10Yrs, 11Yrs & 12Yrs. I will send out a list of events showing who is competing in what events for zone before the term breaks up.
** Students in the 11Yrs or 12Yrs who received a 1st or 2nd ribbon for their events are straight through to zone or received a 3rd for the 100m are also through to zone.
** Students who competed as a 8yr, 9yr or 10yr and received 1st, 2nd or 3rd for 100m are straight through to zone. I will need to identify the top two in the Junior events for all other events (800m, 200m, Long Jump & Shot Put).
Discus measurements will be entered into a shared document and the top three out of the 8 Catholic Schools will progress straight to Diocesan (not zone). Diocesan is in Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 13th August.
Library News
BOOK COVERERS NEEDED!
We urgently need your help to cover our new home readers and class sets of novels. If you can help out, please call into the office and pick up a box of books and contact.
Thank you
Choose your own reading adventure!
These ebooks and audiobooks are always available on SORA until 26 August.
Enjoy reading!
Book Club brochures are being sent home today. As we received these brochures late, the deadline for all orders is this Friday, 21st June.
Garden Club News
Our Garden Club received a Woolworths Grant to the value of $800 to create a Sensory Garden. This will help us to rebuild after the floods.
The Garden Club meets every Wednesday morning and lunchtime. So far they are preparing the garden beds ready for the new Sensory Garden.
Student Report Information
Why are there changes to the K-6 Student Report?
The NSW Government is reforming the curriculum to streamline and strengthen what is taught in every classroom in NSW, so every student is prepared and ready for their future. The curriculum reform has been informed by consultation with teachers, parents and education experts, and is underpinned by extensive research. Curriculum reform involves changing teaching, learning, assessment and reporting to parents.
The release of the new syllabuses provides the opportunity to revise aspects of the Student Report to align with current research.
“Parents want to know what was taught and how well their child has learnt it, as well as where improvement is needed……. (NESA, 2023)”
Understanding the K-6 Student Report Information for Parents
How is English, Mathematics, Religious Education and Other Key Learning Areas reported on?
There is a separate template for English, Mathematics, Religious Education and the Other Key Learning Areas. This template includes:
- A statement that explains the aim of the Key Learning Area.
- An achievement grade for each Focus Area in English and Mathematics.
- An achievement grade for knowledge and understanding, and skills in Religious Education and the Other Key Learning Areas except for Creative Arts, which is reported on in Strands.
Sample Kindergarten English Achievement Grade
Sample Year 1 and 2 Mathematics Achievement Grade
Sample Other Key Learning Areas Achievement Grade
How are achievement grades determined?
Kindergarten
Achievement Grades in Kindergarten are identified on a three-point scale using the following descriptors:
- Working Towards
- Working At
- Working Beyond expected achievement.
Stage 1 (Year 1 and Year 2), Stage 2 (Year 3 and Year 4) and Stage 3 (Year 5 and Year 6)
Achievement Grades in Year 1 to Year 6 are identified on a 5 point scale using the descriptors from the Common Grade Scale: The Common Grade Scale describes the performance of students in Year 1 to Year 6 at each of the five grade levels A-E using the following descriptors:
- Extensive (A)
The student has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations. - Thorough (B)
The student has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the content and a high level of competence in the processes and skills. In addition, the student is able to apply this knowledge and these skills to most situations. - Sound (C)
The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills. - Basic (D)
The student has a basic knowledge and understanding of the content and has achieved a limited level of competence in the processes and skills. - Elementary (E)
The student has an elementary knowledge and understanding in few areas of the content and has achieved very limited competence in some of the processes and skills.
Teachers make professional judgements about student achievement based on a range of assessment information and teacher observations against syllabus outcomes and content. Teachers make decisions based on student achievement in relation to what students have been taught and how well they have achieved (up to the time of writing a Student Report). The teacher makes a judgement and selects the descriptor from the 3 point scale for Kindergarten or the Common Grade Scale for Year 1-6 that best describes student achievement at the time of writing the Student Report.
Can achievement grades vary from one report to another?
Yes. A variation in achievement grades may occur as a student’s achievement grade is based on what is taught up to the time of writing a Student Report. This means that student achievement can change depending on what a student has been learning and how well a student demonstrates their learning at various points in the year.
How are the Student Report Comments structured?
Student Report Comments reflect the Key Learning Areas on the Student Report. There will be multiple comments:
- English Comment
- Mathematics Comment
- Key Learning Area Comment and
- General Comment
The English and Mathematics Comments will reflect:
- Areas of Achievement and Growth
- Learning Goals within each Key Learning Area.
The Key Learning Areas Comment will reflect:
- Areas of Achievement and Growth
- Learning Goals across Creative Arts, Science and Technology, History, Geography and Personal Development, Health and Physical Education.
Note: If your child achieves Elementary for each of the Focus Areas within the KLA, the comment may reflect some syllabus content/indicators from the stage below. If your child receives Extensive for each of the Focus Areas within the KLA, the comment may reflect some syllabus content/indicators from the stage above.
The General Comment will reflect non-academic achievement and could include:
- extracurricular activities and/or
- additional comments to elaborate on the Learner Profile and/or
- demonstration of school values and/or
- a student’s social/emotional learning.
Sample English Comment
Sample Key Learning Area Comments
Sample General Comment
What is Engagement in Learning?
Engagement in Learning indicates the degree of dedication, attentiveness, interaction, responsiveness and curiosity your child shows when they are learning within a particular Key Learning Area.
The three standards used to report on student Engagement for Learning are:
Sample Engagement in Learning
What is the Learner Profile?
The purpose of the Learner Profile is to provide parents with a holistic picture of their child. This includes their learning behaviours and social skills at school. The Learner Profile is an opportunity for teachers to recognise the individual characteristics, strengths and areas for growth of a student. The Learner Profile has two parts:
- student strengths
- student’s area/s for growth
Below is a glossary of common terms used to report on the Learner Profile:
- Develop: often refers to the process of growth, advancement, or progress.
- Strengthen: means to make something stronger, more resilient, or more robust.
- Demonstrates: means to show, illustrate, or provide evidence for something through actions, examples, explanations, or visual representations
- Build: refers to the process of creating, assembling, or constructing something.
Sample Learner Profile
Will there be further changes to the Student Report?
Yes. In 2027, new syllabuses in the other KLAs i.e. Creative Arts; HSIE; PDHPE; and Science and Technology are to be fully implemented in all NSW primary schools. The Lismore Diocese is waiting for advice from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) which will inform our diocesan approach to implementing the remaining syllabuses. As these new syllabuses are taught, changes will need to be made to the student report to align with current research and NESA requirements. Your child’s school will communicate any further changes.
What if I have questions about the changes?
- Parents are encouraged to contact the school to discuss any questions you have about the K-6 Student Report.
ICAS Assessment Information
General News
Lost Property
Key found outside our school. If it is yours please call into the office to collect it.
We have many lost items ALL WITHOUT NAMES ON! (See below)
If your child owns any of these items, they can be collected from the lost property box outside the assembly room.
We have a very homesick teddy who is looking for its owner.
Can you help us find his way home?
Canteen News
Changes to canteen for last week of term 2:
- Wednesday 3 July is a Subway lunch fundraiser - ordering link to come soon.
- Friday 5 July - Canteen closed for pupil free day.
Canteen Roster Coordinator Needed
Please consider assisting with this important volunteer role:
- creating and sending out the canteen roster once per term (template and volunteer contact details supplied.)
- being a point of contact for volunteers re: roster queries.
- support is provided by the school office and our canteen coordinator, no experience necessary.
- minimum of 1 term commitment.
Please contact the office if you can help.
Compass Help for Parents
Parish News
Tuesday 18 June 5:30 pm - Mass
Wednesday 19 June 10:00 am - Catholic Men’s Group
5:30 pm - Mass
Friday 21 June 9:30 am - Legion of Mary | Parish Meeting Centre
12 noon - Mass
Saturday 22 June 9:00 am - Rosary
5:30 pm - Rosary
6:00 pm - Vigil Mass
Sunday 23 June 8:30 am - Rosary
9:00 am - Mass
10:15 am - Baptism
Health and Wellbeing
FAMILY CONNECT SERVICE
We are excited to announce that we have a new Family Connect worker, Jessie Moulynox, here to help parents and carers when they are experiencing challenges in a wide range of areas including:
- Accessing the NDIS
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Housing supports
- Domestic violence services
- Parenting programs
- Culturally appropriate supports
Jessie is ready to connect with and help our families. She has been supporting Catholic school families in the Casino and Kyogle area prior to joining our Tweed region schools and is very experienced in listening to families’ needs and supporting them through a planned approach to accessing the right services.
Jessie is from the New England region of NSW and moved to the Northern Rivers in 2016.
She has studied Theology and Social Work and has worked in the community services sector for 16 years in rural and remote NSW communities. We welcome Jessie to our school community and encourage any families who would like support to access a range of services to contact Jessie on 0428 886 235 or at jessie.moulynox@socialfutures.org.au
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