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Winter is well and truly upon us this week as we brace ourselves for a cold front and even the possibility of snow!  But as a teacher, this time of year ‘heats up’ in regards to meeting deadlines, completing assessments and units of work so that we can report back to you, as parents, on the progress your child has made in the first half of the year. There are a few things worth remembering as reports come home: the components of the report, the purpose of a first-semester report, and the place of reporting.

 Your child’s report has a number of aspects. 

• Social & Personal Learning Habits: This is to give you a snapshot of how your child is going organisationally and socially. These describe the interpersonal and learning skills of students, aligned with the school’s values of Caring for Others, Striving for Mastery, and Equipping for Service.
• Subjects: This includes all the subjects your child will study this year, summarised into statements (Descriptors). These are taken from the Achievement Standards in the Australian Curriculum, which we are mandated to report against as a registered school. 
• Effort & Engagement: There is also an effort & engagement grade for each subject.  As a school that focuses on the progress of students, the effort grade is just as important as the letter grade.  A child who worked as hard as they could, and raised their E to a D, has, in our opinion, achieved more academic success than a student who got an A without trying.
• Comments: You will receive comments from teachers on areas of strength, and areas for improvement. 
• Grade: Your child will be graded on the Achievement Standards, and the cumulative result is their semester grade (A-E). Please remember that ‘C’ means that a student is completing their work to a satisfactory, grade-appropriate, standard.
• On the last page of the report, you will find final grades for each subject and absences for the semester. This page also includes the percentage of students who achieved each letter grade for your child’s subjects and year level. Providing this information to parents is a legislative requirement. 

The purpose of a first-semester report is to provide you with an update.  The statements from the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards are written with the end of the year in mind, and many of them, particularly the skills-based statements will be revisited in Semester Two.  Please use these reports as a “halfway” mark, a step on the way to the end of year report.  They are a great springboard for conversations between parents and teachers about what is going well, and what may need more attention in Semester Two.  We encourage you to talk to teachers about any concerns.

Lastly, it’s important to remember the relative importance of school reports.  Academic skills are important for accessing the widest range of opportunities later in life, and we should take them very seriously.  But please don’t let your child focus on letters on a report card to the exclusion of all else that is important in life.  Character is built in the whole range of life’s experiences: it would be a tragedy to make a school report the sole measure of a child’s progress in a year. 

We look forward to reporting to you on your child’s progress in just a few weeks’ time! 

Kindy to Year 2 'Cartoon Theme'

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Years 3 - 5 'Star Wars Theme'

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Yr 6 - 10 'Hawaiian Theme'

Thursday, 24 June 2021

6pm - 8pm

Dear Parents/Guardians

On Friday 25 June we will have a free dress day. Students participating are to bring a gold coin. All funds raised on the day will be donated to the Student Representative Council recycling initiative, which is aiming to install recycling bins across the school.

Students need to make modest, sun-safe clothing choices, including a hat and enclosed shoes.

Feel free to contact me if you require further information.

Yours in Christ,

Daniel Leslie

SRC Term 2 Fundraiser (Yr 4 - 10)

• Fridays Weekly during Term 2 
• Between 8:30am - 8:45am 
• From Secondary Food Tech room
• Hot Chocolate -  $2.00
• Tim Tams -  50c each
• No ordering is necessary - cash purchase on the day.

SRC Term 2 Fundraiser (K - 10)

• Sausage Rolls $4, pay when collecting
• Served Thursday Lunchtime
• K-2 will have orders delivered to their classrooms
• Y3-10 orders to be collected from Secondary Food Tech
• Please place your order via the Skoolbag App link.
• Orders close on Wednesday’s at 1pm.
• Sorry no late orders can be accepted.