NAPLAN
I enclose a letter from the Education Minister:
The incredible resilience and hard work of Victorian educators, students and families has been reflected in the remarkable results for this year’s NAPLAN tests.
Leading the nation
Victoria has held the top spot as the highest-performing jurisdiction on seven out of ten measures in the primary school years. Our Year 3 and Year 5 numeracy results were the highest in the country.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PARENTS THAT OUR PREP ENROLMENTS for 2022 ARE OPEN!
If you have a child who turns 5 before the end of April next year, they are eligible to begin school. If you have relatives or friends, can you please ask them to obtain an enrolment form and return it to the office. The forms are on our website.
Progress on our Gym.
Work continues. Roofing sheets arrived and are now being put into place. Preparations are now going on for the concrete slab for the other section of the gym.
I am constantly amazed at the works; how it is happening before our eyes.
Reporting
By the time you receive this, most of you will have already experienced your first WebEx reporting conference. This is a first for all our teachers and families, although I’m aware that some of you may have had this experience with secondary students in the past.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PARENTS THAT OUR PREP ENROLMENTS for 2022 ARE OPEN!
This is the last newsletter for term two and term three is already looking busy and exciting with lots of exciting events, excursions and incursions planned.
Welcome again – and on Friday we will be able to welcome our students back into “real” classes. I’m sure they are all looking forward to that – staff members certainly are.
During this recent lockdown, the remote learning appears to have gone extremely well.
We were worried … would our plans for EDUCATION WEEK go ahead?
Thankfully, the Education Department confirmed that we could go ahead with our evening events. It was fantastic to see so many families learning and enjoying “everything Maths”
EDUCATION WEEK is recognised during the week 24th to 28th May. On the Diary Dates below, you can see that we will have two open evenings to focus on how we teach Maths. Teachers will email you and invite you to nominate a time that suits you best.
Our Next Big Build
As many of you are aware, the school received a grant of just over $16million to upgrade our school facilities.
Some of you attended a briefing and forum in March, and I’m now pleased to say the architects have returned with some great early plans as a result of the consultation.
Already our first term is coming to an end. Next week is our last week of school for Term One 2021. I must say it’s been terrific to have everyone back in classrooms. Restrictions are easing, and we hope to be able to make some changes in the near future.
It was wonderful to welcome parents to the information-sharing forum with the architects last week. Many great ideas were shared and the architects are now working to incorporate these into their plans.
Architects DesignInc are working on plans for the refurbishment of our main building and the addition of a new building (or two). The additions will mean we have a STEAM centre (Science, Technology and Arts).
DesignInc will present at a forum here at school on Monday March 15th at 6.00pm.
Please come along on that evening if you care to contribute, and to find out more about the fantastic funding that our school gained.