Be Safe	Be Respectful	Be Responsible
Church	Walk at all times in and around the church Sit in the pews with hands in laps and feet off the furniture Stand on the floor (not on the kneeler) Kneel quietly on kneelers	Enter and leave in silence Keep hands joined when moving in the church Respect others and wait quietly Join in prayers and singing Bless and genuflect when instructed	Participate reverently Be prayerful and reflective Ignore distractions Follow the teacher’s and priest’s directions
Canteen	Line up in 2 lines Stay in your spot in the line Keep a short distance from the person in front of you	Use manners when speaking to the parents serving you ‘please and thank you’ Listen to staff directions at the end of eating time to go to the canteen	Only go to the canteen if you have money Move away from the serving area once you have bought your items.

NAPLAN Practice Test
Next Tuesday, 23 March our Year 3 and 5 students will participate in NAPLAN Practice Tests. Participation in the practice tests is highly beneficial for schools and students in their preparation for NAPLAN Online, as it allows schools and students to become familiar with the online assessment platform and processes. For this reason, the test/s are not marked. The practice tests include an omnibus test (a combination of reading, conventions of language and numeracy questions) and a writing test, both approximately 40 minutes in length. All students in Years 5, participate in both tests. Students in Year 3 participate in the omnibus test only.

The purpose of this practice is to trial the online assessment platform with a large number of users from around Australia. This will provide an opportunity to identify any issues with the online assessment platform that need to be addressed before the NAPLAN tests and to avoid unexpected connectivity issues on the first day of NAPLAN testing in May. More information will be sent to Year 3 and 5 parents prior to these testing days. 

Challenging Maths
During this week, all class teachers have attended Professional Development days around Challenging Maths. These tasks encourage the students to become Mathematical Thinkers. To do this, they need to be encouraged to persist, which includes them concentrating, applying themselves, believing that they can succeed, and making an effort to learn. The tasks and lessons that are likely to foster such actions are termed as challenging, in that they allow for the possibility of sustained thinking, decision making, and some risk taking by the students.

Challenging Maths is part of our school priorities for 2021, as it will benefit all students within the school.

Bullying No Way Day - Friday 19 March
The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is an important day in our school calendar to join with other schools across Australia to say ‘Bullying. No Way!’ We’re joining the nationwide movement with schools across Australia to Take Action Together against bullying on Friday 19 March 2021. We’re proud to say ‘Bullying. No Way!’ We are putting our bullying prevention initiatives in the spotlight and calling on our school community to stand with us. At our school, we encourage students to take hold of the issue and talk about what works. Let’s support our students to drive powerful messages and take action to prevent bullying.

Clean Up Australia Day  -  Friday 5 March
On Friday 5 March, we participated in the Clean Up Australia Day. Together we cleaned the main and grass playground, as well as Bruce Park. As we are trying to keep our earth clean, through hard work and determination, bags were filled, and the land was cleared. The students collected many different materials and placed them in their respective bin. Thanks to everyone who got involved, and let’s make every day a Clean Up Warrawong Day! By Sekne