Semester One Reports - Kindergarten- Year 6
As you may be aware, the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) have undertaken a comprehensive review of the NSW Curriculum, leading to curriculum reform and subsequent implementation of a reformed curriculum which commenced in 2023. In response to the curriculum changes, Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong has made significant modifications to student semester reports for Primary schools to better reflect your child's academic progress at key points throughout the year and provide parents and carers with a clear picture of their child’s strengths and areas for improvement in specific subject areas.

The following changes will be evident in your child’s semester report from Semester 1 2024: 

• A ‘new look’ report format released via Compass reflecting the outcomes of the new K-10 English and Mathematics syllabuses providing a descriptor for each of the focus areas found in the respective syllabuses
• All Kindergarten students will now receive a written report in Semester 1 and Semester 2 with a three-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors:
• Thorough
• Sound 
• Basic
• Students in Year 1 - Year 6 will continue to receive semester reports twice a year with a five-point grade scale used to report student achievement using the following performance descriptors: 
• Extensive
• Thorough
• Sound
• Basic
• Elementary 

Report formats are also available for students who are working towards outcomes by which a graded report will not accurately represent their learning progress. As an alternative to a graded report, a comment is provided for each Key Learning Area in line with the student’s goals identified in their Personalised Plan. These reports are only used following consultation between school and parents/carers. 

We look forward to this positive shift in our reporting system and appreciate your continued support in your child's educational journey.

Reports will be made available via Compass on Friday 28 June - Week 9. Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences (K-Year 5) will be held from Week 8-10. More information will be shared via Compass next week - Bookings will open on Tuesday 11 June.

Year 6 Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences will be held early in Term 3.

PB4L
This fortnight, our focus has been:

Be Responsible - Looking after our playground space. We have been focusing on keeping our eating areas tidy. After each break, students are reminded to check their areas. Being responsible means taking care of each area, and picking up rubbish even if it is not your own, without being asked. Teachers also support this by encouraging students and modelling responsible behaviours.

Our Social and Emotional Learning focus has been engagement. When students are invested in their learning and engaged in classroom activities and with their friends, they are more likely to feel happy to come to school each day.

Students have been reflecting on these questions: • What makes you look forward to school? • In other words, what do you feel most engaged with at school? 

We encourage you to have a conversation with your child about what they enjoy about coming to school and in regards to their learning and wellbeing, and what would make them more engaged.

Playground Equipment - Request for donations
As part of our review of playground areas, we are kindly asking for any donations of pre-loved play equipment from your homes if your children no longer use it. 
Some of the donation items could include:
- Matchbox cars, mini monster trucks, car mats, etc.
- Puzzles, board games, card games for wet weather
- Buckets, spades, sand toys for the sand area
- Lego or blocks
- Basketballs, soccer balls, handballs
- Marbles, marble run equipment
- Wool, craft items
Thank you in advance for your support. If you have an item and are unsure if it could be used please contact Mr Murphy to check. 
Thank you to the Stoikovski, Molter, Sherrell, and Di Fazio families for their generous donations so far; we all greatly appreciate them. 

Assembly Dates Term 2

As you may have noticed, we have moved many of our Friday assemblies to the mornings. We will continue to trial this during Term 2 and ask for your feedback, if any, for improvements that could be made. There are some clashes on the calendar and other events that have been previously booked. Please see below for the assembly dates and times for Term 2.

Reminder about special achievements for assemblies
A reminder that this form is available if you would like us to recognise your child's achievement at our Friday assembly. This could be a sporting achievement, dancing, singing, performing achievement, martial arts, etc. Anything that your child has achieved outside of school. We would love to share the good news stories of our students. 

Playground Equipment
We are very excited to have the installation of new playground equipment, seating and storage for our grass and concrete playgrounds. The students are very excited about using the new equipment, and we hope it will improve their well-being and social skills. 
All classes have had explicit lessons with their teachers to outline the expectations for using the new equipment safely and responsibly. They are now enjoying using the new equipment safely, and it has been a big hit! Many parents have also expressed an interest in having a go—we may need to open it up one afternoon! 

Mr Brett Murphy
Acting Assistant Principal