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Principal's Message
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Principal's Message

Parent-Teacher Interviews Next Week

Interviews are being held during the last week of term. Please call Signora Costa or Julie at the school front office on 62055700 to book an interview. Times available are below. If none of these times suit you, arrange a different meeting time by leaving your number. One of the class teachers will contact you directly.

A-E Reports

Your child has been provided with 2 reports. This information is about the A to E reports only. It is for new parents and a reminder for others. The A to E reports are provided to satisfy a Federal Government requirement which was introduced to schools across Australia in 2006.

The A to E grades are, as far as possible, derived from measurable outcomes only. This means that they are based upon certain pieces of work but not all work and thus they are a snapshot only of your child’s performance.

It is important to understand that the grade of C means that your child is operating at the expected level for their age and year level. If your child receives all Cs for example, this means that he or she has a very good report and should be very pleased!

A Grade of B means that your child is working at a higher level than expected. The teachers regard a B as ‘being able to work at one year above their expected level’. The grade of A means that your child is working at two or more years above year level. As an indicator, very few As are given out across the entire school. There are no students in the school with ‘straight As’!

Primary aged students learn at different paces and often make sudden leaps in their understanding. For example, a year one child may be reading at what is ‘normally’ considered a kindergarten level and can then improve dramatically over a few weeks to begin reading chapter books. The teachers have seen this happen over and over again. It is very important therefore to keep this in mind when reading the reports – we never regard a student as ‘poor’ if they receive a D or E, and, likewise, we do not assume that students who receive a B or A are necessarily working to their potential!

Nevertheless, generally speaking, if your child receives Ds or Es they will be receiving extra support to move ahead and if they receive Bs or As, they will be extended in various ways within the class. This is what teachers refer to as ‘Differentiating the curriculum’.

Thank you for reading this information. I hope that it is useful.

Anne Westerman
Deputy Principal