CURRICULUM NEWS

ASSESSMENT MANUALS ALL YEAR GROUPS

Assessment Manuals for all year groups have now been uploaded to Compass.  These are visible for all students and parents and will allow access at any time throughout the year.  To access the manuals please go to School Resources (located under the "pencil" icon), then Parent Curriculum Documents.  In this folder, you will find folders containing Assessment Manuals for all year groups, Illness/Misadventure Forms and Flowcharts outlining the Illness/Misadventure Process for all year groups.

BEST START YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT

All Year 7 students will next week take part in the Best Start Assessment.  The assessment will take place on Thursday 27 February and Friday 28 February directly after Homeroom.  The assessment covers key literacy and numeracy skills that are important to a student's success in all subjects in high school.  No preparation is needed for this assessment.  Its purpose is to provide our teachers with additional information to best support the teaching of each student.

All Year 7 students must bring their device to school fully charged to participate in the online assessment.  Students are also required to bring their own earbuds.  No calculators are required.

If you have any questions regarding the assessment, please do not hesitate to email Miss Janson, Curriculum Coordinator - jansonsj01@dow.catholic.edu.au.

PAT TESTING YEARS 7-10

All students in Years 7-10 will be completing PAT Testing for Mathematics, English and Science.  PAT Testing (Progressive Achievement Tests) are online and will be completed in the students' usual Mathematics, English or Science period.  Testing will take place over the next 2 week period.  Students are requested to ensure that they bring their device to school fully charged each day.  No preparation is required for this testing.

PAT Testing provides the school with informative data of each student which enables us to ensure that we are supporting the educational needs of each student.  PAT Testing takes place twice a year, in Term 1 and Term 4 which enables us to measure a students' growth over the course of the year.

YEAR 8 INFORMATION EVENING - NEW DATE - MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY 

On Monday 24 February we will be holding our Year 8 Information Evening.  All Year 8 students and at least one parent are expected to attend.  The evening will provide important information regarding the year ahead/expectations/support etc for Year 8 students. Parents will also receive their Compass App login information and be shown how to use the App.  The evening will commence at 7 pm in the school Hall.  We look forward to your attendance.

UNDERSTANDING THE JOEY’S WAY PARENT INFO SESSION - RESCHEDULED

On Monday 24th February 2020 we will be holding an information evening outlining the Joey's Way!  The session will commence at 6 pm in the Administration building and run for approximately 45 minutes. All parents are welcome to attend, and we particularly extend this invitation to our new Year 7 Parents and new parents to the school.  The following aspects of Religious Education and the Joey's Way will be explained.

• Sign of the Cross
• Prayer
• The Joey's Way
• Mary MacKillop
• Our Josephite Charism
• St Joseph's Youth Ministry
• RE Retreats
• Immersion
• Social Justice – SRC

Following the presentation, there will be a Q & A session.  Tea and coffee will be provided.  We look forward to your attendance.