Dear Parents and Carers,

Semester 1 Primary School Reports 2021

Our teachers have begun the process of creating each child’s Semester 1 2021 report. Catholic Education has provided the following information to parents in regard to the Semester 1 Reports.

 In Semester 1:

For Kindergarten students:

• Achievement in each subject will be reported using a four-point scale (Well Above Expectations, Above Expectations, Meeting Expectations and Working Towards Expectations).

For Year 1 to Year 6 students:

• Academic grades for each subject using a five-point scale from A-E will be reported using the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.

For all students:

• Strand Achievement will be reported in English, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, and The Arts using a five-point scale (Excellent, High, Sound, Basic, Elementary).
• Engagement with Learning statements, which are taken directly from the Australian Curriculum, will provide specific information about your child’s Critical and Creative Thinking, and Personal and Social Responsibility, using a three-point scale (Beginning, Developing, Consistently).
• Individual student comments will not be used in the Semester 1 Reports. This applies to ALL Primary Canberra/Goulburn Catholic schools.

Dialogue is an important feature of reporting. The Semester Report in this format encourages parent engagement and conversation about student learning. We want the report to be the entry point for parent-teacher interviews where we can engage in genuine conversation about your child’s strengths, challenges, effort and areas for growth.

You are encouraged to make an appointment with your child’s teacher in Week 9 or Week 10 this term. More details will follow as we get closer to publishing reports. (Semester 1 reports will not be printed, but available through the COMPASS Parent Portal). 

The new approach to Academic Reporting is a developing process. Further work will be undertaken in the coming months to determine how progress and achievement is best reported based on what we know to be important information about a student’s learning and progress.

Mother’s Day

Thank you to the wonderful Yr. 1 parents who helped with the Mother’s Day breakfast. Special thanks to Fiona Scott (Harry Yr 1, Thor Yr 6) for her coordination and organisation. Also, particular mention to Caitrin, Moira, Mark, Alex, Ash, Rhean and Chantal for your assistance on the day and in the lead up. It was a great community event. 

NAPLAN

Our Yr. 3 and Yr. 5 students have been sitting their NAPLAN tests this week. We have been very conscious to keep the environment calm and as normal as possible. There is inevitably some angst around the tests but our students have been focussed to “get the job done”.

Centred in Learning Gathering

We have our Centred in Learning gathering on Monday at 9am, in Holy Faith Hall.

Yours sincerely,

Julie Wiley
Principal