PRINCIPAL - Liz Jones
Return to school – Friday 11 June
We are very much looking forward to having our students back at school tomorrow as Lockdown in metropolitan Melbourne comes to an end. Density limits will continue to be in place and therefore Assembly will be held via Google Meet live streamed to classrooms. Parents/Visitors are not allowed to attend assembly at the moment until density limits are lifted – we thank you for your understanding.
Semester One, 2021 Reports and Student Learning Portfolios
Semester One Reports and Student Learning Portfolios will be distributed to students and parents on Thursday 24 June. During this year, our school is transitioning to the SIMON Learning Management System. Therefore, your child’s report will look different to previous years. The SIMON Report will contain requirements of CECV (Catholic Education Commission Victoria) and VCAA (Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority) Reporting Guidelines. Student Attendance data in the SIMON Report is automatically populated from our Teachers’ daily recordings in the SIMON Attendance module. Your child’s Semester One report will include the following and will be accompanied by teacher feedback and samples of your child’s learning in their Student Learning Portfolio:
- Report front cover
- Report information
- Attendance summary
- SIMON Reporting legend
- Class Teacher General Comment
- Class Learning Behaviours (5 point scale)
o Class behaviour
o Participation
o Instructions followed
o Clarification sought when needed
o Completion of learning tasks
o Independence as a learner
o Organisation
o Effort
- Religious Education Learning Area overview and achievement standards (5 point scale)
- English / English an an Additional Language [EAL] Learning Area overviews and achievement standards (5 point scale)
- Mathematics Learning Area overview and achievement standards (5 point scale)
- Inquiry Learning Area overviews and achievement standards (5 point scale)
o Health and Physical Education – Personal, Social and Community Health
o Science
o Technologies – Design and Technology
- Specialist Learning Area overviews and achievement standards (5 point scale)
o Technologies – Digital Technologies
o LOTE – Japanese
o Health and Physical Education – Physical Education
o The Arts – Visual Arts
- Capabilities
During Semester One, the main focus in Mathematics teaching and learning has been in the area of Number and Algebra for our Middle and Senior students. Middle and Senior Teachers used a targeted approach to assist students to consolidate areas of Number and Algebra to build their number sense, application of mathematical concepts, processes and problem solving. Therefore Middle and Senior students Semester One report will include the area of Number and Algebra. In Semester Two, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability strands of Mathematics will also be included in your child’s report.
Your child’s Semester One Report is to be viewed in conjunction with your child’s Student Learning Portfolio. The Student Learning Portfolio includes evidence of learning with Teacher feedback as well as samples of learning your child has selected to support and promote student agency and ownership of their learning. In recognition of our partnership with you in your child’s education, we aim to provide your child’s Semester One Report and Student Learning Portfolio as a celebration of your child’s learning journey throughout the 2021 school year, including evidence of student agency, progress, strengths and areas for improvement. We hope you find the Semester One Report and Student Learning Portfolio valuable documents to highlight and celebrate your child’s learning journey.
NCCD – Nationally Consistent Collection of Data
Each year, schools complete the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability. Students who received additional adjustments because of a disability (as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992) are counted in the data. Students with learning problems such as specific learning disability, reading disability, health problems, physical disability, vision/hearing loss and social-emotional problems are some examples of students with disability. Teachers use knowledge of the learning progressions, student progress and data, letters and/or diagnostic statements/reports from health professionals, evidence of learning adjustments/support in the classroom and/or on the playground to support whether a student is counted in NCCD. NCCD data is collected in August each year. Please find attached the NCCD Information Sheet for parents for further information.
New Vpass Sign-in is here now!
As mentioned in our newsletter prior to Lockdown4.0, we have a new simplified sign in system at the office. Basically there will be two QR codes that visitors to the school need use when entering the school - the Government QR code and the Mary MacKillop School QR code.
Please take the time to read the information below on how visitors can sign in from their smart phone. Administration staff will be happy to help you if you get stuck using it for the first time!
LEARNING AWARDS THIS WEEK
Road Works
From late May 2021, crews will begin installing flexible safety barriers on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and Narre Warren North Road, between Thompsons Road in Cranbourne and Fox Road in Narre Warren North, with works taking place Monday to Friday between 7am and 5pm, and on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm. Works on this project are expected to be completed in 2021, weather permitting. You can find out more on the project at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/planning-and-projects/melbourne-road-projects/narre-warren-cranbourne-road-and-narre-warren-north-road-safety-improvements.