NAPLAN
Last week, students in Year 7 and Year 9 who completed one or more NAPLAN tests in March this year, have received their NAPLAN Individual Student Reports alongside a fact sheet about changes to the way NAPLAN is reported.
This fact sheet can be found below and an explanatory video can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/AcYsiLtE7a8
If your student has not yet received their report, it can be collected from Student Reception in Administration.
Please remember, NAPLAN results reflect a point in time in your student’s educational journey.
Your student’s teachers are best placed to discuss their current progress with you.
Student Assessment Schedules
This week, all students have received a printed copy of their Assessment Schedules. This outlines all assessment due dates for the remainder of 2023.
Please keep this document handy to assist your student in staying organised and prioritising their time effectively leading into assessment periods.
Additional copies of the Assessment Schedule are always available via the Daymap Parent Portal and in your student's Daymap Portal.
Daymap is very responsive to parent/carer feedback about any issues you are experiencing with the website or APP.
Please contact
tech@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au with any feedback or issues you have with Daymap about their software and we will either problem solve at the College or get in contact with Daymap on your behalf.
Assessment - Applying for an extension
As we head into the Assessment season for the Semester, it is timely to remind you that our College has an electronic process to support your child in applying for an extension. From the Student Sharepoint page (which automatically opens when your child opens their Internet Browser) students click on the link to make their application. You will then be advised via email regarding the outcome of the process and new due dates for your child.
Year 10 Camp and Alternate Program
Year 10 Camp is occurring in Week 10 from Monday 11th - Thursday 14th September.
During this time, Year 10 students not attending camp will not be expected to attend school.
Supervision will be provided for those students who are in attendance at school. No new learning will be occurring during Week 10.
Year 10 Parent/Carers: Please complete the survey below to ensure suitable requirements are made to supervise students:
Staff Professional Development:
Pedagogy Professional Learning Community (PLC)
Each year, our staff are invited to join a variety of different programs to support continuing professional development and improve their repertoire of skills. One of these programs is our Pedagogy Professional Learning Community (PLC).
Throughout this year a team of dedicated staff have undertaken professional learning on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework that underpins our School-wide Pedagogical Approaches through the text Unlearning by Allison Posey and Katie Novak.
This text has challenged our staff to try different techniques to support the varied needs of learners in their classrooms and plan for the variety of students, rather than adopting differentiation principles as an add-on to their unit planning. These techniques are in alignment with our College's Inclusive Practices and allow us to support all learners within our classroom environments.
