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Curriculum

NAPLAN

Students in Year 7 and 9 engaged in a practice NAPLAN test during week 5 to familiarise themselves with the platform. Unfortunately, over 100 students were without plug in headphones resulting in considerable testing delays organising these students for testing. It is necessary that all students have plug-in headphones for the upcoming NAPLAN testing in weeks 8 and 9. Please see the test schedule below.

Class	Wednesday 13/3 Writing	Friday 15/3 Reading	Monday 18/3 Conventions of language	Wednesday 20/3 Numeracy
7A	Period 1 CSB in HO7	Period 2 CSA in RI7	Period 2 CSA in RI7	Period 1 CSA in RI7
7B	Period 1 CSB in HO5	Period 2 CSA in RI6	Period 2 CSA in RI6	Period 1 CSA in RI6
7C	Period 1 CSB in HO6	Period 2 CSA in RI5	Period 2 CSA in RI5	Period 1 CSA in RI5
7D	Period 1 CSA in RI7	Period 2 CSB in RI4	Period 1 CSA in RI7	Period 2 CSB in HO7
7E	Period 1 CSA in RI6	Period 2 CSB in RI3	Period 1 CSA in RI6	Period 2 CSB in HO5
7F	Period 1 CSA in RI5	Period 2 CSB in RI2	Period 1 CSA in RI5	Period 2 CSB in HO6
7G	Period 2 CSB in HO7	Period 1 CSB in HO7	Period 3 CSA in RI7	Period 3 CSA in RI7
7H	Period 2 CSB in HO5	Period 1 CSB in HO5	Period 3 CSA in RI6	Period 3 CSA in RI6
7I	Period 2 CSB in HO6	Period 1 CSB in HO6	Period 3 CSA in RI5	Period 3 CSA in RI5
7J	Period 2 CSB in HO2	Period 1 CSB in HO2	Period 3 CSA in RI4	Period 3 CSA in RI4

Class	Wednesday 13/3 Writing	Friday 15/3 Reading	Monday 18/3 Conventions of language	Wednesday 20/3 Numeracy
9A	Period 2 ENG in RI5	Period 1 SCI in RI2	Period 1 MATH in RI4	Period 2 RE in RI5
9B	Period 2 ENG in RI2	Period 1 SCI in RI5	Period 1 MATH in RI3	Period 2 PE in RI2
9C	Period 2 HUM in RI4	Period 1 RE in HO4	Period 1 MATH in RI2	Period 2 SCI in RI4
9D	Period 1 HUM in RI2	Period 1 ENG in HO1	Period 1 HUM in HO7	Period 2 SCI in RI3
9E	Period 1 SCI in RI3	Period 3 HUM in RI1	Period 2 SCI in RI4	Period 2 ENG in RI6
9F	Period 2 HUM in RI3	Period 1 SCI in RI3	Period 2 SCI in RI3	Period 2 ENG in RI7
9G	Period 1 HUM in RI4	Period 1 MATH in RI7	Period 1 SCI in HO6	Period 2 MATH in HO3
9H	Period 1 HUM in HO4	Period 1 MATH in HO3	Period 1 ENG in HO5	Period 2 MATH in HO1
9I	Period 1 SCI in HO3	Period 1 MATH in RI6	Period 2 SCI in HO1	Period 2 MATH in HO2
9J	Period 1 SCI in HO2	Period 1 MATH in RI4	Period 2 SCI in RI2	Period 2 MATH in HO4
9K			Period 1 MATH in HO4

Catch up sessions will run of the following days/periods (Rooming to be advised):

Thursday 14 March Period 2
Tuesday 19 March Period 1
Thursday 21 March Period 1
Friday 22 March Period 1
Monday 25 March Period 1

As with any test, it is important for students to maintain a healthy diet and ensure a good night's sleep leading up to the testing period. Each student should strive to perform at their best across all testing domains.

The results from testing are used in conjunction with other data to assess individual and cohort strengths as well as areas to improve on. We review existing initiatives and develop teaching programs to support students based on the data.

Elevate Education Parent Webinars

It was great to see we had over 30 parents participate in the recent Time Management webinar delivered by Elevate Education. On Wednesday 13 March they have another webinar on technology and focus, and how parents can help their child break their addiction to social media and use productivity-boosting apps. This one is the most popular out of all their webinars in this series.

Please note there are only two webinars remaining. You are invited to join in these to help support your child at home by reinforcing the skills that will support their learning at school.

Upcoming Webinars:

• How You Can Make Technology an Ally (& Not the Enemy!) - Wednesday 13 March 6:30pm
• How You Can Help Improve Your Child's Memory - Wednesday 27 March 6:30pm

Register for the series by clicking the link below and learn some practical strategies to help support your child this year. https://go.elevateeducation.com/auschoolwebinars

Mrs Gail Norris
Assistant Principal - Curriculum
gail_norris@shalomcollege.com