From the Acting Assistant Principal's Desk
TRASH FREE TUESDAY - AN SRC INITATIVE
Next Tuesday 23 February 2021 (Week 5), we are launching 'TRASH FREE TUESDAY'!
This is an SRC initiative to encourage everyone to bring a waste free lunch box to school and therefore reduce the amount of plastic waste at St Brigid's.
The SRC class representatives will promote this initiative on Friday 19 February at the assembly where they will show the students examples of a waste free lunchbox. Then from next Tuesday at recess the SRC representatives will take a tally of all the students in their class who have brought a waste free lunch box to school. The class with the most waste free lunch boxes will be announced at the following Friday's assembly. The 'most environmentally conscious class' will receive the St Brigid Peace Lily which will live in their classroom to be cared for for a week.
At the end of each term, the class with the most tally points will then receive the 'TRASH FREE TUESDAY Champions Reward which will be a negotiated reward with the winning class. We are very excited to launch this initiative and encourage everyone to bring a waste free, no trash, plastic free lunch and recess to school on Tuesdays and everyday if possible. Please see the link below for some ideas for a waste free lunch box.
St Brigid's Peace Lily
NAPLAN 2021
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be going ahead this year in an online structure. NAPLAN is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. At the classroom level, NAPLAN provides additional information to support teachers’ professional judgement about student progress. It also allows parents to see how their child is progressing in literacy and numeracy against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. Students in Years 3 and 5 will sit the NAPLAN online tests between May 11-29. Prior to the testing days, teachers will ensure that students are familiar with the test formats and will provide appropriate support and guidance.
NAPLAN tests are constructed to give students an opportunity to demonstrate skills they have learnt over time through the school curriculum, and NAPLAN test days should be treated as just another routine event on the school calendar. The best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to reassure them that NAPLAN tests are just one part of their school program, and to advise them to simply do the best they can on the day.
If you have any questions about your child's preparation for NAPLAN, please make an appointment through the office to speak with your child's teacher.
