Curriculum Matters
EMPOWERING PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN
Elevate Education webinars continue into November. There are only 2 webinars left in the series this year, focussing on;
- Resilience
- Setting Up for Success in 2023
The webinars run live online from 6:30 pm – 7:30pm. The presenter will share key research and skills, and will conduct a live Q and A so that you can ask questions directly, with the next webinar occurring in Week 7.
Wednesday 23 November @ 6:30pm (AEDT)
How to Help Build Your Child's Resilience
Register for free using the link below, Elevate seminar registration link
In this webinar Elevate will be showing parents:
- What resilience means, what it doesn’t mean, and why it’s important;
- How to help build your child’s resilience levels, both in and out of school
- How to help your child break their ‘fear of failure’
Year 11
Week 6 signalled the beginning of school based HSC assessments. I encourage students to ensure they are well prepared, and ask questions before assessments to ensure they understand what is required. I also suggest you read your Assessment Handbook on the College website, to familiarise yourself with the Assessment procedures of the College. This can also be accessed via your Curriculum Matters Google Classroom
Year 10 - NESA
Students will be completing the online course titled “All My Own Work” in Week 8. Completion of this course and a minimum score of 80% is required in the final online test if students are to continue on to Year 11 in any NSW school.
Students will also be given an opportunity to complete Minimum Standards Online tests for Numeracy and Literacy, which is a requirement of NSW Education Standards Authority for students to be awarded an HSC.
At SJPC we are supporting students to complete these NESA mandated requirements by providing in class opportunities for students to engage in course work, practice tests and final tests.
Thank you to all those students and parents who have returned the 2023 Year 11 Course Confirmation forms. I am currently contacting those parents who requested further contact regarding this process.
Year 7-9
What do Achievement Grades A – E mean??
NSW schools report on student achievement using a standards-referenced approach. Achievement standards are based on what students are expected to learn, as stated by the NSW syllabuses, and how well they have achieved. Stage 4 students are graded according to the Common Grade Scale, whilst Stage 5 students are graded with reference to the Course Performance Descriptors of each Board Developed Course Stage 5 syllabuses.
Teachers make professional on-balance judgements to decide which grade description best matches the standards their students have achieved at a particular point-in-time. These decisions are based on evidence of achievement and information teachers have collected during the teaching and learning, it does not just focus on a single piece of work or the results of a test.
The information is derived from learning activities, observations and other methods of assessment that are collected over time and in different situations.
NESA supports the assessment for, as and of learning approach. Information on a student's achievement is collected during the course of learning and used as part of this broader assessment strategy to allocate grades.
The College’s Semester 2 reports inform students and parents of the level of achievement of syllabus outcomes which have been attained by students in Terms 3 and 4. Feedback to students outlines areas of strength and areas which need further development. This enables students to focus their efforts in this continuous learning cycle.
Claudia Brown
Leader of Curriculum