Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching
NAPLAN 2024
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.
At St John Paul College, NAPLAN will occur for all Year 7 & 9s from next week, starting with:
- Writing on Wednesday 13 March;
- Reading on Thursday 14 March;
- Conventions of Language on Friday 15 March; and
- Numeracy on Monday 18 March.
- NAPLAN ‘catch up assessments’ will be from Tuesday - Thursday in Week 8
Students and parents can access the public demonstration site to familiarise themselves with NAPLAN and the types of questions and tools available. Excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not required nor recommended.
NAPLAN 2024 Information for parents and carers is attached in the resources below. If you have any further questions about NAPLAN, please do not hesitate to contact the College.
Resources include:
- Public demonstration site
- NESA NAPLAN website
- NAP parent/carer support page
- Watch a video that explains tailored testing
- 2024 NAPLAN Information for parents and carers
Parent Student Teacher Conferences for Term 1
From next week, the College will begin its first Parent Student Teacher Conferences for 2024.
This will begin with conferences for:
- Years 10/11 next Tuesday,
- Years 8/9 in Week 8; and
- Year 7 in Week 9
For some students, these conferences might conjure up a few feelings of nerves or stress. However, I would encourage students to move from the WHEN to the WHY and HOW.
- Students should consider the idea of PST Conferences vs PT Nights
- PST Conferences, by the very name, have notions of STUDENTS actively involved in the process and CONFERENCE has the idea of equal parties in student progress… a different degree of ownership.
- What are the questions that students should be asking about their own learning and reflection to gain the most out of this Term? I would encourage every student to consider their own learning and reflect on the following:
a. How are you feeling about your progress in each subject?
b. Have you tried hard to do your best?
c. Have you been distracted/am I distracting?
d. What goals do you have to improve your learning habits and effort?
e. What strategies do you need to have in place to support your goals?
f. Where can you put in more effort?
The emphasis here is on students taking responsibility for their own learning.
Students will be familiar with lessons starting with Learning Intentions and Success Criteria but the learning process continues beyond this …. with the idea of understanding teacher feedback, self assessment and goal setting…all transferring the learning from teacher to students owning their learning…a gradual release of responsibility where teachers skill students to take control of their own independent learning process.
Therefore Parent Student Teacher Conferences can be viewed with a different mindset from next week, where students own their learning…. a much better way of thinking of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria and PST Conferences.
Study Skills
Learn more about the ‘managing stress’ resources through the units on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au . Our College access details are:
School’s Username – stjohnpaul
School’s password – 89success
In addition, our subscription to Elevate Education may assist in this area.
This online platform contains resources and useful study tips that all SJPC students will find effective. We encourage them to access this Student Portal and try some of the strategies. Students have the password to this site. The password can also be found on the Curriculum Noticeboard.
AMDG
Assistant Principal
Learning and Teaching