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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
China Day
St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal
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ASSISTANT
PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Reports
ICAS Assessments
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SAFE SCHOOL FRAMEWORK
Conduct Statement 7
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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Safe Sharing
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COMMUNITY NEWS
P & F News Canteen Days
Dear God,
Help us to listen to, respect and appreciate the history, culture and achievements of the First Na:ons People. Thank you for opportuni:es all around us to learn the ways of our na:on's first peoples, which are precious and important to all life in this Country. With your love and spirit, let us walk together in unity, peace and harmony on this precious land.
Amen
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our Week Ten newsleJer.
I would like to thank our P&F ExecuNve for planning the recess days for our students. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and there were many smiling faces and lots of excitement. I would like to extend special thanks to all of the wonderful parent helpers who gave up their Nme to ensure all of the food was ready and to the families that donated the food. What a great community we have!
Tomorrow we celebrate China Day with some fun acNviNes planned for students. This is an important day in our calendar where we celebrate our learning of Mandarin and Chinese culture.
We warmly invite families to join us for our end of Term Two Mass on Thursday at 9am in the Church. Everyone is welcome.
Our Year Six ChrisNan Service Ministry have organised a special day next Tuesday for the St Vincent De Paul’s Winter Appeal. Further informaNon is found later in the newsleJer, but I look forward to seeing some much needed food donaNons being raised for people in need.
This term we were very fortunate to have four students from Notre Dame University joining our teaching team on Prac. We have thoroughly enjoyed having Mr Hannah, Miss Walsh, Miss Warne-Trevor and Miss Kobi Smith in our school and we wish them all the best as they conNnue their studies and careers.
Mid Year Reports for Pre Primary to Year Six will be available via SEQTA on Wednesday 26 June at 3pm. All parents are asked to check that they are able to log into SEQTA via the link on the school website.
Term Two concludes on Friday 28 June. School resumes for Term Three on Tuesday 16 July for students.
Enjoy the last week of term.
Mel Allen PrincipalYou will receive two academic reports this year. A ‘Mid Year Report’ at the end of Semester One and ‘End of Year Report’ at the end of Semester Two. This has been changed from the reports that used to be called Semester One Report and Semester Two Report, in line with School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) requirements.
This report provides parents with a ‘snapshot in Nme’ of how their child is progressing in relaNon to the end of year achievement standard for each learning area for their year level. The grade provided is taking into account the curriculum which has been taught and assessed to that point in Nme.
This report provides parents with an overview of how their child has progressed, across the enNre year, in relaNon to the end of year Achievement Standard for each learning area for their year level. The grade provided is taking into account the curriculum which has been taught and assessed across the enNre year, not just Semester Two.
In line with School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) requirements, the reports will no longer list the report descriptors that your child has been working towards in class. However, we encourage you to look at the Term Overviews, and weekly coummincaNons. sent out at the start of each term/week, and Seesaw for what your child has been learning about.
Understanding
• ‘C Grade’ indicates that your child has progressed to the desired level of understanding for their year level.
• ‘C Grade’ is the expected Achievement Standard for each year level and each Learning Area.
• ‘A Grade’ or ‘B Grade’ means that your child is responding to the content taught to a deeper level. They may be thinking more criNcally about the content, which is a wonderful skill to demonstrate.
• Final grades are determined by teachers collecNng numerous samples of work and assessments. The grade is determined with the use of SCSA Judging Standards.
• ‘D’ and ‘E’ Grades reflect limited to very low achievement of what is expected for their year level. Your child’s teachers will arrange a Nme to discuss
their progress if they are receiving either of these grades.
We hope this informaNon assists you to understand the reporNng process at Infant Jesus School. If you have any further quesNons, please don’t hesitate to ask your child’s teacher.
We are delighted to inform you that Infant Jesus School will be once again parNcipaNng in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS Assessments is a wholly owned enterprise of Janison SoluNons Pty Ltd and is a provider of educaNonal assessments and compeNNons for schools, including ICAS.
ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English and MathemaNcs.
Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportuniNes for recogniNon. Every student will receive a printed cerNficate and an online result report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to aJend special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.
This is not a compulsory assessment; however, we encourage you to consider entering your child into English.
Payments are made directly to ICAS. Learn more about ICAS here: hTps:// shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
More InformaXon has been made available via further documentaXon on Seesaw.
The web link is: hTps://shop.unswglobal.com.au/ pages/pps
Our school’s unique access code is: XOQ152 Online parent payment closes 29 Julyjade 2024.
IMPORTANT: Please enter your child’s name accurately into the System as it will appear on their ICAS cerNficate.
You give and see the best, honest and most accurate informaXon about the educaXon and care of students.
Guidelines
1. You give and seek accurate advice relevant to the educaNon, safety and well-being of students, based on primary rather than secondary sources.
2. You fully explain the advantages and disadvantages of any opNons so all involved can parNcipate construcNvely in decision making to deliver the best results for the student.
3. You accurately represent the role you play in the educaNon, safety and well-being of students.
4. Where the educaNon, safety or well-being of a student requires expert knowledge or experience, you seek these out for the benefit of the student.
5. You seek out first hand sources of informaNon directly from parents, colleagues and experts, or in documents and policies when making decisions or giving advice rather than relying on hearsay, opinion, rumour or assumpNons.
Staff Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:
• ObjecNve documentaNon of parent meeNngs, incidents and injuries. Copies to the Principal and/or office.
• Seek advice/experts to aid students learning and individual progress as required.
Parents Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:
• Parents are not to discuss other children/family issues.
• Parents to inform the school of any issues related to their child.
Students Example of Specific Behaviours but not limited to:
• Students to follow class and school behaviour expectaNons.
There are lots of things you can do to take control of your online life; whether it’s installing the latest filters or keeping up to date with new apps. You can also help your child by simply seong a good example online. It might not always feel like it, but your child does noNce how you act and follow your lead. So it’s important to show them what safe sharing looks like when you use the internet.
If you use parental controls, talk to your child about them. Explain that you’re using the controls to keep them safe.
Talk to your child about how to report things on websites, and how to block content or people if they need to.
Think before you share. You might think it’s endearing or funny to share pictures or comments about your child, but would they? Think about how they may feel when they or their friends are old enough to have an Instagram account or a Facebook account and stumble upon the post of them.
Beware of posNng photos that contain idenNfying details, such as a school uniform, a homework folder with a full name on it or a leJerbox number. Openly discuss with your child why you are ediNng a photo, or posing differently to cover private details.
Think about whether it’s OK for your child to see what you’ve been viewing. Clear browser histories and cookies, to avoid your child seeing unsuitable content.
Don’t forget that news websites can show content that might upset your child. Take the same approach as you would with news on TV and in the papers.
It’s been a busy term! On behalf of the P&F we would like to thank the Infant Jesus School Community for their support. We hope you are enjoying the efforts of the P&F.
We would like to extend our thank you to the families that have purchased pavers for our 70th Anniversary, we are looking forward to seeing all of the families names being placed within the school.
Thank you to our Parent RepresentaNves who have been doing a fantasNc job relaying informaNon to their year groups and keeping them up to date with their posts on the Facebook class pages.
Thank you so much for all the love and support shown for our first P&F Canteen Recess Day. The joy of seeing how excited the children were to purchase an array of goodies on their respecNve days made the event even more special for us. A huge thank you goes to Nell Scaleo for the amount of effort and Nme she gave to Domenica to make this event as successful as it was. We had some amazing donaNons and would love to recognise those businesses that helped us out. Thank you Walshs Performance, Subway Noranda, Mrs Mac’s, RusNco Gourmet Grocer and Nell’s Arancini’s. Over the two days we had 18 volunteers that helped run the event – Elanna, Jess, Frances, Vanessa, Lucy, Victoria, Louise, Lisa, Simone, Beck, Marie, Vanessa, Justyna, Ramona, Denise, Olivia, Natasha and Teresa. You all did an amazing job - Thank you. We would love to thank everyone who donated food items for the event. We are truly humbled by the support and the beauNful school community we have. Thank you to the Lupo Family, Daolo Family, Hannah Family, Cherubino Family, Lipari Family, Scaleo Family, Pizzata Family, Smith Family, Brisbane Family, Creasy Family, Davis Family, Condello Family, Parrella Family, Holden Family, Bailey Family, Wiles Family, Ferrancol Family, Allia Family, Parlongo Family, Page Family, Barzasi Family and McQuillan Family. Sorry if we have missed any other families that dropped off donaNons to the office but thank you so much for your donaNons as well. We had so many parents put their hands up to help for this event, so we are already planning the next one - Stay Tuned.
