Introduction and Welcome Nicole OBrien Director of Teaching and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Community Engagement-Supporting Your Child’s Learning Truganina College 20 th February 2019

Introduction and Welcome Nicole O’Brien Director of Teaching and Learning Excellence, Foundation – 9 Year 7 Assistant Principal Helene Refuerzo Year 7- 9 Secondary School Assistant Principal – Teaching And Learning Excellence Justine Ryan Year 5-6 Assistant Principal – Teaching And Learning Excellence Vanitha Sujith Year 3-4 Assistant Principal – Teaching And Learning Excellence

School Purpose Statement Our school community is one with high expectations. We are collaborative and inclusive of all. We deliver a 21st century guaranteed and viable curriculum that results in outstanding student achievement. School Motto Inspiring Excellence in Learning to Believe, Achieve and Succeed.

Assessment + Purpose of ongoing assessments + Fountas and Pinnell - Reading + PAT Testing- Progressive Achievement Testing; Reading, Maths and Science + NAPLAN + Victorian Curriculum Teacher Judgements

What is Fountas and Pinnell? • Accurate and reliable tool to identify the instructional and independent reading levels of all students. • Teachers use this tool to: ➢ Observe and quantify student reading behaviours. ➢ Engage students in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling. ➢ Make informed decisions that connect assessment to responsive teaching.

What is PAT Testing/ Progressive Achievement Test • At Truganina College we do Online PAT testing for Reading- comprehension, Math and Science. • Conducted at the end of each academic year. Teachers use this tool to: • Diagnose student learning and monitor progress over time. • Gather information about skills and understandings in a range of key areas. • Plan lessons based on the information.

NAPLAN 2019 National Assessment Program - Tuesday 14th May 2019 – Literacy and Numeracy. Language Conventions 4 Assessments: Reading, - Writing, Language Conventions Writing (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. Completed over three days. - Assessments are held in your - Wednesday 15th May 2019 child’s classroom environment. Year 7- Calculator and non - Reading Calculator Exam time 60 minutes. https://www.nap.edu.au/information/ Thursday 16th May 2019 key-dates/naplan-test-timetable Numeracy

5 Year Trend Report – Year 3 and 5 Reading Year 3 Year 5

5 Year Trend Report – Year 7 and 9 Reading Year 7 Year 9

5 Year Trend Report – Year 3 and Numeracy Year 3 Year 5

5 Year Trend Report – Year 7 and 9 Numeracy Year 7 Year 9

5 Year Trend Report – Year 3 and 5 Writing Year 3 Year 5

5 Year Trend Report – Year 7 and 9 Writing Year 7 Year 9

5 Year Trend Report – Year 3 and 5 Spelling Year 3 Year 5

5 Year Trend Report – Year 7 and 9 Spelling Year 7 Year 9

5 Year Trend Report – Year 3 and 5 Grammar & Punctuation Year 3 Year 5

5 Year Trend Report – Year 7 and 9 Grammar & Punctuation Year 7 Year 9

Teaching and Learning at school and home . Key writing skills required to become better writers.

Supporting your child’s learning at home. Reading Mantra: Remind students to apply Reading Mantra + while reading the passages and ask for evidence and reasoning for their answer. Read every night and record their thinking in their planners. + Ask questions about what they have read. + Maths Mantra : Remind your child to apply the Maths Mantra + while solving maths problems. Practice multiplication times table. + Writing : Encourage them to write a variety of text and develop + a habit to edit and revise their own work. Homework : Set some time every day where you can support + them with completion of homework.

Let’s have a go at attempting a NAPLAN style reading comprehension passage. * All Year 7 families will go to Room 42. * All Year 3 families will go to their child's classrooms. ***Families of children in Year 3 E- Miss Rini Roy’s class to go to portable 17. * All Year 9 families will go to the hub Room 37 * All Year 5 families will go in building 6. to their child's classrooms in building 3.