Dear Parents and Caregivers
At the beginning of September, I wrote about the Season of Creation which began on September 1 and concludes on October 4.
The Australian Jesuit Province’s Reconciliation with Creation Committee is inviting people to celebrate the Season of Creation, with suggestions for a range of activities and prayerful reflections.
Pope Francis is calling us to ‘hear the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth’.
Please find below a link to some activities that might help you to reflect during this time.
https://jesuit.org.au/celebrating-the-season-of-creation/
NAPLAN
This week, parents and caregivers of students in Years 3 and 5 will receive an individual report of their NAPLAN results.
NAPLAN individual student reports provide information about what students know and have achieved in the areas of reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy. The reports also provide information on how students have performed against the national average (over one million students participate in NAPLAN tests each year) and the national minimum standards.
We are presently reviewing our Data and will provided feedback once this has been collated.
TOURNAMENT OF THE MIND (TOM)
On Sunday 12 September an intrepid group of students travelled to Flinders University at Tonsley Park to present their response to a challenge which they worked on throughout the term. 2 groups of 7 students, from years 4 – 6 came together to work on challenges presented to them.
TOM provides the opportunity to solve authentic, open-ended challenges that foster creative, divergent thinking whilst developing collaborative enterprise, excellence and teamwork.
Well done to both teams on their efforts!
QUIZ NIGHT
Thank you to the P&F committee (Charlotte, Helen and Stephanie) for a wonderful night last Saturday. The Quiz Night was a huge success in terms of community coming together. There was a wonderful mix of families across both sites as well as those who are new to our community.
PUPIL FREE DAYS
This Friday, staff from the 5 Primary Schools in the region will come together for Professional Development. Our focus on the day will focus on the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM). BSEM provides strategies for teaching and learning that enables teachers to increase engagement of students and successfully improve all students' self-regulation, relationships, wellbeing, growth and academic achievement.
Please note that Monday 11 October is also a pupil free day.
FESTIVAL CHOIR
On Wednesday night, students in Years 4, 5 and 6 from St Joseph’s Memorial School participated in the Catholic Schools Music Festival at The Adelaide Entertainment Centre. I congratulate all the children on their dedication in preparing for this event and their performance on the night on the ‘big stage’. A big thank you to Ms Oriana Radman for preparing and organising the students since the beginning of this year.
Yours sincerely
Grace Vassallo-Wakefield
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