9 May 2022

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NAPLAN 2022

The NAPLAN online test window starts on Tuesday 10 May and finishes on Friday 20 May 2022. The NAPLAN online test window is nine days. This is to accommodate schools that may have fewer devices.

All Year 3 students will continue to complete the writing assessment on paper. Online NAPLAN tests provide more precise results and are more engaging for students. One of the main benefits is tailored (or adaptive) testing, where the test presents questions which may be more or less difficult depending on a student’s responses. Tailored testing allows a wider range of student abilities to be assessed and measures student achievement more precisely. A student’s overall NAPLAN result is based on both the number and complexity of questions they answer correctly. Your child should not be concerned if they find questions challenging; they may be taking a more complex test pathway.

What does NAPLAN assess?

NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through their regular school curriculum. Students sit assessments in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. Questions assess content linked to the Australian Curriculum: English and Mathematics. All government and non-government education authorities have contributed to the development of NAPLAN test materials.

Individual student performance is shown on a national achievement scale for each assessment. A result at the national minimum standard indicates that the student has demonstrated the basic literacy and numeracy skills needed to participate fully in that year level. A NAPLAN individual student report will be provided by your child’s school later in the year.

How are NAPLAN results used?

• Students and parents/carers may use individual results to discuss progress with teachers.
• Teachers use results to help identify students who need greater challenges or extra support.
• Schools use results to identify strengths and areas of need to improve teaching programs, and to set goals in literacy and numeracy.
• School systems use results to review programs and support offered to schools.
• The community can see information about the performance of schools over time at myschool.edu.au.

Year 3 students do the writing test on paper (on day 1 only) • Year 5 writing must start on day 1 (schools must prioritise completion of writing across days 1 and 2 only)

Year 3: 40 min. Year 5: 42 min. Students are provided with a ‘writing stimulus’ (sometimes called a ‘prompt’ – an idea or topic) and asked to write a response in a particular genre (narrative or persuasive writing)

NAPLAN Scheduling Timetable Requirements

Federal Election Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall

Volunteers Required

If you can volunteer to assist at our Sausage Sizzle/Cake Stall outside the school hall on Saturday 21 May on Election Day please email or contact the school on 54998333 to advise what time you are available.

Note: It is a requirement that all Volunteers are double vaccinated.

Cakes / Sweets / Biscuits Donations Required

Donations are required – please list ingredients and suggested price on all items provided.

Please drop all donations off at the school Friday 20 May or at the stall in the hall carpark Saturday Morning.

Timetable

Please reply via email with your preferred time slot.

We will confirm your timeslot when we have finalised our timetable.

Your support for our P&C and school is very much appreciated.

Next P&C Meeting Wednesday 11 May – We need You!

New parents are welcome and encouraged to attend our next general meeting on Wednesday 11 May at 3:00 pm. This meeting will be held in the Innovation Centre where parents can attend face to face or can tune in from their own home using Teams online access.

We would love to see many more faces come along to our meetings to ensure that our P&C is truly representative of our whole school parent body.

Have a Magic Week in Maleny.
John

From the Deputy Principal

Supporting your child’s learning at home:

Teachers are often asked by parents how they can support their child’s learning at home. A good place to go to better understand what is taught at each stage of a child’s schooling is the Australian Curriculum website.

The Australian Curriculum sets the goal for what all students should learn as they progress through their school life – wherever they live in Australia and whichever school they attend.

Download The Australian Curriculum: an overview for parents to learn about how the Australian Curriculum is organised, including information about the learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities. There is also information about how schools can use the Australian Curriculum to support students' needs and interests, and links to further information.

Paula Heiniger

Position Vacant

Casual School Crossing Supervisor

Contact Details – Do we have your most up to date contact details?

There are times when we may need to contact parents and carers. Do we have your most up to date contact details? If not, please contact the school on 5499 8333 so we can update our records. These details include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details change.

PBL (Positive Behaviour Learning)

Fortnightly Focus / Rules

This Fortnights Rule:

Be a Learner

BUZZ Phrase:

I Can, I Will, I'll Have A Go!

Brainstorm and list your/school expectations.

I Can, I will, I’ll have a go!

• Encourage children to Take Risks
• Mistakes are ok (it is how we learn/ improve)
• Positive self-talk is essential, tell yourself I Can Do This!

PBL Team

Thank You to our P&C

The Prep children and staff would like to extend a HUGE thank you to our wonderful P & C for donating some fantastic outdoor play equipment to Prep. The children are super excited to play with the new balls, trampoline, skittles and catch cups. Thanks for your amazing generosity!

Year 4A & 4B

WOW...Week 4 already!

It has been a busy start to the Term 2 with public holidays, school photos, ANZAC services and the Cross Country. We have been very proud of our students in these special events. Here are just some of the proud students from 4B.

We started the term finishing our English Unit on examining humorous poetry where we had fun identifying poetic devices such as puns, spoonerisms and neologisms. Now we have started our Unit on Traditional Stories with our first focus being Dreaming Stories.

This term we are looking at Media Arts by examining the persuasive features in multimedia advertisements and how they can be used to persuade others to protect an important place.

Science: Ready Set Grow

As an introduction to our Unit, 4A has had fun creating ‘Grassheads’ to observe the characteristics of living things and the life cycle of plants. 4B has set us an experiment on seed growth. We are also looking at the life cycle of animals. We have been observing the life cycle of the Monarch (Wanderer) butterfly in our classroom. We were amazed at how tiny the caterpillars were at the start of their life cycle and how they spend their days eating and eating. The best thrill was when we came to school after the weekend and saw that one of our caterpillars had turned into chrysalis. Now we wait patiently and see if the butterfly emerges in a few days.

Lou Walsh & Trish Mackay (4A) Shalisa Dennis (4B)

Year 5A, 5B & 5C

Persuasive Powers

This term Year 5 students have been using their powers of persuasion to convince readers to feel a certain way about various topics. There have been some VERY strong biases towards homework, pocket money and school as we learn skills and prepare for the assessment task. Here are some short examples that students have completed during class:

• “Sharks in captivity get extremely confused and their intelligent brains are wasted in a small glass box just for our entertainment.” (Conor)
• Sharks. “Being an apex predator, they should remain free in the ocean. How would you feel if you were stuck in a glass box with no way out?” (Loic)
• Flying Foxes. “Not only do they leave a mess everywhere they go, they also carry diseases and are atrociously loud... (Isla)
• “Sharks lurk in the depths of the sea, waiting, hunting. That is until they strike out wildly, throwing their heads about, ripping their prey to shreds.” (Imogen)
• Testing on Animals. “Imagine poor defenceless animals made to go into labs, suffering to get tested on medicine or make up before it is used on humans. This is a real terrifying ongoing nightmare for animals. Now imagine you getting tested in the same way. Animals should and must be treated like us.” (Isabella)

LOST IN SPACE

Recently the 3 classes have been “Lost in their learning about SPACE”.

Some interesting Facts that we have discovered from our own research:

• Mercury has 1 sunrise every 180 Earth days. (Matilda)
• Neptune is named after the Roman God of the Sea. (Riley)
• Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. (Levi)
• Black Holes suck up everything including light. (Henry)
• In 140million years, Earth days will be increased to 25 hr days (Matthew)
• The planet Venus has lots of volcanoes. The air is filled with thick clouds of poisonous gas. The gas smells like rotten eggs. (Priya)

Debbie Darcy (5A) Eric Faulkner (5B), Caroline Hartley (5C)

Under 8’s Day

From the Office

Payments

Payments can be made by any of the following methods.

1. Directly into our bank account noting the invoice number, initial and surname of the student for whom you are paying. Our Bank account details are:
   BSB: 064-462
   Account Number: 10080359
2. Credit card using the bPoint reference number that is located on the bottom left hand side of your invoice. Credit card payments can also be made in person at the office.
3. Cash and cheque can be made by placing the cheque/correct change in a payment envelope and depositing it into the drop-safe in the office. Please ensure that the envelope is sealed so the cash does not fall out. Please write the student’s name, class, amount enclosed and what the payment is for, clearly on the envelope.

Office hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm on Monday - Friday.

Contact Details – Do we have your most Chappy

P & C News

Next P&C Meeting 11 May @ 3:00pm

Mother’s Day Stall

The P&C would like to express its gratitude to Mandy McMahon, Kate Stassen, Senior Students and their crew of fabulous volunteers for their generous time in preparing and running our beautiful 2022 Mother’s Day Stall. It was a delight to see the joy and wonder of the students’ faces when exploring the selection of gifts available. A special note of thanks goes to the Seniors who showed their amazing maths skills in professionally running the till and the care with which they named and packaged the gifts being purchased. Finally, the P&C wants to acknowledge Miss Mandy who has been the driving creative force behind this Stall for many years. Without her dedication and commitment, this event would not have become a special part of the students’ greater experience of their journey through this School. This was Miss Mandy’s last Mother’s Day Stall and we sincerely thank her for the immeasurable devotion she has given to the P&C.

Uniform Shop

Upgrades to the Uniform Shop space are due to start any day now. In the meantime, the Uniform Shop is temporarily operating under the Year 3 classroom – just follow the signs. New pullover jumpers and zip-up jackets have been ordered but current interruptions in supplier logistics and workforce may cause delays in their arrival. Please keep checking the online Store for updates below

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service

With generous support from the Department of Education, the O Block building will be refurbished this Term with an aim to open the OSHC by commencement of Term 3. The P&C is waiting on final State and Federal Government approvals before enrolments can open. Updates will be posted on the P&C website below

Maleny Country Fair

After last year’s postponement, the Maleny Country Fair is currently being planned for late Term 3. All rides and stall purchases made online last year remain valid. More information will be made available on the P&C website below as the event draws nearer.

From Our Tuckshop

The Tuckshop is open three day a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

If you can help, please see Gunnar at the Tuckshop. Your support will be much appreciated.

FlexiSchools is our preferred ordering system and is simple and easy to use.

To register go to:

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop's regular hours are Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9.00am. Payment options are EFTPOS or cash at the uniform shop only. Alternatively, orders can be placed online via the link below by 5pm Wednesday for Friday pickup or class delivery.

If you have one hour per month that you may be able to help us out in the Uniform Shop please contact the office on 5499 8333. Open from 8:30-9:00am on Fridays, bring along a friend and be part of our happy team

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