Term Two Week Nine 2024

Aboriginal Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We commit ourselves to actively working alongside Aboriginal people for reconciliation and justice.

Dear Families,

As our 2nd last week of Term 2 comes to an end it is interesting to reflect on the many achievements both in and out of the classroom. Our school can celebrate the learning of our students, their hard work and effort that you will see reflected in their school reports emailed home this afternoon. 

Next week our term will conclude with our Parent/Teacher interviews. Our reports are based on the NESA syllabus outcomes. We are mindful of maintaining the dignity of the child, whilst providing parents with honest information about their child’s development and achievements in these reports. These reports are the culmination of only one semester’s work and therefore should be read in light of that. Thank you to the many parents who have taken the opportunity to book an interview with teachers – this is a great way to discuss progress and set goals for the remainder of the year.

There are still two terms to complete the required outcomes for each year level and everyone has the opportunity to reflect on this semester’s report and make the necessary adjustments to ensure that progress continues to improve, in preparation for the final report at the end of Term Four.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported our school throughout Term 2. We celebrated Mother's Day, the Sacrament of Confirmation and our school Athletics Carnival to name but a few, all of which were great opportunities for our school community to gather and enjoy the company of others. 

Special thanks to the children who are the life and spirit of our school - their interest, enthusiasm, co-operation and happy manner, make this school a welcoming place in which to be each day. Special thanks to staff for their co-operation and support, which ensures everything runs smoothly, and who give their best at all times. Finally, to our parents and carers who daily trust your children to our care and who continually support in so many ways – we say thank you.

Our last day of school for Term Two is Friday 5th July.

As we will not have another Newsletter this term we wish our students and families a very relaxing and safe holiday and we look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, 23rd July.

Sacrament of Confirmation

Congratulations to our students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last night. It was a lovely celebration led by the Bishop, supported by Fr Bing.

We thank our Year Three teachers; Mrs Winkler, Mrs Robb and Mrs Jones, and Mr Hatchman for everything they did to prepare our students. We also thank Mr Whitney for the beautiful music, Mrs Parsons and Mrs Fraser for the administration work and Mr Tickle for taking photos.

ICAS 2024

We are again offering the opportunity for our students in Years 3-6 to sit the ICAS assessments in 2024.

ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee and Digital Technologies.

ICAS Assessments are online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to online assessments. This allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.

Learn more about ICAS here: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas

Our school has signed up for the ICAS Assessments parent payment system (PPS) for all tests. Through this system, parents can pay for ICAS Assessments directly online while tests will still be held at our school. Please use the following details to register your child no later than Friday 26th July 2024. After the closing date and once you have purchased the assessments you wish your child/ren to sit, I will send the permission note to you via Compass.

PLEASE NOTE that ALL ICAS assessments are online (including writing). Students who sit the writing test will need to be competent at typing.

Access details for the Parent Payment System

The school access code is: QZO503

The parent page link is: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

Dates and Prices

If you have any questions please contact me at school.

Semester One Reports

The Semester One Reports have been published to your Compass Portal. To access your child’s report login to your portal and click on “view academic reports” under your child’s profile (see image below). This will generate their report as a pdf.

If you are accessing the report via the Compass app click on your child's dashboard and go to the "Reports" tab. Then click on the 2024 - Semester 1 report.

If you have any issues accessing reports please contact the school.

School Holiday events at Lismore Area Libraries