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

Introduction and Welcome

Nicole O’BrienDirector of Teaching and Learning Excellence, Foundation – 9Year 7 Assistant Principal

Helene RefuerzoYear 7- 9 Secondary School Assistant Principal – Teaching And Learning Excellence

Justine RyanYear 5-6 Assistant Principal – Teaching And Learning Excellence

Vanitha SujithYear 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 MottoInspiring 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 – Literacy and Numeracy.

- 4 Assessments: Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.

- Completed over three days.- Assessments are held in your

child’s classroom environment.- Year 7- Calculator and non

Calculator Exam time 60 minutes.

https://www.nap.edu.au/information/key-dates/naplan-test-timetable

Tuesday 14th May 2019 Language Conventions

Writing

Wednesday 15th May 2019

Reading

Thursday 16th May 2019

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 5

Year 3

5 Year Trend Report – Year 7 and 9 Writing

Year 9

Year 7

5 Year Trend Report – Year 3 and 5 Spelling

Year 5

Year 3

5 Year Trend Report – Year 7 and 9 Spelling

Year 9

Year 7

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

Year 5

Year 3

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

Year 9

Year 7

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 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 5 families will go to their child's classrooms in building 3.

* All Year 7 families will go to Room 42.

* All Year 9 families will go to the hub Room 37 in building 6.