Italian Bilingual School

Achievements 2011

Educational Achievements

NAPLAN

There were twenty-two (22) Year Three students and two (2) Year Five students that completed the

national tests in, Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy.

NAPLAN Tests do not provide school averages for less than five students taking part in the test and the

Year Five comparisons have been omitted due to only two students actually completing the tests.

NAPLAN 2011

% in bands

Year 3

Band

6

Band

5

Bands

4, 5, 6

Bands

2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Reading School 55% 18% 91% 100%

State 27% 22% 69% 96%

National 24% 21% 66% 94%

Writing School 55% 32% 100% 100%

State 20% 36% 82% 96%

National 16% 30% 75% 95%

Spelling School 23% 55% 82% 100%

State 24% 24% 71% 95%

National 18% 23% 65% 93%

Grammar

Punctuation

School 59% 23% 91% 100%

State 30% 22% 73% 95%

National 27% 22% 69% 93%

Numeracy School 36% 23% 91% 100%

State 16% 21% 64% 97%

National 13% 20% 61% 96%

Notes

Year 3: Highest band = band 6; Lowest band = band 1; Bands 2-6 represent the % of students at or above

minimum standards

Source: SMART data analysis package

Source: NAPLAN Summary Report 2011 (www.nap.edu.au)

Maths Cup – Sule College

Science Education Expo

Assessment of Language Competence

The ALC provides schools with rich data to inform our teaching practice and to monitor/compare the

progress of groups of students.The ALC is reported as a percentage score, based on the raw score result.

Percentage scores are also presented in descriptor bands as follows: High Distinction, Distinction, Credit

and Participation.

It is essential that we recognise the ALC as tests given to students at the very end of Primary school and

aimed well into the Secondary model. They are tests designed for language students in high school and

have a specific content that makes it quite difficult for our students to grasp due to maturity and

experience.

It is with great pleasure I present the school’s results in comparison to other schools.

Listening

Years 3 and 4

High

Distinction

Distinction Credit Participation NA

Participation Band

not Achieved

IBS 85.3% 11.8% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0%

All Schools 12.5% 28.3% 46% 13.1% 0.1%

Listening

Years 5 and 6

High

Distinction

Distinction Credit Participation NA

Participation Band

not Achieved

IBS 81.8% 18.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

All Schools 11.6% 26.6% 42.8% 16.9% 2.1%

Reading

Years 5 and 6

High

Distinction

Distinction Credit Participation NA

Participation Band

not Achieved

IBS 27.3% 63.6 9.1% 0.0% 0.0%

All Schools 12.3% 29.2% 41.1% 16.1% 1.5%

Tournament of the Minds – ACU

Matteo Comastri, Dario Bossi, Tara Brookes, Anna

Reale, Gina Corridore and Riccardo Lo Russo

CELI Exams – Successful CELI 2 Students –

Georgia Ricci and Martina Comastri ex-IBS

students

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools

ICAS Awards Recipient Reason

Year Three Taylor Lewis Computer – Credit

Year three Hannah Evans Computer – Credit

Year Four Susanna Gillard Computer – Distinction

Year Five Gina Corridore Computer – Credit

Year Six Susanna Gillard Computer – Credit

Year Three Nicolas Yule Science – Credit

Year Four Oscar Taylor Science – Credit

Year Four Susanna Gillard Science – Distinction

Year Three Hannah Evans English - Credit

Year Three Nicolas Yule English - Distinction

Year Four Susanna Gillard English – High Distinction

Year Three Nicolas Yule Writing – Credit

Year Three Chiara Tassinari Writing – Credit

Year Three Thomas Chahoud Writing – Credit

Year Three Mia Zamattia Writing – Distinction

Year Four Susanna Gillard Writing – Distinction

Year Three Giacomo Zamboni Spelling – Credit

Year Four Laura Masini Spelling – Credit

Year Four Bryson Hart Spelling – Credit

Year Three Hannah Evans Spelling – Distinction

Year Four Susanna Gillard Spelling – Distinction

Year Three Chiara Tassinari Mathematics - Credit

Year Three Nicolas Yule Mathematics - Distinction

Year Three Giacomo Zamboni Mathematics - Distinction

Year Four Susanna Gillard Mathematics - Credit

Year Four Bryson Hart Mathematics - Credit

Year Four Oscar Taylor Mathematics - Credit

Year Six Dane Lewis Mathematics - Credit

La Settimana della Lingua Italiana

Junior Prize –

Olivia Piazza

Highly Commended –

Grace Rudd

Marco Iacovitti

Giacomo Zamboni

Susanna Gillard

Sport

Swimming

IBS students competed at the A.S.I.S.S.A. Swimming Carnival at Warringah Aquatic Centre.

Cross Country

IBS students competed at the A.S.I.S.S.A. Cross Country at Queen’s Park.

Athletics

IBS students competed in the ASSISA Athletics Carnival at E.S. Marks Field

IBS Swimming

IBS Cross Country

IBS Athletics

Dance Fever

Activated Sports Games

Activated Sports Gymnastics

Swimming Program at Ian Thorpe Centre

Special Activities and Events

Sculpture and Art Classes – Carlo Formosa

Pioneer Park

Carnevale

Rosebank College Creative Arts – Year Four

Scripture

Education Expo – Homebush

Special Activities and Events

ANZAC Commemorative Service at Hyde Park

ANZAC Day Ceremony

Book Week

Tony Bones Performance

IBS SRC “So You Think You’ve Got Talent”

Open Afternoon

Special Activities and Events

Premier’s Reading Challenge

National Ride2School Day

School Camp – Berry Students in Years 3 -6

Special Activities and Events

MEGT Institute students visit IBS Preps

Class Parent Representatives

Harmony Day

Vision Screening

Hearing Screening

Easter Parade

Year 3 and Year 3/4 Pikelets

OoSH

Norton Street Festa

Research Project on Children’s Language Growth

IBS visit Arkana College for the Inter-School Chess

Tournament

Numeracy and Literacy Week

Chess Club

Music Tuition in Violin, Saxophone and Piano

Assemblies

Open Day

European Language Day Competition

Co.As.It. Italian National Ball

Ferragosto Stall at Five Dock

Ferragosto Activities Day

Fund Raising

East Africa Famine Appeal Year Two cake Stall

Biggest Morning Tea

Bandaged Bear Day

Japanese Tsunami – “Save the Children Fund”

Queensland Flood Appeal

Parents and Friends Activities

IBS P&F Welcoming Morning Tea

The IBS P&F Welcoming BBQ

IBS Car Stickers

World Teachers Day

School Walkathon

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser

Mothers Day and Fathers Day

Coles Sports for School

Woolworths Vouchers

Entertainment Book

Triple P Program

Small Steps Anxiety in Children

IBS Las Vegas Night

Purchase of TV for foyer

$13,000 donated for Literacy resources

$2,000 donated for End of Year Performance

Staff Professional Development

Staff Development Days

Staff Meetings – Professional Development

Child Protection Training

OHS Training

First Aid Training

Strategic Assessment for Student Improvement

Modern Languages Teacher’s Association

Conference

ACER Conference

Interactive Whiteboard users Group – Beginners

Interactive Whiteboard users Group – Advanced

Using Interactive Whiteboards: Beginning Readers

Supporting Students with reading Difficulties

Schools and the Law

Ashton Scholastics – Comprehension

Ashton scholastics – K-2 Writing

NAPLAN SMART Briefing

First Five Minutes – Fire Warden Training

First Five Minutes – Fire Drill Evacuation

First Five Minutes – Fire Extinguisher Training

Interactive Whiteboard Conference

Cyber Communication

Independent Primary Schools Heads Association -

Annual General Meeting

Minilit Training Course

A Language Day Like No Other

Keep Them Safe Seminar

Sydney Schools Technology in Education Briefing

Emerging Technology and Trends Conference

ePortfolios – Capturing a Record of Learning

MUSEC Symposium – Applying the response to

Intervention Model with Low-progress Readers

Excursions

International Sports Day at the Sydney Japanese

School

ANZAC Memorial Service – Hyde Park

Excursion to NSW Parliament House

Excursion to Sydney University – Video Conference

Chess Tournament – Arkana College

Wildlife Park Darling Harbour

TOM – Tournament of the Minds at Australian

Catholic University

Maths Cup – Sule College

Community Aged Care Centre at Concord

Visit Leichhardt Council

Calmsley Hill City Farm

New Ideas throughout 2011

Whole School access to Intrepica Website –

Children’s online Literacy learning resource.

Positive Reward System – Green Cards (Next Year)

Foosball Championships!

Science Expo

Maths Cup

International Sports Day

Swimming for Kindergarten

IBS Balcony Garden

Grandparents (Nonni) Day

Age Care Facility at Concord

Year Two visit Scalabrini Village at Drummoyne

Year Five and Six Video Conference

Police Visit – Stranger Danger

ANZAC Day Commemorative Service

Review of End of Year Awards

iPad Reading Program Years 3 and 4

Opportunities for prospective parents to trial their

children at our school for a day or two and then

fall in love with IBS

Milestone Events - 2011

Invitation to NSW Parliament House by Member

for Drummoyne Mr John Sidoti

Festa della Repubblica – Whole School

New Assistant Principal Mrs Antonella Cabarrus

Year 5 and 6 We Are Our History

CELI Exams – Georgia Ricci and Martina

Comastri

Special Visit - Senator Mantica

Year 5 and 6 Video Conference at Sydney

University

Yarralumla Canberra

Year 5 and 6 Perugia Trip – Magione

Ceramic Art with Ms Jann French – Pioneer Park

‘When Two Cultures Meet – Whole School

Production.

IBS Choir

Possible Areas for 2012

Park on Mondays – once a week weather

permitting

School and Class Blogs

Bilingual Activities with Yarralumla

Curriculum integration with school in Magione

New Minilit and extension of Multilit Programs to

provide appropriate intervention in literacy areas

Jazz Band

Extension of iPad Reading Program

Term Two Whole School Sport – Pioneer Park