Head of Curriculum News
Term 1 2024
Classroom Learning:
Last week students arrived at school eager to join their classmates and begin their learning and learning routines for 2024. During the first few weeks of school students will be undertaking diagnostic and pre – assessment in English and Maths to better inform students current levels and required teaching and learning episodes for the term.
NAPLAN 2024
All students in Years 3 and 5 will be undertaking assessments in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions and Numeracy as part of the National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) between Wednesday 13th March – Wednesday 20th March 2023 (Week 8 and 9). Year 3 will complete Reading, Language Conventions and Numeracy online and complete the writing test in paper format. Year 5 will complete Reading, Language Conventions and Numeracy online.
In preparing for these assessments students have been developing required ICT skills and capabilities through weekly Digital Technology Lessons focussed on:
- Mouse Skills
- Logging on and off
- Keyboard Skills
- Icons, images and NAPLAN specific Tools
As part of daily classroom instruction students are being explicitly taught the literacy requirements of NAPLAN Testing through:
- Consolidation and practise of Question Types (e.g. Multiple Choice, short response)
- Reading Comprehension Strategies
- Teaching of Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
- The teaching of Problem Solving using the See, Plan, Do, Check Model
- Planning, Drafting and Editing Texts
Students in Years 3 and 5 will sit a NAPLAN Practise Test on Wednesday 21st February to enable them to engage with the online platform, build confidence and practise their skills.
For information around NAPLAN and sample questions please view the below link. https://nap.edu.au/naplan/public-demonstration-site
Enoggera State School will be conducting a Parent NAPLAN Information Session for Year 3 and 5 Parents on Thursday 15th February 5:00pm in the Library to provide detailed information regarding testing processes and requirements.
Library News:
Students will be beginning library borrowing with their classes in Week 2. Just a reminder that students require a library bag to borrow in order to protect books. Teachers will provide information on class library borrowing in their term letters.
Book Club:
Students received Issue 1 Book Club brochures this week. All Book Club purchases must be done online via https://bookclubs.scholastic.com.au/
You will be directed to click here to go in to the LOOP service. If new to ordering you will be directed to create an account.
ORDERS ARE DUE BY the 9th FEBRUARY
Mrs Amy O'Malley
Head of Department - Curriculum