Assessments 
There are a variety of assessments teachers make when reporting against the curriculum. These can be work samples, observation notes, photos, or videos. Another assessment is testing. Teachers regularly conduct assessments within their classroom to ascertain what a student knows prior to teaching a new concept. This allows the learning to occur at the level the student is at whilst still being challenging but not beyond their grasp. There are times we conduct more formalised testing in line with DECYP requirements and to also track student growth and achievement. Currently, students are participating in another formal testing period called PAT (Progressive Achievement Test) testing. This test gives us a 'snapshot' of what the student knows in reading comprehension and mathematics. The data is vitally important as it shows us the growth of students from one year to the next whilst allowing teachers to analyse more formally what teaching programs are working and which ones need to be focussed on to give our students the best learning outcomes.  

Later in the term students will also be completing assessments in spelling, phonics (P-2), vocabulary (3-6) and number (5-6).   

The best way to support your child through this process is to reassure them to try their best and that it's just one assessment of many that teachers use to gather evidence for their report.  

Reporting 
This term, class teachers will be begin sharing Evidence of Learning with families by week 4 (Maths) and week 9 (English) via Seesaw. We know that sharing learning progress more regularly will support the development of strong partnerships and help families to feel connected to their child’s learning. Please keep an eye on Seesaw for this evidence. For Prep-6 students there will be an Evidence of Learning for Art, Maker Space and Languages shared with reports in week 9, additionally students in Grades 3-6 will have Music and PE shared this term. Prep to Grade 2 students have already had their evidence for Music and PE shared. 

For students who are reported against their learning plan, Evidence of Learning will be shared with families via Seesaw throughout the term.  

Your child/ren will receive their end of year report on the 14th December (week 9).