Naplan testing

Well, here it is.

This week sees the arrival of this year's Naplan testing for year 5's.

I don't want to get political but I would remind you that Naplan scores have now been linked directly to school funding, so that students who are absent from the tests this week may miss out on much needed assistance in years to come. This was definitely not a school based decision.

Tests will happen on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, with a one day only catch up for absent students on the Friday. No further catch up days will be allowed.

Good luck to all students, and my message remains the same - DON'T PANIC!

Terrific tetrathlete

Earlier in the year Jessica Townsend entered a tetrathlon with her friend. You can see the results here in this little article Jess brought in from one of her horsey magazines...

That's dedication...

Budding artistry...

I just wanted to share these photos with you from Mrs Dyson's literacy class...

The children have been looking at artwork from the early settlers as part of their Social Sciences work. In this exercise their task was to emulate the work of one of our early settler artists.

Everyone was given 2 yellow dots as part of a voting process to determine the class favourite, and while there were some excellent pieces from many, there was no doubt of which picture the children preferred.

Belated April Fool's Day

I almost forgot to post this little jape from April Fool's Day! I know it was a while ago now, but I appreciate it when a child comes up with a well thought out, funny and CLEAN joke for the first of April.

On April 1, Tahlia dropped off a packet of BROWNIES for me. Trying to draw the line on gaining weight, I didn't open them, until the nearing of the 12 o'clock deadline for April Fool's gags, when a gaggle of girls started to panic...

Hmmm....