Week 6 is always a significant week in the College calendar, as it is the week we aim to complete stage one of a collection of data about our students that we then use to inform future learning in our classrooms. Across the Early Years, this data collection is mainly related to important pre-reading skills, including a knowledge of sounds and associated letters, skills related to the sound structures of language (eg rhyme, isolating individual sounds in words, stretching sounds in words, blending sounds back together) and reading across the year levels. This information informs both students and teachers about where to go next in the learning journey. Our goal is to create Assessment Capable Learners – but what does that really mean? These are students who

• Know their current level of understanding
• Know where they’re going and are confident to take on the challenge
• Select tools to guide their learning
• Seek feedback and recognize that errors are opportunities to learn
• Recognize their learning and teach others

That is powerful learning at work!

Safety in the Early Years

Please note that students should not be arriving at school prior to 8:30am as there is no supervision of any students before this time. If an Early Years student is on school grounds prior to that time, they are directed to go to the Pavilion where they must wait seated until the first teacher on duty begins at 8.30. At this time, they may move to the basketball courts under the teacher’s direction where they can then engage in handball etc. The College Library is open from 8:00am.

Katrina Walton

Assistant Principal Early Years