Palm Beach Currumbin State High
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Palm Beach QLD 4221
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Email: info@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au
Phone: 07 5525 9333
Fax: 07 5525 9300

Junior Secondary Update

Our students and teachers have reached the tough end of the term. It’s going to be all about hard work, working smart and consistency to get through the last two weeks and all those assessment items. We have been talking to the students about what it means to work hard and show industry in the classroom.

I am really encouraged by the level of detailed feedback that students are receiving from their teachers. This feedback and responding to it is a vital step in improvement of an individual task.

Please encourage your young person to read any feedback on drafts very carefully and ask them if they understand what the teacher is telling them about their attempts.

The other challenging step for junior secondary students is being organised enough to meet those timelines. This is all about the working smarter idea. As a parent staying connected to your young person’s deadlines and coaching them to meet these is one way we can work together in their education. Please discuss with them when their deadlines are and work with them to achieve this around their other at home commitments.

All these things will allow you to extend your support role in their learning which as a school we are grateful for and value the role you play in this as parents.

Term 1 Reports

Student reports will be emailed home on the last day of term. Please ensure that the email address we have recorded for you is current. Should you not have an email address registered with us, we will post your child’s report home.

Term 1 reports are interim reports. This means that they will indicate a child’s Term 1 achievement, effort and behaviour in each subject with grades only. We encourage you to follow up on this report by attending Parent Teacher Interviews in Term 2. Information about how to book for Parent Teacher Interviews will be sent wit reports.

NAPLAN 2020

At this stage, PBC will be participating in NAPLAN online this year. Tests will be conducted in Week 5 and 6 next term. As the online format is new for students we would encourage you to check out the demonstrator website and have a play with what students may find similarly on the actual test. The online format is interesting in that it will be adaptive and will cater to the diverse levels that students are at based on their responses to early questions on the tests.

You can find the website by following this link - https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site

We encourage all students to be part of NAPLAN if they are able to do so, and we make special provisions for students with disabilities. PBC teachers frequently use NAPLAN data to make decisions about differentiation and targeted teaching in the classroom. However, students may be withdrawn from the testing program by their parent/carer. Withdrawals are intended to address issues such as religious beliefs and philosophical objections to testing.

A formal notification of withdrawal must be received by the school prior to testing. Should you wish for your child to withdraw from NAPLAN, please contact me at the school asgal1@eq.edu.au