The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter PRINCIPAL REPORT
SECONDARY CAMPUS LEARNER REVIEW MEETINGS The Secondary Campus has successfully held its first round of Learner Review Meetings (previously Parent/Carer Teacher Interviews). These were facilitated through the use of Compass – a first or our College, and the transition across from Sentral in this regard has been seamless. To support the Learner Review Meetings, Interim Progress Reports were also published to Secondary families via Compass, along with a rubric which has supported students and families to understand where their child is achieving in the domains of: completion of set work; standard of set work; organisation; and behaviour. This is another tool that we have employed to maintain high - expectations around academic rigour and has enabled productive conversations between students - families - teachers to support active opportunities to partner in learning for success.
NAPLAN
This fortnight, students in Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 have been engaged in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Students complete assessments in the areas of: reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation), and numeracy. We congratulate all students on their efforts in these assessments and look forward to receiving these results in the coming weeks. It is important to note that NAPLAN is one tool that supports both schools and families in understanding a cohorts academic progression. As a College we use a range of assessments throughout the year to gauge, monitor and track individual student learning progression so that we understand in depth your child as not only a learner but also as a valued member of our College community.
PRIMARY CROSS COUNTRY & ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
What a few weeks we have had in the world of sport! Last week we saw the Primary students complete their cross - country event at the Secondary Campus. This successful event will be closely followed by our whole - school Athletics Carnival. These events are such a great way for our community to come together and celebrate as one. A huge shout out to the Health and PE team who work for weeks on end behind the scenes organising these events for us all to enjoy. The sense of school pride and community connections is alive and well, cementing this Carnival as an exciting day on our annual calendars. Let's hope the weather holds out for us this year!
YEAR 7 CAMP
The Lakes excitedly saw off a contingent of Year 7 students to participate in a 3 - day school camp at The Island Camp, Cowes. Camps provide the opportunity for students and teachers to further get to know each other and establish positive relationships, whilst providing the unique opportunity for students to step outside their comfort zones and tackle challenges designed to enhance their self - confidence and skill set. Camps are an incredible opportunity for personal and social growth, and as such we are very pleased to be able to continue to provide this opportunity to students.
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