Car Lines

Car Lines is an effective way to drop off and pick up your child. Please read the document below to ensure you are aware of the process, times and expectations.

It is important to teach your child, especially our new Kindergarten students how to exit and enter the car safely on their own. Parents are not to leave their cars at any time. Please take the time to speak with your child about the safety of car lines. 

KEY POINTS:

• Morning Car lines will begin at 8:20am.
• Afternoon Car lines will begin at 3:00pm. 
• It is important that you display your child’s surname in the passenger side windscreen. (not just hold it up). If you require a replacement sign please contact the office ASAP.

iPads at School

During Safer Internet day, Year 3 students engaged in an iPad Bootcamp to learn about the features of their iPad and set up the iPad to ensure they are kept safe. 

Students in 3-6 will bring iPads to school every day from Tuesday 14 February. This lapse in time was to allow for discussion of expectations and structures around the use of technology in the classroom.

The CEDoW STUDENT RESPONSIBLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT needs to be completed before students can use iPads at school. 

This agreement is important to outline the following:

• All students are able to use technology at school.
• All students must use technology responsibly and follow the school rules  for using technology.
• There will be consequences for students who do not use technology responsibly.

NAPLAN: Information for Parents 

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. All government and non-government education authorities have contributed to the development of NAPLAN materials.

At Good Samaritan we focus on quality assessment to drive student learning and reflection on teaching practice. As children progress through their school years, it is very important that checks are made along the way to see how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and mathematics – skills that will set them upon the path to success as adults.

NAPLAN is a point-in-time assessment that allows parents and carers to see how their child is progressing in literacy and numeracy against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. At the classroom level, NAPLAN provides additional information to support teachers’ professional judgement about student progress.

The NAPLAN online test window starts on 15 March and finishes on 27 March 2023. A NAPLAN brochure has been attached with further information.