It’s hard to believe that we’re at the end of Week 4 already! The past month has been a blur of activity at Carmel and this is set to continue for the rest of Term 1!

Assessment Calendar

I emailed the community earlier this week to advise that the assessment calendar is now live on the Student Portal. Students can access their assessment calendar to see the due dates for all assessments. These are also included on task sheets and in the Assignments section in Teams. Please contact teachers directly for questions about these. I also included two planning templates for due dates and home study time. These are useful as visual reminders and for accountability – when we share our goals and planning, we’re more likely to stick to it. The fridge is a great place to display these if you can.

PAT and NAPLAN Tests

We have commenced our diagnostic PAT (Progressive Achievement Test) process with PAT-R (Comprehension) for all Year 7-10 students this week. They will undertake PAT-M (Maths) next week. These tests provide immediate actionable data for teachers to respond to student needs. Core Class teachers are meeting today and next week to determine how to adapt teaching for their classes.

NAPLAN commences on Wednesday 12 March for all Year 7 and 9 students. Please refer to our NAPLAN schedule below. Students will require their charged laptop and headphones (wired) for these tests. We will conduct a practice NAPLAN test in Week 6 to help students become familiar with the process and to ensure that their devices are working correctly.

Reading

It has been wonderful to see so many PC groups visiting the Library to borrow books already. We have also rolled out the ReadTheory website to students this week to enable additional practice of this vital skill. Students will do ReadTheory in PC once per week and can earn House Points for their work.

One of the best ways to develop a reading culture is to discuss our reading with others. I encourage you to share what you’re reading with your child/ren this week!

Mr Frank Turtle
Assistant Principal- Learning & Teaching (Years 7-9)