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Year 7 Parent Information Night St Josephs Primary School

Children Learn What They Live. If a child lives with criticism he learns to condemn.If a child lives with hostility she learns to fight.If a child lives with ridicule he learns to be shy.If a child lives with shame she learns to feel guilty.If a child lives with tolerance he learns to be patient.If a child lives with encouragement she learns confidence..

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Year 7 Parent Information Night St Josephs Primary School

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    1. Year 7 Parent Information Night St Joseph's Primary School Teachers: Adriana Pozzebon & Ashley Anderson

    2. Children Learn What They Live If a child lives with criticism he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility she learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule he learns to be shy. If a child lives with shame she learns to feel guilty. If a child lives with tolerance he learns to be patient. If a child lives with encouragement she learns confidence.

    3. Behaviour & Expectations In our school we follow the St Joseph’s Behaviour Policy. In our classrooms, we base our rules on the 5 C’s. Our aims for the students in Year 7 are- To encourage children to be responsible for their learning and behaviour choices To have respect To be part of a class family To be prepared To give their best To be prepared for high school

    4. Absenteeism If your child is away from school, we would appreciate a phone call to the office or a letter to notify the teacher the next day. This is a legal requirement which will assist us in keeping an accurate record of absences.

    5. Homework

    6. Student Diaries Will be distributed next week Students will need to bring them to school each day Important dates, notes will be recorded Diaries will need to be signed by a parent/carer each Thursday and be brought back to school on Friday with homework The diaries can be used as a means of communication between home and school

    7. Assessment & Reporting Assessment – Children will take part in a number of formal and informal tasks throughout the year Reporting – Verbal and Written Verbal (parent/teacher interviews take place at the end of Terms 1 and 3) Written (report cards are handed out at the end of Terms 2 and 4)

    8. Appointments You are welcome to come and talk with us at any time you feel the need to. Please keep in mind, before school is usually our busiest time, so after school appointments would be preferred. (On Tuesdays we have staff meetings) Appointments can be made either in person, at the office, by letter, email or phone.

    9. Special Days 7A Tuesday Music Library Borrowing Choir Banking Thursday Cultural Studies HPE

    10. Year 7 Camp Location : Lake Tinaroo Duration : 6 days Time : Sunday, Aug 14th – Saturday, Aug 20th

    11. NAPLAN Timetable of NAPLAN Tests for 2011 The NAPLAN tests for 2011 will be held from Tuesday 10th May to Thursday 12th May 2011. * Language Conventions incorporates spelling, grammar and punctuation. ** Numeracy incorporates Number, Algebra, Space, Measurement, Chance and Data.

    12. Key Learning Areas In Year 7, your child will engage in the following Key Learning Areas Religious Education English Mathematics Science Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) Health and Physical Education The Arts Technology and ICT Languages Other Than English (LOTE – Cultural Studies)

    13. Unit Themes for 2011 Term 1 – Australian Heroes Term 2 – Mad Scientists Term 3 – Wacky Weather Term 4 – Government However, all units may be subject to change due to student needs and assessment requirements.

    14. Religious Education Term 1 Unit – Symbols, Images and Language We celebrate special days such as Shrove Tuesday, Holy Week etc. and also have daily prayer celebrations. Our school has a Sacramental Program available for families who have children that wish to make their first communion. Please see Tess Fong, for further details.

    15. English Oral Language Program (more information to follow in Term 2) Writing – work on a variety of genres, focus on grammar and punctuation, spelling strategies and the writing process. We are currently using Sound Waves in class as our spelling text book. Reading & Viewing – Guided Reading, home reading, comprehension activities, SRA Laboratory

    16. Mathematics iMaths Student Book – covering the Strands of Numeration, Chance and Data, Measurement, Space and Patterns and Algebra. Students will participate in investigations based on content learned in class. iMaths Tracker Book – assessment. Additional materials will be sourced from other texts to support iMaths concepts Maths Mentals – Targeting Maths Naplan preparation questions

    17. Integrated Studies (Science & SOSE) Science Term 1 – CSI- Mount Isa (forensic science study) SOSE Term 1 – Australian Heroes

    18. HPE Physical Education Taught by Specialist Teacher Mrs Kara Dono. Classes focus on cooperative skills, sportsmanship and skills required for modified sports and games Health Taught in class Concepts such as Personal Safety, Personal Development etc A parent information night will be held before Personal Development Education begins

    19. Technology Integrated into different areas of the curriculum Technology – planning, constructing, evaluating etc ICTs – computer skills etc Each classroom has 5 laptops Data projectors are used as much as possible to enhance learning Year 7 myClasses page is up and running. Students can access homework sheets, important dates etc from the page

    20. Arts Music taught by specialist teacher Mrs Alicia Freeman Classroom Arts focus: Visual Arts Dance Media Drama

    21. LOTE Taught by specialist teacher Mrs Kate Thinee Lessons will focus on foreign languages from around the world Term 1 – Germany

    22. Contact Details School Phone Number – 4743 4303 Email Addresses Adriana Pozzebon apozzebon@sjmtsv.catholic.edu.au Ashley Anderson aanderson3@sjmtsv.catholic.edu.au

    23. Questions & Farewell

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