| ANZAC Day March | | http://www.stpeterscaboolture.qld.edu.au/community-news/Pages/ANZAC-Day-March.aspx | ANZAC Day March | <p></p><p>I have received information from the Caboolture RSL Branch that due to ongoing
Covid-19 restrictions and the requirements of the Department of Health to record
every marcher, the club is unable to conduct the traditional Anzac Day March in
Caboolture. There will however be a service at the memorial in the Town Square
commencing at 10.00am on 25 April 2021 if our students and families wish to attend.<br><br><strong>ANZAC DAY BADGES</strong><br><br>A small selection of Anzac Day badges will be on sale in the Resource Centre once
school returns after the holidays – until sold out!<br><ul><li>Fabric Badges with pins: $2, $1</li><li>Fabric Stickers: 50c<br></li><li>Temporary Tattoos: 50c<br><div style="text-align:center;"><img src="/community-news/PublishingImages/aNZAC2.jpg" alt="aNZAC2.jpg" style="margin:5px;" /><br></div><br></li></ul></p> | | | | |
| Year 6 Leadership Camp | | http://www.stpeterscaboolture.qld.edu.au/community-news/Pages/Year-6-Leadership-Camp.aspx | Year 6 Leadership Camp | <p></p><p>Last week, our Year 6 students attended a leadership camp at Maroochy Waterfront.
This camp experience built upon their skills as leaders and the way in which they
work collaboratively as a team. The students were very excited as they engaged in a
range of activities including Dragon Boating, Stand-Up Paddle Boarding, Kayaking,
an Amazing Race, affirmations, team challenges and reflections.<br><br>Here's what some of our students had to say ...<br><ul><li>At the Year 6 Leadership Camp at Maroochy Waterfront we did a variety of activities to
help us build our teamwork and communication skills with our peers. Character
Builders helped us build skills that will be relevant in the future as leaders. Our
favourite activity was Stand-Up Paddle Boarding which we excelled at. The other
water activities included Kayaking and Dragon Boating. We also did an Amazing Race
which comprised of six challenges: Slingshot Catching, building a cup pyramid
blindfolded, Ping Pong Pipeline, Keep it Up, Peas and Carrots and Bucket Head. Thank
you to Maroochy Waterfront Resort and Character Builders for helping this camp
happen. Thank you also to the teachers for allowing us to have a camp this year, even
when Canberra was cancelled. <br><br></li><li>We arrived at the leadership camp with smiles on our faces. The activities made us
better leaders and made us more social. For dinner we had spaghetti and for dessert
we had ice cream with caramel and chocolate toppings. After that we did an activity
called Big Ups which boosted our self-confidence by sharing affirmations about one
another. The next day we had an Amazing Race which made us socialise with others
who we don’t talk to a lot. We also did stand up paddle boarding and kayaking which
built how we work in teams and trust others. That night we had a movie night and we
watched The Lorax and did trivia. <br><br></li><li>At Maroochy River Camp our grade had a great camping experience! We learnt to
socialize with one another and enjoyed many team building activities helping us all
work together to achieve our goal and communicate with each other. The year 6
cohort had our own cabins with two to three people in each of the cabins. I was in a
cabin with Brock and Ashley. Our cohort travelled there mainly to learn about
leadership qualities and how to step up as leaders.<br><br>At Maroochy Waterfront Camp there were a variety of activities available for our
grade. These activities kept everyone fit and healthy for the whole two and a half
days. The first event was Dragon Boat Racing! This specific event was lots of fun
because we got to squirt a whole bunch of water guns at the opposing teams. There
were three teams, jade, blue and pink. By the end of the race my boat (Jade) won! The second event was stand up paddle boarding! This event was the best activity out
of them all in my opinion. On the stand-up paddle boards we were in groups of two
and just relaxed by the waterfront. Our grade experienced a fun and chill time there.<br><br>The last events of the day were nighttime activities where our character builders
(Liam, Lucy and Dante my favorite) hosted. Liam, Lucy and Dante helped our grade
with conversation skills throughout the 2 days. The events they hosted were the big
ups (a compliment game) and conversation circle (we had to talk to different people
in our circle) I didn’t favor those activities but at the end we had a movie night! We
watched The Lorax for the night. <br><br>Overall, The Year 6 Leadership camp was a great success for everyone. I would
recommend the experience for the year fives in 2022.<br><br></li></ul></p><p><img src="/community-news/PublishingImages/camp2021Year6.jfif" alt="camp2021Year6.jfif" style="margin:5px;width:572px;" /><br><br></p> | | | | |
| 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Workshop | | http://www.stpeterscaboolture.qld.edu.au/community-news/Pages/1-2-3-Magic-Parenting-Workshop.aspx | 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Workshop | <p>This term I will be offering the 1-2-3 Magic parenting workshop and it will be held in
the school library. This program provides parents with a clear plan on how to manage
their child’s difficult behaviour. This program runs over 3 sessions and each session
builds on the next.<br><br><strong>You will:</strong><br></p><ul><li>Learn how to discipline without arguing, yelling or smacking</li><li>Create a plan for managing your child’s difficult behaviour</li><li> Learn the strategies you need for managing those difficult behaviours</li><li> Learn how to help your child manage their feelings</li><li> Discover tactics for encouraging good behaviour</li><li> Receive a 1-2-3 Magic & Emotion Coaching Parent Workbook<br></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Dates: </strong></p><p></p><ul><li>Part 1: Thursday 25 March 8:30am – 10:30am<br></li><li> Part 2: Thursday 1 April 8:30am – 10:30am<br></li><li> Part 3: Thursday 22 April 8:30am – 10:30am</li></ul> Flyers and registrations have been emailed to parents and have also been placed on
the parent portal. Please follow the links in our latest newsletter. <br> <br>I’m also taking expressions of interest from people who would like to attend night-
time sessions (5pm – 7pm). Please email <a href="mailto:pcaboolture@bne.catholic.edu.au" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">pcaboolture@bne.catholic.edu.au</a> marked
Attention: Miss Anita.<br><p></p><p>If you are urgently needing some support or advice around behaviour, please contact
me on the above email, as I’m happy to make some flexible arrangements for you!<br></p><p><br></p> | | | | |
| NAPLAN | | http://www.stpeterscaboolture.qld.edu.au/community-news/Pages/NAPLAN.aspx | NAPLAN | <p></p><p>NAPLAN is a common measure for all Australian students that provides evidence of
literacy and numeracy achievement and progress at system, school and student
levels. It is a test of reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and
punctuation), and numeracy, that are taught explicitly through the Australian
curriculum and developed over time. NAPLAN is the only nationally, consistent
measure to determine whether or not students are meeting important educational
outcomes.<br><br>NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students have already learnt
through the school curriculum. In addition, teachers will ensure that students, are
familiar with the test formats and are supported to become Assessment Capable
Learners.<br><br>Assessment capable learners refers to students who:<br></p><p></p><ul><li>are aware of their current knowledge, understandings and skills</li><li>understand their next steps for learning</li><li>select relevant resources and tools to guide their learning</li><li>seek feedback and recognise mistakes as opportunities to learn</li><li>monitor their own progress and adjust their next steps as needed</li><li>recognise what they have learnt.</li></ul><p></p><p>Focusing on developing Assessment capable learners builds resilient and lifelong
learners who have the confidence and skills to demonstrate their knowledge,
understanding and proficiencies across all learning areas and in real world situations,
including assessment environments. Continuing to grow the engagement, progress
and achievement of students through effective pedagogy and responsive learning
and teaching cycles is key.<br></p><h3><strong>NAPLAN Online</strong></h3><p>2021 NAPLAN Online testing will take place over a two week window (May 11-21) to
benefit student performance. The exact test schedule will be communicated early
Term 2 and will be completed in the order of Writing followed by Reading, then
Language Conventions and finally Numeracy. Students will complete one test per
day. All four tests will be completed online for all Year 3 and Year 5 students except for
the Year 3 Writing test which will be paper based.<br><br>NAPLAN Online will provide better assessment with more precise results, a faster
turnaround of information (from 2022) and a more engaging test for students.
NAPLAN Online is a tailored test that adapts to student responses.<br></p><p>All Year 3 and Year 5 students at St Peter’s will participate in the Coordinated
NAPLAN Online Practice Test on Thursday 25 March.<br><br>Please see the link below to the nap.edu.au website where additional information can
be located including links to NAPLAN Online demonstration tests where students can
view the sorts of ICT skills that are used in questions, they encounter with NAPLAN
Online.<br><br></p><p><a href="https://nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/resources/naplan-online-information-brochure-for-parents-and-carers.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NAPLAN Online – information for parents and carers</a><br></p><p><br></p> | | | | |
