Parent Teacher Conferences

As you are aware, optional parent teacher interviews are coming up on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th September. The majority of the interviews will be held in the Hall from 3:30pm till 5:30pm each day. Due to a variety of circumstances, several classes have different dates and/or times to those listed above. Please check your own Compass Parent Portal for each of your children to confirm the dates and times. 

Key Messages: 

• Please feel welcome to use the ‘Compass Parent Portal’ to book a 10-minute time slot to attend an interview.
  
• If you are using your phone to make your interview booking, please check that you are using the latest version of the Compass App to ensure you have all the features that have recently been added. 
• If you are experiencing difficulty booking your interview, please call the office and they will assist you.
• The booking system will close at midday this Friday 5th September.  Please ensure that you have booked a session by this date.
• We look forward to discussing your child's progress.

Teacher Professional Learning and School Improvement

As we move towards the end of Term 3 and into Term 4, teachers at St Benedict’s will engage in a range of professional development and planning opportunities. Among these sessions are the two Pupil Free days, focused on our learning and teaching Annual School Improvement Goal. These activities are designed to enhance our teaching practice and ultimately enrich the learning experiences of our students.

Our 2025 Learning and Teaching School Improvement Goal: By the end of 2025 we will build teacher capacity to analyse student literacy learning data through DIBELS, and respond using appropriate and consistent Tier 1 evidence-based literacy instruction. 

Essentially, this goal means we are helping our teachers become experts at using a reading assessment called DIBELS. This is helping them better understand where each child is in their reading journey. Throughout this year, our teachers have been using this information to make sure every child gets the most effective literacy instruction right in the classroom. This means they are using proven teaching methods to help all students become strong readers and writers, so that fewer children need extra help later on. This approach ensures that all children, no matter their teacher, receive consistent and high-quality literacy instruction. Our teachers are already doing a fantastic job, and this initiative is about giving them even more tools (or different, better tools) to help every child succeed.

Yours in Learning, 

Aleesha Rockemer 

Assistant Principal Pedagogy and Learning (APPL)