Semester 1 Reporting Teachers and students have had a busy semester and all deserve a well-earned break after this week. It has been another successful period of implementing the Australian Curriculum with the support of Queensland’s C2C curriculum resources. In some respects in can be said that the Australian Curriculum is “jam packed” and it is without a doubt that teaching and learning occurs in all classrooms up until the last day of each term. With this is mind, report cards for Semester One will not be finalised before the June/July holidays. Report cards will be ready for parents and families by 19th July 2013, which is the end of Week 2, Term 3. Please take the time to read your child’s report card and then contact your child’s class teacher to discuss how they are going in the classroom academically, behaviourally and in any other area of school life. Below is some background information which will assist you in understanding your child’s report card: 1) The curriculum: As you are aware, students and teachers this year have been working with the Australian Curriculum, as interpreted through Queensland’s C2C curriculum resources. Whilst the Australian Curriculum is similar in many respects to the previous Queensland curriculum, there are some differences which have required adjustments. For example, some concepts are covered earlier than previously expected, there is a stronger focus on specific areas and in some cases a different standard of work is expected of students. For Semester 1 report cards, teachers are evaluating student work based on our C2C units and assessments tasks from Term 1 and 2 in English, Maths, Science and History. Report card results in English, Maths, Science and History this semester are based on the content descriptors and year level Achievement Standards from the Australian Curriculum. For further information on the Australian Curriculum standards visit the online curriculum at australiancurriculum.edu.au/ 2) Using the 5-point scale (A, B, C, D, E): Over recent years, parents, students and teachers across Queensland are gradually becoming more familiar with a 5-point scale (e.g. A-E) process for reporting in all schools. •The current system schools are using refers to attainment standards called “benchmarks of achievement” or “criteria.” So what makes an “A”, “B”, “C” etc is predetermined by a scale of achievement. Any student who shows evidence of meeting a particular level, deserves that benchmark grade. This is what you could consider the new difference for a “C” really means: •A “C” means that the student has met the criteria for a learner to be at the appropriate age level. •A “C” means that the student is doing everything required at their Year Level at school. The best description is to say that a “C” means that the student’s academic development is exactly where it needs to be. •That means attaining a “C” for Achievement means you are ON TARGET for your age level! •With all of this in mind, we must accept that it may be harder to get an “A” or “B”. These grades are not awarded simply to the top students in the class. They are only given to students who show that they are independently capable of working beyond the criteria required for their Year Level. So what does all the information above mean? •Many parents are likely to see more “C” grades on their child’s report cards. •An “A” for Effort and a “C” for Achievement indicates that your child is “On Target” for their age. •(This grade should be celebrated with students because it means they have worked hard to be where they need to be.) •The “Effort” grades are also really important because they are a reflection of how, in the teacher’s opinion, the student is working consistently in class in that learning area (English, Maths, Science etc).
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