Balaklava High School
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14 Gwy Terrace
Balaklava SA 5461
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Email: dl.0769.info@schools.sa.edu.au
Phone: 08 8862 0600
Fax: 08 8862 0650

Deputy's Report

Open Night

On Wednesday 22nd May (Week 4) our school will be open to the public, and in particular the Year 7 students and families who would like to see more of what we have to offer. This year we will hold the Open Night between 4:30-6:30pm. We will meet in the Performing Arts building at 4:30pm for a short information session, where staff and students will speak about a range of opportunities. Then our students will act as guides and direct visitors to each of the different learning areas, discussing the highlights and aspects of the school throughout the tour. We will finish back outside the Performing Arts building at 6:30pm for a Student Council fundraising sausage sizzle and an opportunity to answer any questions. A crèche will be offered to help support parents of younger children. Please contact the front office on 8862 0600 to book in to the crèche facility and notify us of your children’s ages.

NAPLAN

The Year 9 students will be tested in the Online National Numeracy and Literacy Tests next Tuesday to Thursday (Week 3). Students have been practicing using the online version of the test over the past several weeks. An incentive program is in place to encourage full participation and effort.

All students are expected to attend school during the NAPLAN testing period and participate in all the tests. If absent on any one day, your child will sit the test the next day they return. If you have any concerns about your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests please contact me at the school on 8862 0600 prior to the testing.

Reporting and Student Led Conferences

In response to educational studies regarding the value of timely feedback to students and the importance of students taking responsibility for setting achievable learning goals and actions, we are trialling a few changes to our Reporting and Student Led Conference timelines and formats. These are outlined below.

  • Student Led Conferences (SLC) held in the first 5-6 weeks of each semester.
  • Student Tracking every 4-5 weeks throughout every term – this is sent home to parents.
  • Assessment specific feedback, relevant to individual student goals, provided by teachers via Daymap for each assessment task.
  • Reflection of student goals to occur in Pastoral Care in the week after Student Tracking.
  • End of term reports – Yr 8-11 grade only, no Homegroup comments; Yr 12 Term 1 – 3 subject comments, no Homegroup comments. Accompanied by copy of SLC goal setting sheet with end of term reflection
  • Trial for 2019 – review for future years. Parent, student and teacher feedback will be sort towards the end of the year.

 Carena Brookes