13 June 2025 / Ashy News June 13th 2025

From the Principal

Reports

Semester reports will be available in the last week of this term via Compass. Teachers are currently working on making judgements on a range of student assessments, anecdotal notes and work samples to be able to provide you with an accurate snapshot of your child's learning. 

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) recently published its revised mathematics curriculum (Mathematics curriculum 2.0). All Victorian government schools will start using the Mathematics curriculum 2.0 in 2024 or 2025. We are using the revised mathematics curriculum for school reporting from the start of this year.. On your child's previous report, the teacher reported against the 3 strands of the achievement standard for mathematics (Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability).
Under the Mathematics curriculum 2.0, your child’s teacher will report against the achievement standard as a whole, providing a single, aggregated score. As the achievement standards reported on have changed, the first time you receive a report under the Mathematics 2.0 curriculum (this semester's report) it will only show achievement and not progress. For all reports after this, progress will be shown against the single achievement standard.

Student academic growth is not a linear progression. Sometimes large steps are made, other times learning is consolidated and growth is less pronounced. As is the case every year, teachers will be contacting some parents directly before reports are released where student academic growth means they have fallen below their expected ‘range’ of achievement 

Principals' Conferences

Mrs Roberts and myself have been busy in the last few weeks attending the Riversdale Network Conference and the State Principal's Conference. We were able to meet and discuss with principals from across the state about how their schools are run and the opportunities for the future. One of the big pushes from both conferences was around the introduction of the new Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM) which will guide how students and their teachers approach their learning journey. Along with the recent introduction of updated Maths and English curriculum, it has formed and will continue to form a key component of our staff professional development. Thank you to Miss Simon, Miss Abbott and Mr Brisbane for standing in for us while we were away!

 

Parent Night

I encourage you to book your spot for the annual Parent Night on August 16th. Tickets will go on sale this coming Monday, June 16th. As always, the night promises lots of laughs and good times! This years theme as designated by the Year 1 Parent organising committee is Coachella. For more info see the separate news story in this week's newsletter.  Tickets are available here

Disco

Next Friday we will see the School Disco in the Hall. We need to thank the parent volunteers for their work before and during this event. It is solely a parent event, organised and run by the Parents' Association and we thank them for their work!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justin Hone

Principal

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Latest from Yr 1

We are keeping busy in Year 1. Recently we have been:

  • Learning to write narratives that include a character, setting, problem and resolution. 
  • Using adjectives and learning to write compound sentences.
  • Working on subtraction and are linking it to what we know about addition.
  • Practised counting backwards by 1,2,5 and 10
  • Learning about durations of time including seconds, minutes, hours, and days, weeks, months and years
  • Learning to spell words using the graphemes e, ee, ea, and y to make a ‘long e’ sound, like in be, see, bean and happy,
  • Making inferences using pictures and clues from the text while reading.
     

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Prep News

Week 8 Term Two

The Prep cohort have continued to learn more about animals, in particular how to classify animals based on their features, e.g. A bear is a mammal because it has fur. They have enjoyed looking at mixed up animals in videos and books in preparation for creating their own imaginary animal to share at the upcoming EXPO. 

Other learning experiences in Prep over the past two weeks have included:

  • Learning about the measuring attribute of length (how long something is) in Maths and comparing the lengths of objects directly and using the language of length (long, longer, short, shorter, tall, height etc). 
  • Making predictions about what a book/movie is about and what will happen next in Reading. 
  • Representing numbers from 0-10 and then to 20 using numerals and making them with concrete materials. 
  • Writing short information texts about animals they know about. 
  • Writing simple sentences using CVC (consonant/vowel/consonant) words and HFW (high frequency words). 

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"SMILE- Wellbeing Check In" from the Assistant Principal

APS's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)

A Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a strategic document that outlines an organisation's commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It's a framework for implementing initiatives that advance reconciliation, often focused on three key pillars: Relationships, Respect, and Opportunities. RAPs are a public declaration of an organisation's commitment to reconciliation, that move beyond ad-hoc activities, providing a structured framework for long-term, sustainable strategies. 

Focus Areas:

  • Relationships: Building strong, respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 
  • Respect: Showing respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, and knowledge.
  • Opportunities: Creating economic and social opportunities for First Nations peoples. 

To learn more about Ashburton Primary's School's vision and RAP actions - click here

 

 

 

Rachel Roberts

Assistant Principal

 

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Can you help out?

The Parents Association is looking to explore the feasibility of a School Carnival next year in March. Please note this is on a far smaller scale than the Grand Fair and our ultimate goal is for the kids (and parents) to have fun. We will only have a few rides, some games and food. Obviously, a carnival doesn't organise itself and we need help from parents to form a core Carnival team to work with our wonderful Bec Bishop. Unfortunately, there simply won't be a carnival if no one steps forward to help. So what ware we asking for - just some of your time to create a memorable event for your kids! 

 If you are interested in hearing more about how you can possibly help out at the carnival please fill out the expression of interest form below and come to our Carnival meeting. 

Date: June 24th 2025

Time: 7pm-8pm

Location: School Staff Room

https://forms.gle/XdiqkF8i1fzNcU3g6

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Party Time!

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Student Disco!

Preps to Year 2 at 5:30-6:30pm 

Year 3 to 6 at 6:45-8pm 

Theme: Come dressed as something starting with the first letter of your name (first, middle or surname). 

The cost per student is $5. 

We are calling for parent volunteers as well - we need about 15-20 and I have attached the sign up link below. We also ask that parents who have a child with specific needs who might need to be there also sign up and note they will be supporting their child. 

 

https://signup.com/go/kBCLEwv