NAPLAN Online – Information For Parents And Carers

Your child will do the NAPLAN tests online in 2021 . One of the main benefits of NAPLAN Online is tailored (or adaptive) testing, in which the test presents questions of higher or lower complexity depending on a student’s performance. Tailored (or adaptive) testing is designed to assess a wider range of student abilities and to measure student achievement more precisely.

Why do students do NAPLAN? The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The assessment provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests. NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

What does NAPLAN assess? NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through their regular school curriculum. All government and non-government education authorities have contributed to the development of NAPLAN materials. As students are assessed on the same literacy and numeracy curriculum content, regardless of whether they complete the test online or on paper, results for both formats can be reported on the same NAPLAN assessment scale.

How can I help my child prepare? Help your child prepare by reassuring them that NAPLAN is just one part of their school program, and by reminding them on the day to simply do their best. Teachers have ensured students are familiar with the types of questions in the tests and been provided appropriate support and guidance in preparation.

To find out more about NAPLAN Online, visit https://www.nap.edu.au/

Astrid Morgan

All positions are vacated and will be voted on at the AGM

Roles and Responsibilities

President

• Vital link between parents and the school administration
• Observes legal formalities
• Chairperson for the P&C Association’s meetings
• Ensures all office bearers fulfil their duties
• The public face of the P&C handling media enquiries and all external enquiries
• Signatory to accounts
• Ex officio member of all sub-committees
• Effectively manage any P&C paid employees

Vice President

• Acts as a ‘understudy’ to the President or mentors new President
• Use the role as an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and P&C knowledge
• Chairs P&C meetings in Presidents absence
• Can be signatory on accounts
• Can be a representative on sub-committees
• Additional role – Vice president is the WACSSO Liaison, acting as a link between the P&C and WACSSO

Treasurer

• Is responsible for all monies received and expended on behalf of the Association, including any committees
• It involves clerical work, financial management and accounting (We currently use Xero)
• Receives and banks money
• Pays accounts
• Keeps Records of Receipts and Payments
• Presents a written report at each meeting
• Takes Financial Records to Auditor

Secretary

• Posting notice of meetings in writing
• Assisting the chairperson to draw up the agenda
• Recording minutes of the meeting
• Dealing with correspondence
• Maintaining membership records
• Being a signatory to accounts
• Observing legal formalities

Fundraising Coordinator

• Coordinates all fundraising activities;
• Delegates tasks to volunteers;
• Liaises & Oversees what volunteers are doing;
• Ensures delegated tasks are completed;
• Presents written reports to the P&C outlining activities and results;
• Chairs Fundraising Committee (if there is one)

Student School Banking Coordinator

• Looks after the Commonwealth Bank Student Banking Program;
• Collects, processes and banks funds for students each week;
• Liaises with the Commonwealth Bank School Banking Representative;
• Promotes school banking and any special promotions;
• Presents written reports to the P&C outlining activities and results.

Communications Coordinator

• Organises and publishes newsletters (send information to the school every second week per term) for the school community
• Acts as the main Administrator on Facebook page (up to three administrators required)
• Helping produce posters and put up and take down posters around the school.

Additional Facebook Administrators (2 required)

The Facebook administrator’s responsibilities include:

• Posting information, news, questions and other material to the account with approval from the President in circumstances where it is needed.
• Responding to queries raised through the account or referring these to a relevant person for response.
• Deletion of comments that breach the Code of Conduct.
• Removal and/or banning of any user who breaches the Code of Conduct continuously.
• Reporting back at general meetings any enquiries, queries or matters raised on the page.

Sub Committees

• Grounds and Amenity Committee
• Canteen Committee
• Fundraising Committee
• Communication Committee

Mandatory sub-committee requirements are:

• Members of a sub-committee elected at the AGM or when initially formed at a general meeting must be financial members of the P&C Association.
• There must be a member of the P&C Executive Committee on each sub-committee. Canteen employees are encouraged to participate in an advisory capacity in sub-committee meetings but due to the conflict of interest are not able to vote.
• The P&C can disband any sub-committee by a formal resolution of the P&C.
• The Honorary Treasurer of the P&C has overall responsibility for all funds received by any sub-committee
• Cheques drawn against sub-committee bank accounts must be signed by only those people authorised to do so under the approved P&C Constitution (Rule 12.5).
• Where an employee is directed to attend sub-committee meetings in an advisory capacity then they are considered to be on paid time and there should be sufficient inclusion in their employment contract to cover these events.

The sub-committee must provide accurate management reports on the activities of the business operation at every P&C General or Executive Committee meeting.

Please remember you do not need to take on a job on the P&C to be a member. General committee members are always needed.

Nominations

If you would like to nominate for a position on the P&C, please fill in a nomination form. You can print this from the newsletter or copies can be found in the front office or at the canteen. Completed forms can be placed in the P&C box or handed to Rachael Jones (Secretary) or Hayley Hennessy (President). Please try and have your forms in by Monday 3 May 2021, by 3pm. Nominations will also be accepted on the night of the AGM (please hand them in as soon as you arrive for the meeting).

P&C Membership Form

Every P&C member will need to fill in the new P&C Membership Form at the AGM. Please remember to bring your Annual fee of $1.00. You can print out the following form or you can find copies in the Canteen. Membership forms will also be at the AGM for people to fill in.

Fundraising

 

Mother’s Day Stall and Raffle

Extra order forms can be found at the canteen or in the school admin.

Flexischools ordering is encouraged and the preferred option for payment.

Please ensure you have your order in by Friday 30 April.

If you cannot make the deadline, please get in contact with Amy or Hayley, we would hate for anyone to miss out.

Wine and Gin Fundraiser

We are continuing with our Wine and Gin fundraiser for 2021.

Wise Winery are a Halliday 5 Star rated, Margaret River winery supplying sweet, dry, red, white, sparkling plus a great range of Gin’s to choose from.

FREE DELIVERY (AUS WIDE) straight to your door plus 20% of sales comes back to our fundraising.

GET YOURS TODAY - Visit https://wisewine.com.au/arbor-grove-primary-school/

While you are visiting the site, you will also be able to see how much we have raised.

 Feel free to spread the word to your family and friends.

If 12 bottles are too much (which is never really the case) get together and share a case, you can pick any combination of wines and gin to make up the 12 bottles!

Entertainment Memberships

Will gifts from our Mother Day stall items not be enough for Mum on Mother’s Day?

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She will also receive a $20 eGift Card Bonus.

Buy today & she will have three months to activate her membership.

We think Mum will love it even more for supporting Arbor Grove Primary School P&C Association knowing it helps a good cause, as 20% of your Entertainment Membership purchase comes directly to us and you unlock a year of savings.

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