Evaluation of student performance is an important part of
teaching. It is a continuous process and teachers use a variety of techniques
to gather valuable information about your child’s progress. Children’s progress
is monitored against a set of standards outlined in the Australian and
Queensland Curriculums. Report cards are issued twice a year at the end of
terms two and four. All reports go home in a sealed envelope.
Parent/teacher meetings are offered at the
end of Terms 1 and 3 to discuss student’s learning goals, strengths and focus
areas for improvement. Bookings for these conversations are managed on-line via
the School Website. We invite all parents to make the most of this invaluable
opportunity and foster a strong home-school partnership. At Lawnton we believe
it is essential to maintain open and effective communication with home at all
times. Therefore we will attend promptly to any parent communication
requests by organising a mutually convenient time to attend to any concerns or
questions that may arise throughout the year.
NAPLAN testing Years 3 and 5
The Year 3 and 5 National Assessment Program Literacy and
Numeracy tests are held annually in May. The tests capture point in time data
on students’ Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Numeracy
skills. The tests are designed and marked by an external agency, not the
school. All students receive a special report, advising parents how their child
has performed, in relation to commonwealth and state results. All results are
to be treated as confidential. Parents are encouraged to consider their child’s
NAPLAN results within the suite of data collected across the year for their
child.