Helen Maynard – Director of Studies K-6

What can make a teacher’s day?

Often it is the simple things. I received this email from one of the students in my Year 5 Mathematics group. It also made his class teacher’s day as she had one in her inbox too.

“Dear Ms Maynard

Over the holidays I have been able to read over my report. Overall I thought my report was amazing, but their was still room for improvement. If you would not mind telIing me how I can improve in Maths this term and the next.”

We had a wonderful follow-up meeting and I walked away thinking that this student will be successful no matter what they choose to do in life, as they are demonstrating many of the characteristics that are needed to flourish.

Homework Parent Focus Groups

A big thank you to the parents who came to give their thoughts around homework. It was a valuable insight into your thinking and ideas. The data collected will be taken to the Homework Committee as part of the data we have been gathering to inform our policy reform. We are also running focus groups and surveys with students so that all of our community voices have input.

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

Some students in Years 3-6 have elected to undertake some or all of the 2018 ICAS Competitions. These international competitions are administered to provide students an opportunity to compete at a high level in their chosen field.

Results are rewarded according to the following scale:

High Distinction certificate – the top 1% of participants

Distinction certificate – the next 10% of participants

Credit certificate – the next 25% of participants

Merit certificate – the next 10% of participants

Participation certificate – all remaining participants

We have received the results for Digital Technologies and the Science Competitions.

Congratulations to all those students who participated for their wonderful efforts. Certificates will be distributed when they arrive.

We especially commend the following students for their outstanding efforts:

Digital Technologies

Distinction: Gil Banna (Year 3), Isaac Shammay (Year 3), Brandon Shevelev (Year 3), Amelie Mueller (Year 4), Noa Rosenzveig (Year 4), Ariel Bloom (Year 5), Ashley Cohn (Year 5), Elias Davis (Year 5), Niek Nathan (Year 5), Oren Levin-Kahn (Year 6), Miriam Stubbs-Goulston (Year 6)

Credit: Samuel Carpenter (Year 3), Lily Foltyn (Year 3), Avalon Gold (Year 4), Jonathan Goldberg (Year 4), Jake Isenberg (Year 4), David Miller (Year 4), Jessica Smith (Year 4), Aaron Berkowitz (Year 5), Liam Danon (Year 5), Jesse Barel (Year 6), Aiden Kanevsky (Year 6), Gideon Pozniak (Year 6), Jasper Selinger (Year 6), Ella Sherman (Year 6)

Merit: Daniel Newfield (Year 5), Jayden Segal (Year 5), Jack Goldberg (Year 6), Jacinta Shevelev (Year 6)

Science

High Distinction: Raphael Harpaz (Year 5)

Distinction: Gil Banna (Year 3), Samuel Carpenter (Year 3), Leah Joshua (Year 3), Isaac Shammay (Year 3), Avalon Gold (Year 4), Amelie Mueller (Year 4), Ari Smaller (Year 4), Jessica Smith (Year 4), Aaron Berkowitz (Year 5), Ariel Bloom (Year 5), Ashley Cohn (Year 5), Elias Davis (Year 5), Niek Nathan (Year 5), Daniel Newfield (Year 5), Joshua Ottaviano (Year 5), Ethan Hirst (Year 6), Oren Levin-Kahn (Year 6)

Credit: Declan Christie (Year 4), Jake Isenberg (Year 4 ), Kira Levin-Kahn (Year 4), Gideon Owen (Year 4), Gabriel Pozniak (Year 4), Noa Rosenzveig (Year 4), Daliah Smagarinsky (Year 5), Aiden Kanevsky (Year 6), Alexander Kirievsky (Year 6), Yael Rembach (Year 6), Jasper Selinger (Year 6), Miriam Stubbs-Goulston (Year 6)

Merit: Elise Goldman (Year 3), Arielle Sharp (Year 5), Gideon Pozniak (Year 6)