Katie Brody – Director of Students K-6

NAPLAN testing (Year 3 and Year 5)

“As you sit down to your exams you owe it to yourself to work hard and do your best, but know that the results won’t be a measure of you. There is no exam, block of exams, or assessment that will even come close to showing what you are capable of, or the life that’s waiting for you.” Read the full message to students

From Tuesday 11 May 2021 – Friday 14 May 2021, our Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in NAPLAN Online. We would appreciate it if all parents keep the emphasis on best effort and help the children to remain confident. We will be offering lots of encouragement for students to remain at ease, read carefully and check their work prior to submission. We will also emphasise the sentiments of the article referenced above.

Aside from the writing task for Year 3 being on paper this year, the rest of the assessments will be completed online. Click here for the information for parents and carers. One of the main features of the NAPLAN Online format is that it is a tailored (or adaptive) test. The tailored test provides a more precise assessment of your child’s performance in the areas of reading, language conventions (grammar, spelling and punctuation) and numeracy by adapting to responses. As your child progresses through the test, questions may be easier or more difficult, to better assess his or her ability. Your child’s NAPLAN results and scores are based on the number and complexity of questions he or she has answered correctly. 

NAPLAN schedule

Please note:

• Instrument tutors have been provided with the NAPLAN schedule and should not take your child for a lesson during a NAPLAN task
• ‘Catch up’ sessions have been scheduled in the unfortunate case of student illness – the final date for all NAPLAN exams to be completed is Friday 21 May 2021.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher or Katie Brody, Director of Studies K-6  

For more information click on these links:

• Learn how to support your child during NAPLAN
• View types of questions on the public demonstration site
• Watch a video about NAPLAN
• Watch a video that explains the NAPLAN online tailored test

Alwell Year 4

On 21 May 2021 Year 4 students will participate in Alwell testing. As with all tasks of this nature, students should focus on what they can do to show their best effort and should encourage their peers to take this in their stride. The invigilators from Alwell Academic Assessment Services will be administering the tasks. Starting from the morning, the students will have breaks between sessions and should finish around 12:30 pm. These are paper based tasks.

Jikminggan trip – Northern Territory

News from the travellers is that the Jilkminggan trip has been a wonderful experience and such an adventure for the students and parents. With incredible views, textures and colours in the various landscapes and exciting exploration in the natural environment, to the special interactions between Emanuel students and the local school community. This certainly sounds like a journey that won’t be forgotten. We look forward to more news and to seeing all the photos once our families are home again.