Dear Parents/Caregivers,
NAPLAN 2023
New standards have been introduced to NAPLAN reporting this year. The 4 new standards replace the previous numerical NAPLAN reporting bands and national minimum standards. The changes to the standards sit alongside another change which saw NAPLAN testing move from Term 2 to Term 1.
Each individual student’s results for Numeracy, Reading, Writing and Conventions of Language are now measured as either Exceeding, Strong, Developing or Needs Additional Support. These 4 new proficiency standards provide clear information on student achievement. They are set at a challenging but reasonable level expected for the child at the time of NAPLAN testing, based mainly on what has been taught in previous years at school.
The school’s combined and total results in each year level are also now measured as Exceeding, Strong, Developing or Needs Additional Support.
Early analysis of our results show positive literacy results for the students in year 3, receiving an overall standard level of ‘strong’ for reading, writing and spelling. The year 5 cohort received an overall proficiency level of strong for reading and spelling. These results are an indication that our school improvement focus on literacy is having a positive impact on teacher pedagogy and student outcomes.
Overall results for Numeracy in year 3 and 5 show a proficiency level of ‘developing’. This indicates that students are working towards expectations at the time of testing.
Deeper analysis of results will be undertaken by staff in the upcoming weeks to identify areas of strength and development for students and shape the development of our 2024 School Improvement Plan (the SIP). After years of focus and pleasing improvements with literacy at Burton, it is time to consider shifting focus onto numeracy.
This year, Burton Primary School had 98% of year 3 students and 100% of year 5 students sit NAPLAN.
Further information about our school NAPLAN results- by year level- will be provided in the next newsletter.
PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL ACTION
We will send information about the Proposed Industrial action via email, Skoolbag and SeeSaw as soon as we have the information available. Thank you for your patience.
Michael Hosking
Week 6
Monday Aug 28 - Camp Quality puppet show
Monday Aug 28 - Switched on Indigenous young inventors excursion
Thursday August 31 - Students Leaders for Sustainability Forum excursion
Thursday August 31 - Father's Day stall - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Friday Sept 1- Assembly
Week 7
Thursday Sept 7 - PUPIL FREE DAY - OSHC Available
Friday Sept 8 - SCHOOL CLOSURE - OSHC Available
All Lost and Found uniform items are now kept in "The Hive". If your child has misplaced something, please check in there.
Please make sure to label all belongings in multiple places, this makes it much easier for our staff to be able to return the items to their owners.
Dear Families, Burton Primary School is on Facebook! Being on Facebook will allow us to communicate more easily with families.
Liking our page will enable you to see our posts. You can like our page by going to
https://www.facebook.com/Burton-Primary-School-110890621367317
This page will be used alongside SeeSaw and Skoolbag to communicate about events and learning at the school and within the community. We encourage parents to comment and message to provide feedback, ask questions and contribute to the Burton Primary School community. We ask that you read the following guidelines to ensure the page is used safely and respectfully.
Comments which are:
- Abusive, harassing, threatening, defamatory, offensive or attacking others
- Identifying students, staff, families or members of the community in a negative or disrespectful manner.
Will be removed by our Administrators.
If you have a specific concern we recommend you contact the school directly via email dl.1844.info@schools.sa.edu.au or by phone on 8280 6277.
Kind Regards,
Burton Staff
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