JS News: 30 Mar 2022

By Tracey Markovic – Assistant Head of Junior School, Operations

Tracey Markovic
Tracey Markovic

It is hard to believe that it is Week 9, and we are almost at the end of first term. The saying ‘time flies when you are having fun’ seems to be very relevant about now!

Over the past eight weeks, our students and educators have commenced their 2022 journey of learning. Students have collaborated in large groups and small, worked independently and as part of whole year levels, to achieve common learning goals. Collaboration and joint learning have been central to everything they have done.

They have headed offsite on excursions, participated in incursions, been visited by guest speakers and some year levels were fortunate to have the opportunity to head interstate and attend camp.

Sharing student learning and student progress with our families is crucial to ensure a positive connection between school and home. This week has seen our Term 1 parent teacher interviews taking place for our Kindergarten–Year 6 students. These interviews have allowed families to discuss their child’s learning with their teacher. Parent teacher interviews are one way for families to find out more about their child’s learning and progress to date.

Another way that the Junior School is looking to create greater connection and engagement for families with student learning is through Toddle. Toddle is a platform that supports the documentation of our written curriculum and the provision of assessment. Students maintain their journal online through Toddle. This journal captures the ‘story’ of learning throughout the year and forms an important component of our reporting to families.


How will Toddle work for parents?

  • Toddle can be accessed via Nexus.
  • Parents will be able to access their child’s journal within Toddle. These journals will provide an insight into the learning that your child/ren have been engaging with at school and will provide specific feedback regarding key learning tasks throughout the semester.

A few ‘snapshots’ of Toddle learning posts can be seen below. Families are encouraged to visit their child’s year level page in Nexus regularly to see classroom learning in action.

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Some of our year level staff and specialists were asked for a ‘snippet’ of what they have been doing over the past eight weeks. Please click this link to read more about what has been happening in our classrooms.

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