NAPLAN

This year, NAPLAN assessment will take place for students in Year 3 and Year 5 from Wednesday, 12 March 2025 and finishes on Monday, 24 March 2025.

The purpose of NAPLAN is to assess the learning progress of literacy and numeracy skills your child is already learning at school through the school curriculum. Students sit assessments in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The questions assess content linked to the Australian Curriculum: English and Mathematics.

NAPLAN assessments are not about passing or failing. Encouraging your child to do the best they can on the day is the best approach for preparing your child. Excessive preparation or the use of NAPLAN coaching is not necessary or recommended. To find out more about NAPLAN, visit www.nap.edu.au.

RACQ Streets Ahead Program

The RACQ Community and Education Team will be delivering the RACQ Streets Ahead road safety lessons to Prep to Year 6 students from Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 February 2025. This program is provided free to all Queensland primary schools, and lessons will address the topics of pedestrian, passenger and riding safety through age-appropriate and interactive activities.

This program was booked for students in 2024, to go alongside the opening of the new school carpark. With the delays in the car park project, these lessons will still go ahead as planned, and be delivered in preparation for the new car park’s opening.

If you would like more information on the program, including resources to extend learning at home, visit https://www.racq.com.au/streetsahead

To evaluate this program’s content and delivery, RACQ have engaged the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland (CARRS-Q) from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). As part of the evaluation, students in Year 5 and Year 6 have been invited to participate in a short 15–20-minute paper-based survey about the program they will participate in. Participation in the survey is voluntary, with consent forms for participation sent home with all Year 5 and Year 6 students in Week 1. If you would like your Year 5 or Year 6 child to participate in the evaluation survey, please return the consent form for participation to the office no later than Monday, 10 February 2025. All students will still attend the program session regardless of whether they will be completing the survey.

Parent Information Sessions

It was great to see so many families at our Parent Information Sessions held this week. If you are unable to attend, your child’s class teacher will send an email with the information shared to their  families. The following year levels will be holding their sessions in Week 3. All sessions will be held in individual classrooms.

Term 1 Curriculum Overviews

This week, all students in Prep to Year 6 received a copy of the Term 1 Curriculum Overview. This overview outlines what your child will be learning in their year level and specific learning areas during Term 1, including the key concepts to be covered, the skills and knowledge they are expected to gain by the end of the unit, and the assessments to be completed in Mathematics and English. If you'd like more details about the Term Overview, please feel free to reach out to your child’s class teacher. 

Year 6 Leadership Investiture Ceremony

All Year 6 families are cordially invited to attend the Year 6 Leadership Investiture Ceremony on Friday, 21 February 2025, at 9:15 am in the Aspley State School Hall.

This ceremony will see our Captains and Senior Leaders receive their role badges, and all students will be acknowledged as Senior Students of Aspley State School.

As this is a formal occasion, all Year 6 students must wear their full formal uniform, including white formal shirt, black shoes, school shorts or skorts and white socks.

Canberra Trip Update

171 days until the Year 6s depart on their Canberra Trip!

For families attending the trip, the Payment 2 instalment was due today. The next payment instalment invoice (Payment No. 3) will be issued on Friday, 14 February, and due by Friday, 21 March.

If you are experiencing financial hardship, please contact our Business Manager, Miss Hannah Payne, or myself to discuss. All details of these conversations will be kept confidential.