From Mr Galvin

NAPLAN for Years 3 and 5 starts next Tuesday

Students in Years 3 and 5 will commence NAPLAN starting next Tuesday May 11. Year 3 will continue to use pencil and paper for writing, however all other tests will be online. Parents are encouraged to visit the Public Demonstration site for more information. This site also allows students to review the login procedures and attempt some practice demonstration tests. These have also been viewed in class.

Years 3 and 5 students require earphones for NAPLAN online.

Students are asked to be prompt to school on these days and ensure they have a water bottle, fruit break etc. Students absent on test days may not be able to catch up on some/all missed tests.

Bungendore Rotary Public Speaking

Congratulations to the following students who represented St Bede’s at the Bungendore Rotary Public Speaking Competition on Tuesday night. All students in Years 3-6 prepared a speech with a limited number of students selected for the next stage of the competition.

Year 3 Remi Haraldson

Year 4 Pippa Tooth

Year 5 Ivy Ross

Year 6 Frankie Doherty

Year 6 Rosalie Hazell

Year 6 Benjamin Allen

Year 6 Charlie Yewdall

Students will present their speeches to the school after next Friday’s morning assembly (14 May). Parents of students presenting are welcome to attend.

Sport News

Good luck to all Junior Redbacks who commence their winter rugby season tomorrow night in Goulburn. Training continues every Thursday at the Rec from 3:30 till 4:30.

Soccer has also kicked off with many St Bede’s students competing in the Braidwood and Canberra competitions. Good luck!

We would love to hear about the other sports our students participate in. We may not be able to include everything in the newsletter, but we can try.

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