Tips for understanding your child’s report.

With Junior School reports going home today it is timely to reflect on how to interpret the report and how to talk about the contents with your child in a helpful way. The reports are written as a formal document reflecting their academic progress at one point in time. It is measured against the expectations of learning outlined in the curriculum for their age. All children are on a learning journey and are making their way through a continuum of learning, making progress from year to year. Your child may be at different points on the continuum for each subject because everyone has varying areas of strength and areas for further development.

We are all unique and bring a different set of skills, passions and areas of interest into the world. I encourage you to celebrate your child’s areas of strength and to recognise where you child has made good progress or has demonstrated good effort towards learning. You build up your child’s self-esteem through their strengths, rather than emphasising their areas for further development.

One area that can cause confusion is the A to E scale of overall achievement. The A to E scale represents achievement in line with the curriculum expectations for your child’s year group. The C grade is a good outcome. That means you child is meeting the expectations for learning in that subject area. Since every child is on their own learning journey, it is normal for students to have different areas in which they are working towards, at or above the expected level. No two people in the world are exactly the same!

As you read through the report here are some helpful tips and points to keep in mind:

 A grade - Extensive

B grade – Thorough understanding

C grade – Sound understanding

D grade – Basic

E grade – Elementary 

• The student portfolios contain a collection of student work which will be helpful in understanding and interpreting the report.
• Take note of your child’s strengths and celebrate them together. 
• Look at the areas of development and for any specific comments regarding next steps.
• Focus on and reward the effort- this is an important part of the report that tells you if they are working to their potential.
• Be realistic of what your child will achieve.
• Avoid linking rewards to academic progress. This could set them up to fail. We want intrinsic – not learning for prize.
• Avoid comparisons in the family or across the grade. Learning is a continuum and children do make progress year after year.
• Remember at the same age different children can be at different places on the learning journey.
• Avoid jumping to conclusions. Use the portfolio for evidence and if in doubt ask to meet with teacher.

Sandy Wheeler
Deputy Head of Junior School - People & Practice

The Junior School, Art Competition was held earlier this year.  

The entries certainly showed a tremendous amount of talent and an obvious love of art.

The award recipients are as follows:

Early Stage 1
First Place: Olivia Tieu (Prep Blue)
Second Place: Mihajlo Trifunovic (KP)
Third Place: Milania D'Amico (Prep Red)
Highly Commended: Elijah Farah (Prep Blue)

Stage 1
First Place: Lachlan Slattery (2W)
Second Place: Jonas D'Emanuele (2R)
Third Place: Elijah White (2H)
Highly Commended: Aleksandar Milanovic (2D)

The teachers who judged this competition had a very difficult job because of the high standard of entries.  Mrs Ross, who was a main organiser, thanks everyone who entered.

Mrs Ross & Mrs Harris

 

Well done to all of the recipients.

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Come along to an information session with Clinical Psychologist, Colleen Hirst and enhance your skills in this area. Hear Colleen speak about Resilience as well as have the opportunity to ask questions about the topic.

Date: 29 August 2018

Time: 1pm-2.30pm

Venue: Junior School Library

More information, including how to register, will be available early next term.

Come along and hear some great Hot Topics presented by the Sydney Missionary and Bible College

Living with Anxiety - 7pm, Wednesday 8 August 2018

Rest & Sleep - 7pm, Wednesday 19 September 2018

Click the link for more details - 

HotTopics18THAC_A3_3.pdf

HotTopics18THAC_A3_3.pdf

The Yr 3-6 Athletics Carnival was held at the Blacktown Athletics Stadium on Monday 18 June.  The students braved the cold and windy conditions to participate in a variety of track and field events.

It was great to see everyone striving to do their best and we appreciated the support of parent helpers who assisted on the day.

All the students displayed a high level of sportsmanship both on and off the track and the relay races were a great finish to the day.

A highlight of the day was watching Luke Moran clear the high jump bar at a height of 1.55m.  An awesome effort!

A BIG THANK YOU  to Mr Kaye, Mr Geering and the YEAR 10  PASS students who ran the field events.

They did a FANTASTIC job to ensure the carnival ran smoothly and efficiently. 

The House competition was very close this year.  Congratulations to LIDDELL, who were overall winners.

The Primary Carnival results were:

1^st – Liddell                       2,048 points                                  2^nd – Carmichael       1, 977 points

3^rd – Lewis                       1,966 points                                   4^th – Wilberforce       1, 850 points

The following students were the Age Champions:

Students who have qualified to represent the College at the NASSA carnival will be notified soon.  

The NASSA Junior Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday 17 August 2018.

Mrs S Evans
P-6 Sport Coordinator

2018 Football Development Programs - Kindergarten - Year 8 (afternoon programs)

The College offers Football Development Programs for students in Kinder to Year 8.

The year-long program caters for both boys and girls and will be conducted by our Football Director Sonny Makko.

The one-hour sessions are designed to improve the skill level of each individual and suited for all abilities.

Students will be involved in fun activities that develop skills and promote understanding of the game.

Students can enrol in more than one day if preferred. The program runs for 35 weeks.

Information flyers and application forms for the 2018 football development programs are available at the College Reception.

Program details:

Kinder - Year 2 Program                  Monday  3 - 4pm            - FULL - names placed on waiting list

Year 3 - Year 8 Program                  Tuesday 3 - 4pm            -  POSITIONS available

Kinder - Year 2 Program                  Wednesday  3 - 4pm     -  FULL - names placed on waiting list

Year 2 - Year 6 Program                  Thursday 3 - 4pm          -  POSITIONS available

K - 6 Girls Only Program                 Friday 3 - 4pm              -  FULL - names placed on waiting list

For further information, please contact Mrs Evans, P-6 Sports Coordinator and TAP Coordinator - [email protected]

THAC TAP Football Jnr 2018 v1.pdf

THAC TAP Football Jnr 2018 v1.pdf

THAC TAP Football Jnr Application Form 2018 v1.pdf

THAC TAP Football Jnr Application Form 2018 v1.pdf

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The Football Holiday camp will be held on the College campus during the third week of the July school holidays.

Date:   Monday 16 - Friday 20 JULY 2018

Time:  8.30am - 2.30pm

The camp will run for 5 days with the option of registering for all days or on a per day basis. 

Students will be involved in fun activities that develop skills and promote understanding of the game.  The daily training will be designed to improve the skill level of each individual. 

Our Football Director, Mr Sonny Makko will be leading the program and it is offered to boys and girls in Kindergarten to Year 9 who attend Thomas Hassall Anglican College.

Details and enrollment information are on the flyer:/sites/default/files/files/THAC_FootballCamp%20July18%20v1(1).pdf

TO BOOK A PLACE IN THE HOLIDAY FOOTBALL PROGRAM visit the Try booking website: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=394157

For more details please contact Mrs Evans - P-6 Sport Coordinator and Talented Athlete Program Coordinator

Mrs Sharon Evans
P-6 Sports Coordinator 

After four consecutive games the girls came out undefeated winning the Grand Final and were presented with an engraved South West Tigers trophy! As they won the Gala Day they qualified for the Paul Kelly Cup Regional AFL Finals which were held on Tuesday 12 June at Blacktown International Sports Park.

The team won two out of three games in their pool. Scoring 10-8 against St Patricks and 8-2 against Richard Johnson Anglican College. From Abbie Furley’s quick passes to Marley Rhode’s catches and the ruthless tackles of Annalise Panarello, the team formed some great plays with good decision making. Unfortunately, their overall goal difference meant the girls were unable to qualify for the Semi-Finals, leaving them 4^th in the entire competition.

Overall, they demonstrated fantastic teamwork and positive sportsmanship towards their opponents. The mid-gala day sprint was competed by Lillian Evans-Wilkinson, who scraped in at 4^th place. Well done Lillian! Mrs Thompson also represented Thomas Hassall with Teacher’s Kick component of the day and ended up with most accurate female kick!

Congratulations to the Stage 3 girls on an outstanding effort and performance on the day! An amazing achievement throughout the whole competition!

Rachel Thompson
Senior AFL Girls Coach