St Thomas More School endeavours to use its assessment and reporting practices to reflect many dimensions of learning and aspects of a student's development including skills, values, attitude and habits of mind.
Assessment
Assessment procedures provide information to:
- The teacher as a way of informing planning and programming
- The student about achievement and growth areas
- The parent/caregiver about student development
- The school for future planning
Recording
Assessment information is recorded in a variety of ways including:
- Anecdotal records
- Observation grids
- Checklists
- Unit summaries
- Audio, video recordings and digital photos
- Student self assessment notes
- Annotated responses
- Collections of work samples
- Rubrics
Reporting
Formal reporting at St Thomas More School takes the form of:
- A Parent/Teacher Meet & Greet Time early in Term 1
- A Parent/Teacher interview in Term 2
- A Semester 1 written report that is sent home at the end of Term 2
- Meetings between parents and teachers as required
- An End of Year written report that is sent home late in Term 4