Ms Leigh Cusack 

The middle of the Term is here and with it, assessment for most subjects.

Assessment   

Year 8s will be completing Formative or beginning Summative assessment over the next few weeks.

Formative assessment informs the teacher and the student about how the learning is going.  It is a taster of what is to come. If a student is struggling in this type of assessment, it is a chance to change tack so the student may not fail the summative assessment.

Summative assessment is a check on what the student has learnt over an entire unit. As such it is usually the last assessment undertaken and has the most weighting (e.g., It may be worth 60% of the grade assigned on Reports).

It is common to hear from students that Formative assessment doesn’t count. This is not entirely true as it is used to finalise grades, and help complete endeavour rankings.  It is also used in extreme circumstances, if a student cannot be present for Summative assessment.

Students beware: Always give your assessment your best shot.

Harding Miller Scholarship 2025

Parents of girls in Year 8 are encouraged to consider this $20,000 scholarship to help students fulfil their potential for tertiary study. Designed to assist financially and academically, to help your daughter achieve her best at school in Years 8-12.

Families must register to the mailing list on the site, to be able to apply for the scholarship. This is a change from previous years.

For more details: Harding Miller Scholarship 2025

REP Reward Day

Students are collating their REP cards for REP Rewards Day in Week 7. The Reward on offer this Term is pizza.  Students have the option to team up to order an entire pizza, or cash 1 full card (both sides) for 2 slices.

Last day for cards to be collected is Monday (Wk 7), so orders can be ready.

A reminder: Completed REP Cards can be ‘banked’ at the library as they are filled to avoid lost cards, or students handing them in all at once which causes a backlog and delays in students being able to apply their discount at the end of the year.

Students are also still able to use their REP cards directly, for small purchases at the canteen.

Year 8s Representing

Finally, the last few weeks have seen many Year 8s representing our school in FQ Futsal Championships, Darling Downs Cross Country, Broncos Cup Netball and Football, and Vicki Wilson Netball.

Congratulations to Isabella, Teagan, Ruby, Willow, Savannah, Bonnie, Hannah, Elwood, Christopher, Riley, Jasper, Siena and Emily for taking on the extra challenge.

Students also shone when the Army Band visited. Well done Will, Jayleigh, Mikinlea, Emily, Declan, Ellie, Eryk, Christopher, Hannah and Ruby.

Eisteddfod

Eisteddfod has begun with many of the Year 8s performing well individually and in groups.  Declan, Ruby and Mikinlea challenged the St Jospeh’s debating team on the topic of ‘It’s harder to focus now, than it was in the past’ (affirmative).  While they didn’t come away with a win, we are proud of their performance.

Thank you to parents/carers/guardians that make the Eisteddfod possible for their children and others. There have been some very proud, (and relieved), faces coming back onto the Year 8 corridor after a great performance.

Regards,

Leigh Cusack 

Email: lcusa9@eq.edu.au   Ph: 4681 5888