SchoolTalk Update 2, End of Year Reporting

We are now ready to share your child’s end of year achievement and progress report with you. On Monday (10th December) you will receive an email from SchoolTalk with your child’s end of year report. The purpose of this email is to outline what to expect and to answer any questions you may have.

You can expect to see how your child is achieving against each aspect of the School's graduate profile (see below). There will be three main parts to your child's end of year achievement and progress report.

• A written teacher comment about your child, and a reflection written by your child if they are in Years 4 - 8. If your child is in Years 1 - 3, you will only see a teacher comment.
• Progress against the expected curriculum levels in Reading, Writing and Mathematics and your child's next learning steps.
• Progress against the School's graduate profile outcomes such as collaborating and using the learner qualities.

Please note if your child has had less than one term at school, you will receive a physical report from their hub teachers post the 5-7 week connects. This report will have written comment of what was discussed at this connect and will be about your child's experience at school so far rather than a measure against the curriculum level expectations.

How to read your child’s end of year achievement report

Reading, Writing and Maths Reporting

Each report shows you how your child is achieving against each of the areas of reading, writing and mathematics. Your child's achievement is shown on a continuum 'working towards', ‘working within’ and working above’. The yellow indicates 'working towards’ the expected level and the green represents ‘working within’ or 'working above' this level.

You will also see a new view that illustrates your child's progress over time (since being enrolled at Stonefields School).

The pale green band in the graph represents the appropriate curriculum level for your child.

The darker green line in the middle of this band shows the expectation for where your child should be.

The blue bar on the graph shows the Overall Teacher Judgement for the progress your child has made overall in this curriculum area.

The bars underneath the Overall Teacher Judgement further break down achievement in each aspect of the curriculum areas.

Next Steps

Your child’s next steps for learning are detailed in the right hand column of the snapshot. Up to 5 next steps are highlighted for each curriculum area. If viewing your child's snapshot on a mobile or smaller device, the next steps will display under the achievement bars.

Graduate Profile Reporting

Building Learning Capacity, Collaborating, Making Meaning & Break Through

Since opening, the School has been reflecting on 'what learning matters' for our young people to ensure they are successful life long learners and equipped for the predicted future world. The NZ Curriculum, research and future predictions have informed the outcomes in our 'graduate profile'. The outcomes sit under each of our four vision principles. We aspire for all our learners to achieve these school expectations after 8 years at Stonefields School. These outcomes are shown in spider graphs and bar chart form and show you how your child is meeting expectations in all aspects of our 'graduate profile'.

Below is an example of the Building Learning Capacity spider graph. You will see two additional spider graphs, one showing achievement against the 7 learner quality expectations and the third, which shows Collaborating, Making Meaning and Break Through.

The key beneath the spider charts indicates whether your child is working towards, working within, or working above the Stonefields School expectations.

SchoolTalk progressions

Once you are logged into SchoolTalk you can find out further detail on your child’s progress and next steps by clicking on the progression button in the left hand sidebar. Click here to learn how to do this.

Green Highlighting - Your child has achieved the learning intention.

Yellow Highlighting - This is a current next learning step for your child.

Blue Highlighting - Your child has submitted evidence of achieving the learning intention and is waiting for the teacher to assess whether it has been achieved for it to be marked green.

The blue bar sits in the range of 'working towards', what does this mean?

This indicates that your child continues to work towards meeting the curriculum level expectation. Acceleration of progress is required in order for the expectation to be met by the end of the year. When a child is working towards this expectation it indicates they can be between 1-2 years below the expected curriculum level. This area is yellow in colour and is indicated on the key underneath the graphs.

The blue bar sits between 'working within' and 'working above', what does this mean?

This indicates that your child is strong in their current curriculum level and likely has consolidated their knowledge thoroughly at this level.

I don't know what the sidebar buttons do in SchoolTalk?

If you click on the ? in the side bar you will access a series of help videos that teach you the functionality of SchoolTalk.

Can I print my child’s report?

The end of year report has been designed so it can be printed if you would like a hard copy. It can also easily be shared digitally with grandparents and other significant people in your family. If you don’t have access to a printing facility, please email either the hub teachers or melanie.prasad@stonefields.school.nz and they will happily print you a copy.

Why SchoolTalk?

• To develop agency in children to know where they are and what their next learning step is.
• To provide real time information for parents about what your child is learning and what their next steps are.
• To provide resources to support learners to advance their learning at school and at home.
• To create efficiency for teachers to analyse gaps and design learning to meet different groups of children’s needs.
• If you are new to Stonefields School and would like to view a short movie that shares what SchoolTalk is all about, please click on the clip below.