Dear Families,

Last Thursday marked World Environment Day, a significant occasion on our national calendar that encourages us to reflect on how we care for the Earth and take action to protect it for future generations. At St Oliver’s, World Environment Day is an ideal opportunity to revisit our commitment to caring for our planet. Through our Units of Inquiry, students explore sustainability priorities, deepen their understanding of ecological responsibility, and learn what it means to care for our common home. These learning experiences encourage students to think critically about the impact of human activity and the importance of respectful, sustainable living. World Environment Day serves as a powerful reminder of the important role each of us plays in protecting the Earth and nurturing a deep appreciation for the natural world.

Celebration of Learning– Literacy Focus

We warmly invite you to our Term 2 Celebration of Learning on Wednesday 18 June from 9:00–10:45am. This session will showcase the evidence-based practices we have been implementing to enhance our students’ reading skills – including fluency pairs, daily review, and read along with your child and view some of their work. Come and sit with your child as they share their learning and talk you through some of the work they are most proud of. We look forward to seeing you there!

School Closure- Professional learning day for teachers:

Our upcoming school closure day will take place on Thursday 19 June. On this day, all staff – including administration, Learning Support Officers, teaching, and leadership staff – will engage in a whole-school professional learning session focused on Team Teach training.

Team Teach is an accredited training framework that aims to strengthen staff capabilities in behaviour support while promoting a safe, inclusive, and cohesive school environment. It emphasises practical, preventative strategies and provides a respectful and structured approach to responding to incidents.

The training will equip staff with:

• Practical strategies to support positive student behaviour

• Techniques for de-escalation and risk reduction

• Restorative practices to follow incidents

• An understanding of relevant legislation and MACS policy expectations

Semester One Reporting Update

Our teachers are currently in the thick of the Semester One assessment and reporting process. This involves sitting alongside students in one-on-one interviews in Literacy and Numeracy, completing end-of-unit tests, and gathering observational data on each child’s performance, effort, and behaviour in the classroom. It’s a thorough and thoughtful process, and at St Oliver’s, we’re so fortunate to work with such a beautiful bunch of children- it truly is a joy as principal to read each of their reports and notice their areas of growth and improvement. 

Semester One Reports will go live on Compass on Monday, 30 June from 4:30pm. These reports will be shared by our Deputy Principal – Learning Excellence, Sara Belante, and will provide valuable insights into your child’s learning journey so far this year.

Understanding the Changes to Maths Reporting in Semester Reports

As mentioned at our Curriculum Night in April, we are now sharing these changes in our newsletter so all families are well informed. From 2025, all Victorian schools are required to adopt the updated Mathematics 2.0 curriculum, which also brings new ways of reporting on your child’s learning.

What’s Changing?

One Overall Maths Score- In the past, your child received separate scores for each area of Mathematics (such as Number, Measurement, and Statistics). Now, schools will provide just one overall score in Maths based on your child’s overall achievement.

A Holistic Teacher Judgement

This score comes from the teacher’s professional judgement, which takes into account everything your child has shown they understand and can do across the Maths curriculum.

New Focus on Number

The updated curriculum places a much stronger emphasis on Number. This may mean your child’s result in Maths looks different to previous years, especially if they are still developing their number skills. This will be explained further through our Individualised Progression Table, which helps give a clearer picture of your child’s growth.

Achievement Only (Not Progress Yet)

The new reports will show your child’s level of achievement at this point in time. The new curriculum doesn’t yet require us to show progress (e.g. from the start to the end of the year), but that will come later.

We know changes like this can raise questions. Please feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss your child’s progress. Our goal is always to communicate clearly and support every learner’s growth.

More information and further updates will be shared with you by our Deputy Principal: Mathematics Lead, Cecilia Garden, as we continue to implement these changes throughout the year.

Assembly (This week)

A reminder to all families that our whole-school assembly will take place this Friday at 2:50pm. This week, we will be commemorating World Environment Day, an important occasion on our nation’s calendar that invites us to reflect on our shared responsibility to care for our planet. We warmly invite you to join us in prayer and celebration, as we acknowledge the many achievements of our students and come together as a community committed to stewardship, learning, and growth. We hope to see you there!

Have a great week.

Delfina Pieri

Principal 

principal@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au 

What's coming up this fortnight...

Thurs 12 Jun:  SAC Meeting - 7pm - members only (new time)

Thur 12 Jun:  Class Mass: 1B & 1H - 10am

Fri 13 Jun:   Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs Pascoe Vale North (Home)

Fri 13 Jun:   Assembly - 2:50pm - parents welcome

Tue 17 Jun:  Prep Fire Education Session 2 - 10am

Wed 18 Jun:  Celebration of Learning: Literacy Open Morning - 9am to10:45am

Thurs 19 Jun: Staff Professional Learning - No school for students

Fri 20 Jun:   Interschool Sports - BYE

Fri 20 Jun:   P&F Winter Warmer - Cheer Toastie/PJ Day

Term 2

Tuesday 22 April- Friday 4 July- 1pm dismissal for students

Term 3

Monday 21 July- Friday 19 September- 1pm dismissal for students

Term 4

Monday 6 October- Tuesday 16 December- 1pm dismissal for students

2025 Sacraments

Reconciliation (Year 3)- Wednesday 12 November @ 6:30pm (Church)

2025 School Closures

Thursday 19 June: Professional Learning Day- No school for students

Monday 11 August: Professional Learning Day- No school for students

Friday 28 November: Professional Learning Day- No school for students

Public Holidays

Tuesday 4 November: Melbourne Cup

Time In Lieu Days

Monday 3 November: School Closure for staff and students 

2025 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thursday 23 October: Parent/Teacher Progress Meeting- 1pm finish for students

2025 Celebrations of Learning

Term 2: Wednesday 18 June- 9-11am: Literacy Focus

Term 3: Wednesday 17 & 18 September: School Production

Term 4: Thursday 20 November- 9-11am- Mathematics Focus

Carol Leone/Katherine Darmanin

Office Administration 

Risk Taking Russ   Resilient Ruth   Self Motivated Sally   Reflective Rita   Persistent Pete  Curious Carter   Collaborative Cody       

Our School Community Notice Board acknowledges special Staff or School Family News. It allows us to be connected through prayer while we are apart and it is something I would really like to continue when we are back together again. If you have a particular event happening in your life e.g. birth or death and would like us to acknowledge this event please email me. We as a school community would love to offer prayers and thoughts to you during times of great joy or sadness.

principal@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au