Kto10 Circulars
July 2018
General Information, SIRS and Enrolments
OLNA 2018 Round 2 – Preparations
Contact
OLNA helpdesk (08) 9273 6726
olna@scsa.wa.edu.au
Schools with Years 10 to 12 students are reminded about the following important dates and information.
OLNA 2018 Round 2 testing window
Component | Dates |
|---|---|
Writing | Monday, 27 August to Friday, 30 August |
Numeracy and Reading | Monday, 27 August to Friday, 21 September |
Student and Staff preparations
Principals are reminded to complete the tasks in the Checklist for principals on page 23 of the OLNA Handbook. This includes:
- emailing the OLNA Declaration form to olna@scsa.wa.edu.au by 24 July 2018. The OLNA Declaration form is available via https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/schools.
- identifying any changes or additions to disability adjustments by 7 August 2018.
Coordinators are reminded to complete the tasks in the Checklist for OLNA coordinators checklist on page 25 of the OLNA Handbook. This includes:
- ensuring any changes or additions to disability adjustments have been entered into the OLNA Dashboard by 7 August 2018. The OLNA Dashboard can be accessed at https://assess.scsa.wa.edu.au/admin.
- providing students, by 27 August, with the OLNA Information for students sheet. A template copy is available via https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/schools.
The OLNA Handbook is available via https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/schools.
Technical preparations
IT staff/Coordinators are reminded to conduct system and network checks as contained in the OLNA Test-delivery website user guide available via https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/schoolsunder OLNA Test-Delivery Website User Guide.
OLNA publications and forms
All OLNA publications and forms are available from the Authority website at
https://senior-secondary.scsa.wa.edu.au/assessment/olna/schools.
Teaching and Assessment
Publication of Early Childhood Teacher Support Materials
Contact
Mandy Hudson (08) 9273 6755
mandy.hudson@scsa.wa.edu.au
Teachers of Early Childhood are advised that a range of teacher support materials, including sample teaching and learning outlines, sample assessment tasks and Judging Standards resources have been published on the Authority’s website in the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline. These support materials are across Pre-primary to Year 2 and a range of learning areas and can be accessed through the links below.
Sample Teaching and Learning Outlines
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/teaching-support-materials
Humanities and Social Sciences | |
|---|---|
Pre-primary | Geography |
Year 1 | Geography |
Year 2 | History |
The Arts | |
Year 2 | Drama |
Sample Assessment Tasks
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/assessment-activities
Humanities and Social Sciences | ||
|---|---|---|
Pre-primary | Geography and History | We are family |
Year 1 | Geography | Weather and seasons |
Year 2 | Geography | Here, there and everywhere |
Year 2 | Geography | It’s a small, small world |
Year 2 | Geography | Scale circles |
Year 2 | History | Now and then |
Year 2 | History | Get with it |
The Arts | ||
Year 2 | Drama | Jack and the beanstalk |
Judging Standards Materials (requires an extranet login)
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/judgingstandards
Languages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-primary | Chinese: Second Language | Hello (AV) | |
Pre-primary | French: Second Language | Bonjour mes amis (AV) | |
Year 2 | Chinese: Second Language | Alien (AV) | |
Year 2 | Indonesian: Second Language | Berapa rebutan merah (AV) | |
The Arts | |||
Pre-primary | Media Arts | Wash your hands | |
Publication of Languages Teacher Support Materials
Contact
Mandy Hudson (08) 9273 6755
mandy.hudson@scsa.wa.edu.au
Adriana Douglas (08) 9273 6784
adriana.douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
Teachers of Languages are advised that a range of teacher support materials, including sample teaching and learning outlines, sample assessment tasks and Judging Standards resources have been published on the Authority’s website for the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline. These support materials are across a range of years and can be accessed through the links below.
Sample Teaching and Learning Outlines
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/teaching-support-materials
Year 3 |
|---|
Chinese: Second Language |
French: Second Language |
German: Second Language |
Indonesian: Second Language |
Italian: Second Language |
Japanese: Second Language |
Sample Assessment Tasks
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/assessment-activities
Year 7 | |
|---|---|
Chinese: Second Language | New school School life |
French: Second Language | Une journee abominable Youpie, la derniere cloche de la journee a sonne! |
German: Second Language | Welche Facher magst du? Was schauen wir heute Abend im Kino? |
Indonesian: Second Language | Sekolah saya di Australia Selamat dating di Kelas Tujuh |
Italian: Second Language | Benvenuti all anno sette! Che cosa succede a scuola |
Japanese: Second Language | Resutoran ni ikimasenka Youkoso |
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/assessment-activities
Year 8 | |
|---|---|
Chinese: Second Language | My family holiday Festivals |
French: Second Language | Venez feter avec nous! Le poisson d avril |
German: Second Language | Wo warst du in den Ferien Weihnachten in Deutschland |
Indonesian: Second Language | Mau ke mana liburan ini Ayo- tur ke Perth! |
Italian: Second Language | Feste e eventi culturali Saluti da Orvieto |
Japanese: Second Language | Barentaindei ga daisuki Oiwai |
Judging Standards Materials (requires an extranet login)
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/judgingstandards
Year 7 | |
|---|---|
Italian: Second Language | Giochiamo |
French: Second Language | Youpie, la derniere cloche de la journee a sonne! |
German: Second Language | Was schauen wir heute Abend im Kino? |
Indonesian: Second Language | Sekolah saya di Australia |
Japanese: Second Language | Resutoran ni ikimasenka |
Publication of Science Years 7 to 10 Sample Assessment Tasks
Contact
Joy Cicchini (08) 9273 6788
joy.cicchini@scsa.wa.edu.au
Teachers are advised that sample assessment tasks with marking keys have been published on the Authority’s website under Assessment Activities, Science, for the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline. These tasks are examples of what teachers may use or modify when assessing Science in Years 7 to 10. The following sample assessment tasks can be located through the link below.
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/assessment-activities
Year 7 | Biological Sciences | Classification activity |
Year 7 | Chemical Sciences | Cleaning water investigation |
Year 8 | Chemical Sciences | States of matter |
Year 8 | Earth and Space Sciences | Soil activity and rock formation |
Year 9 | Earth and Space Sciences | Plate tectonics |
Year 9 | Physical Sciences | Camping scenario and heat |
Year 10 | Chemical Sciences | Investigating rates of chemical reactions |
Year 10 | Earth and Space Sciences | Global systems |
Year 10 | Physical Sciences | Motion of a soccer ball |
Publication of The Arts Teacher Support Materials
Primary Contact
Melinda Clifford (08) 9273 6743
melinda.clifford@scsa.wa.edu.au
Secondary Contact
Lisa Honczarenko (08) 9273 6763
lisa.honczarenko@scsa.wa.edu.au
Teachers are advised that a range of teacher support materials, including sample teaching and learning outlines, sample assessment tasks and Judging Standards resources have been published on the Authority’s website for the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline. These support materials are across a range of years and can be accessed through the links below.
Sample Teaching and Learning Outlines
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/teaching-support-materials
Drama |
|---|
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Dance |
Year 8 |
Year 10 |
Sample Assessment Tasks
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/assessment-activities
Year 3 Drama | Mystery box |
|---|---|
Year 4 Drama | Rock the sock |
Year 5 Drama | Read between the lines |
Year 6 Drama | Spy school |
Judging Standards Materials (requires an extranet login)
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/judgingstandards
Year 8 | Visual Arts | The Big Catch |
|---|---|---|
Year 8 | Visual Arts | In-class unseen analysis |
Publication of Humanities and Social Sciences Teacher Support Materials
Contact
Mandy Hudson (08) 9273 6755
mandy.hudson@scsa.wa.edu.au
Teachers are advised that a range of teacher support materials, including sample teaching and learning outlines and sample assessment tasks have been published on the Authority’s website for the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline. These support materials are across a range of years and can be accessed through the links below.
Sample Teaching and Learning Outlines
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/teaching-support-materials
Year 3 |
|---|
Civics and Citizenship |
Geography |
History |
Sample Assessment Tasks
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/assessment-activities
Year 4 History | Journeys of long ago |
Year 6 Geography | Cultural diversity |
Year 6 History | Federation, the Constitution and how it happened |
Publication of English Years 7 to 10 Sample Assessment Tasks
Contact
Paula Beck (08) 9273 6782
paula.beck@scsa.wa.edu.au
Teachers of English are advised that sample assessment tasks with marking keys have been published on the Authority’s website under Assessment Activities, English, for the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline. These tasks are across a range of years and can be accessed through the link below.
Sample Assessment Tasks
https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/assessment-activities
Year 7 | |
|---|---|
Writing | Persuasive letter/email |
Year 8 | |
Reading | Response to a news article |
Viewing | Designing a website |
Year 9 | |
Reading | Analytical essay |
Viewing | Scripting a one act play |
Viewing | Film poster analysis |
Writing | Creating writing: exposition and conflict |
Year 10 | |
Viewing | Vote for me! Creating a visual political campaign |
Viewing | Film analysis |
Writing | Narrative writing |