Term 1 Week 3 – Macquarie Messenger by Macquarie Anglican Grammar School

Term 1, Week 3

MACQUARIE Messenger

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Level

Level 1 No AI

Level 2

AI for Ideas

Level 3

AI for Editing

Level 4

AI for Sections

Level 5

AI Integrated

Description

No AI tools allowed

Brainstorming only

Improving clarity

Limited content creation

Full support with transparency

Examples

Complete task independently without AI assistance.

Use AI to generate ideas or organise thoughts; no AI text in final work.

AI can check grammar/spelling; original draft must be included.

AI may assist with examples or summaries; cite all AI content.

AI used throughout; all contributions cited and explained.

Try prompts like:

“Say the sounds and read the word”

“What sound does that letter group make?”

“Can you break the word into parts?”

“Does that sound right?”

If they are stuck after a genuine attempt, then help “this word says or s-i-n-k says sink” The goal is supported independence, not struggle

Supporting Fluency (smooth, reading)

Encourage rereading the this builds automaticity

Model reading a sentence then have them copy you Take turns reading pages

Celebrate effort, not speed

Some of the most effective ha read at the same time each d reading, or plan to visit the lib enjoyment Daily reading, eve over time Across a year, that thousands of words encounte skills strengthened.

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ParentInformationWebinarandHandbook

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Year7&10SchoolVaccinationProgram

FirstSchoolImmunisationClinicWednesday25March(Week8–Term1 CatchUpImmunsationClinicWednesday1April(Week9–Term1)

EachyearNSWHealthpartnerswithschoolstoofferthevaccinesrecomme NationalHealthandMedicalResearchCouncil(NHMRC)foradolescentsas SchoolVaccinationProgram.

IfyourchildisinYear7orYear10thisyear,youcannowprovideonlinecons routineschoolvaccinations OurfirstSchoolVaccinationClinicisonWedne duringperiods1&2 WearealsoofferingaCatch-UpVaccinationClinicthe onWednesday1April,duringperiods1&2.Thisisforanystudentsunableto firstclinic.

InYear7,studentsareofferedtheDiphtheria,Tetanus,andWhoopingCoug dose)andHumanPapillomaVirusVaccine(1dose) InYear10,studentsare MeningococcalACWYvaccine(1dose)

Vaccinationwillonlybeprovidedatschoolifconsenthasbeenreceived.To consentpleaserefertotheemailthatwassenttoParentsandCarers.

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