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2nd YEAR PARENT INFORMATIONEVENING
6TH December, 2011
Introduction of Year Head
Focus of the Year
Challenges
An introduction to revision
Supports for parents
CONTENT
4 Classes Year Head - Ms. Kerins
◦ 2C - Ms. Daly◦ 2O - Ms. Coolahan◦ 2L - Mr. Tighe◦ 2M - Ms. Martin
INTRODUCTION
Personal Development
Application and Commitment
Revision Skills
FOCUS
1. Pursue Achievable Goals
Huge changes
◦ Physical◦ Emotional ◦ Relationships
Personal Development
PHYSICAL
Bigger Voice Breaking Developing Different rates of
growth◦ Awkwardness◦ Embarrassment
EMOTIONAL
Fluctuating Emotions
Short tempers
◦ Causes confusion◦ Arguments◦ Tension
Relationships
Established friendships
New friendships
Isolation
RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER
3. Share with Others
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTFORMAL SPHE CSPE RE PE General Subjects
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTINFORMAL Election Friendship Week Whole School
Assemblies School Musical Extra curricular Class captain School Counsel French Exchange Retreats
Whole School Assembly
The School Musical
SPORT!
The Musical Orchestra!
The Musical Cast
Jersey Day!
MORE SPORT!!
The French Exchange
The French Exchange Disco!
The School Presidential Election
Series of 4 fund raisers 2C – Cake Sale in aid of Down Syndrome
Ireland 2M – Science Quiz – Cancer Ireland
After Christmas 2L 2O
FUND RAISERS
Instil a sense of civic responsibility Collaborative activity Decision making process Organisational skills Self esteem
WHY?
4. Help Your Neighbours
APPLICATION AND
COMMITMENT
Maintain the link between home and school◦ Notes to and from home◦ Awareness of course work and results◦ Code of Behaviour
Organisational skills Record of homework Flag calendar dates
JOURNALS
Each student is awarded points◦ Good notes, ◦ Homework record,◦ Well kept
Class total◦ Running tally on the notice board
Prize for the winning class.
JOURNAL COMPETITION
6. Get Along with the Rich, the Poor,the Beautiful, &the Ugly
At least an hour each evening
Prioritise
Absent from class?
Plan
Submit
HOMEWORK
Find out what is involved.
Plan their time.
Timetable.
Commit.
Ask for help.
Project Work
EFFECTIVE REVISION
• Some ways of revising are better than other ways.
• For the best results, revision needs to take place at the right intervals of time.
Learning Objectives
• Why revise?
• Where to revise?
• When to revise?
• How to revise?
• How often to revise?
Consider
Why?• The brain forgets details of the work
done months ago,
But…
• These details are needed to answer the questions in exams,
So…
• ‘Top-up’, by using the correct revision technique.
Where?• In a quiet room, perhaps a bedroom
• Warm and well-lit
• With a table to work at
• Ideally, with a table-lamp, to help you to focus on the page
• With a clock for timing (as described later)
• No phone, TV radio etc
What’s wrong with this?
What is better here?
When?
• Start revision early each evening,
before the brain gets tired.
Set a time limit
Plan
HOW
How can you improve this even more?
• Break up a 2-hour session
into 4 shorter sessions,
each of about 25-minutes,
with a short planned break between them,
• Start work at 6 pm.
• Stop at 6.25 pm --and no later.
• Then at 6.25 pm have a break for 5-10 minutes.
• Start again
• Work until 7 pm,
• Have another break.
For example,
10 minutes
1 day
1 week
…and then 1 month.
HOW OFTEN?
• The best conditions for revising efficiently,
• Deciding planned breaks,
• Intervals for reviewing work.
Learning Outcomes
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION