Yr 9 Parent Learning Group
Term 2
27th May 2014
Areas for Today
Mid Course ExaminationsPreparation, Study and ReviewCreating AwesomeScience, PDHPE and Social Science focusTechnology Safe and the Cyber ArenaProject Based Learning
Mid Course Examinations
Begin Monday 2nd JuneTimetable issued to all students by email
and is on websiteExams held in Hall supervised by class
teachers- 40 min Hist, Geog, Commerce, PASS,
Music- 80 min English, Maths, Science, Blackout period week 26 – 30 May
Preparation and Support
Study and revision need to be a constant journey!
Stay Up to Date Organised/Systems
Summarise Revise and Review
Help Your Children Learn – MHS Website
School Moodle- Practice Papers, Review Sheets
Discuss Notifications with Class Teachers
Refine, Update, Re-invent
Assessment Calendar on
Website
Constant, Ongoing Review
Success in Assignments
Defining the requirements of the assignment
Locating and selecting appropriate information from a variety of sources
Analysing and interpreting information
Planning and organising a task – building a framework, use a scaffold
Presenting work in an interesting and well constructed manner
Celebrating and Reviewing – look at the accomplishment after a job well done.
Some key skills to develop
An Approach That Works !
READ On the day you receive the assignment, just READ it
HIGHLIGHT Then HIGHLIGHT all the key words and instructions
DEFINE TASK IN YOUR
OWN WORDS
Re-read the highlighted words then DEFINE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
CHUNK Break down the large tasks into smaller more manageable CHUNKS
PLAN Create your PLAN OF ATTACK. Allocate blocks of time to complete each chunk of work in a planner
FEEL MORE CONFIDENT
Now you understand WHAT you need to do and you have a clear PLAN to get your work completed by the due date.
Creating Awesome
• The Yr Advisors Ms Cocking and Mr Donaldson have been working hard on fostering a “Year Identity”
• Regular Emails – keeping them up to date encouraging teamwork and cooperation
- Study groups,- Support person – be accountable- Yr Activities – pizza challenge, Karaoke
Competition, Random Acts of Kindness Wk 8• Becoming More Awesomehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o
Opportunities
School Camp – Urban Challenge “ Problem Solving Odyssey” ; Oct 22nd -24th Notes and Information on Website (Recent Notes)
Leadership Passport
Website – Student Leadership; Careers Advisory
SRC
Don’t just wait – go out and seek!
Technology Safe!
What are they on?
When are they on?
How much do we know?
How can we help?
SMART PHONE TABLETS LAPTOP
Privacy Settings – check on them as they change and need updating
It is all Public – Billions have access
Friends of Friends – approximately 250,000
Friends – those you have met in person and keep contact with on a regular basis (it is not a competition)
KIK- 17+- Messaging Service- Anyone can look you up!- Know how to “block” and “ignore”
Tumblr- Anonymus- Social Media - Posts, Images, Messages
Instagram- All about “pictures”- Can add captions, text- Settings on Private
SnapChat- Picture Messaging “Hyped Up”- Thing their Messages are Deleted!- THEY ARE NOT!!- Lots of ways pictures can be copied, saved, resurrected!
Things to Watch Out For!
Quick screen closures
Promote technology in Shared Space
Can we talk in private (Go Private)
It is illegal for an adult to even make contact with a person under the age of 16
Watch for grooming – common questions (personal)
EMPHASISE RESPONSIBLE USE
Digital Footprint / Profile follows us
Illegal transmission of inappropriate images
Once it is deleted, it isn’t deleted
Block, shut out, defriend
Think before you post
Police Liaison