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