Week 5 wrap.

It has been a great week this week and it is encouraging to see that the wet weather has not dampened the momentum of our Year 12 students. As we have our examination timetables it is the time to get stuck into some regimented study, ensuring that your study program is working effectively for you. I have collected exam study guides from teachers and started giving them out today, if you need one please come and find me and collect one. 

If you are struggling in where to start studying for these exams see one of your teachers AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! The sooner you get this sorted the better it will be for you. My hope is that every single Year 12 students approaches the Half Yearly Examinations with the intention of achieving their best possible result and doing everything in their power to be ready for them. 

Have a great weekend.

Mr. Simpson

This week we have seen some images coming out of a couple of Year 12 Science classes. It is very encouraging to see our students engaged and enjoying the learning that they are doing. As well as this, it is great to see some different strategies being used in order to achieve this. Thank you Mrs Huxley for the images and the blurb that accompanies them.

12 Biology made a model to show how the molecule DNA is responsible for making proteins in our body. It took just a little longer to make the model of this process than it did to eat it. Molecular Biologists in the making!

Making and Eating? DNA

Last week 12 Bio made a model of DNA out of lollies. This helped them to understand its structure and function. The best part was that they got to eat their DNA too! 

By all reports, the students enjoyed this activity and the hands on approach to learning about DNA really helped students to understand the content a lot better.

Great work guys, and thanks Mrs Huxley for the photo.

Mr. Simpson

Yr 12 Mathematics and Homework Club

Homework club is starting at the Library between 3:00pm-4:00pm for senior students Year 11 and 12 students wanting assistance with their Mathematics on Wednesday afternoon. Thank you Mr Ha for providing time to students this week to help them prepare for their HSC.

This is a very valuable resource for you all and I encourage as many students as possible to take advantage of this opportunity on a Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. Simpson

Examination Timetable

Below is a copy of the Half Yearly Examination Timetable for your reference. To build on the sessions that were run last year throughout Term 4, Mr Simpson and various other teachers will be using the Year Meeting time to bring you useful hints and tips to help you prepare for these examinations. Remember, you will all be receiving a document from all of your teachers that will outline what to study for these examinations.

Mr. Simpson

I had a wander around the College this week and popped into a number of different Year 12 classes. It was very encouraging to see that the majority of students are getting stuck into the work that they need to be doing. What I would like to see though is that all students are giving their all to their class work, homework and assessment tasks now rather than waiting till the Half Yearly's or even the Trials to get to work. The more momentum you build up now the more manageable your year will be.

Make sure you have regular channels open with your teachers and that you seek them out regularly so ensure that you are doing all that is required of you. They are also able to help you with how best to study and to make sure you are understanding things properly.

Mr. Simpson

12 Chem working with Sprite.

Year 12 D&T featuring the new 3D printer.

Year 12 2013

Now that we are back from the Christmas and New Year break it is great to see the Year 12's getting back into the swing of things. It has been encouraging to see many students ready to work and to build on the successes of 2012. 

My encouragement to all students at this stage is to be accountable. You need to be accountable to your subject teachers in order to complete the work set and the assessment tasks that you will encounter throughout the year. You need to be accountable to your classmates in order to support them in this educational journey and so that they can also support you. But, most importantly I think, you will need to be accountable to yourselves. You are here doing subjects that you selected because you want to obtain your Higher School Certificate. Many of you also want to obtain an ATAR. You need to be able to get to the end of the exams in November and look back and happily say to yourself that you worked to the best of your ability and that you achieved results that you are proud of. 

The best thing you can do at this stage to start to achieve this re-evaluate your study regime and you commitment to class time activities. If you wait until the trials to start a study program, you have waited too long. You should be communicating with your teachers on a regular basis, using the channels available to you to ask questions and to seek clarification. They can be your best resource. 

On top of all of this, pray. Pray that God can give you motivation, peace of mind and clarity during this time.

Mr. Simpson.