Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching
Study Skills
This year the College invited Year 7 and Year 11 to begin a day earlier than other year levels as part of their orientation. Year 7s experienced their orientation to SJPC and the practicalities of the changing expectations from primary to secondary schooling. In this process there are a lot of ‘firsts’.
The College is here to support this transition and establishing good academic habits are part of this orientation.
In a similar vein, Year 11s were orientated into the senior school both in a pastoral and academic sense. Like Year 7, our new Year 11s were instructed on academic goal setting and the expectations of Stage 6.
Both orientation processes introduced students to our Studyskills subscription in which all parents and students have access to all year. This web resource has many helpful resources that may be of assistance for families.
PAT Assessments Year 7
This week Year 7 parents were emailed the details of next week’s Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) in Reading, Mathematics and Science. These will be completed as a cohort in the hall on Monday with catch up assessments later in the week.PAT assessments measure what students in Year 7 to Year 10 know, understand and are capable of across domains, and help monitor progress over time. Innovative computer adaptive versions are now used by the College so these assessments will be more tailored to a student’s ability. As part of the Lyn Sharratt Learning Collaborative, staff use PAT data to combine with other sources and gain insights into student learning and how better to engage individuals in the classroom.
Study Skills
Learn more about the ‘managing stress’ resources through the units on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au . Our College access details are:
School’s Username – stjohnpaul
School’s password – 89success
In addition, our subscription to Elevate Education may assist in this area.
This online platform contains resources and useful study tips that all SJPC students will find effective. We encourage them to access this Student Portal and try some of the strategies. Students have the password to this site. The password can also be found on the Curriculum Noticeboard.
AMDG
Assistant Principal
Learning and Teaching