stretching ourselves through the setting of goals. A formula the students have been working from might assist parents in identifying if their child has set a SMART Goal (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Framed). These Term 1 goals are on page 43 of the Student Diary.
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Ben Allan and Hannah Schooley who visited the Year 3’s to talk about having a Growth Mindset and how they apply it.
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Our Senior School Science Ambassadors, Isabella AustinHowlett and Holly Burnett on their very successful visit to the Year 6s.
Goal Formula: By _____ I have/am _____ so that _____ and I will feel _____. Study Suggestions: Our Beginning Year Survey of Senior School students revealed a lot about our young people - their goals, strengths, values and hopes for the future. However, it also revealed that many are working more than 10 hours per week in part time jobs and studying for less than 1 hour per night. Firstly, research tells us that academic performance suffers and declines for those students who work more than 10 hours per week outside school. Secondly, students who study less than one hour per night are doing the bare minimum and their performance and ability to complete tasks to a high standard and on time is affected. Many students procrastinate and leave things to the last minute. One tip is to just get started by doing 20 minutes per night and being consistent. Often that 20 minutes will turn into 1-2 hours of school work. Also by procrastinating, many students leave things until the last minute and then have only 1-2 days to complete an 800 word assignment or study for a 2 hour exam that covers work from the whole term. It is advisable that students break their tasks or study down into small bite-sized pieces – “chunking NOT lumping”. Revise the work you did that day for each subject and review those notes again a week later so they remain fresh and shift into long-term memory. Start an assignment as soon as you receive it by making a plan and then writing a paragraph at a time. This means that time can be spent on producing work of quality and valuable feedback can be obtained from the teacher. Congratulations to: • All our Senior School students for the fantastic start to the school year. • The Student Representative Council for organising Valentine’s Day celebrations with chocolate and real roses. We had some very generous people show appreciation for their friends.
Expectations: • Girls Uniform – A reminder to all girls in the Senior School to check the lengths of their skirts and ensure they comply with our policy of knee length. Girls have until the end of Week 5 to address their hemlines. In addition, a reminder that the short sports shorts are for representative purposes only and must not be worn during the school day or to Thursday afternoon sport. If you have any queries or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me on tanias@salc.qld.edu.au Tania Stewart Head of Senior School