6 TH December, 2011

Introduction of Year Head Focus of the Year Challenges An introduction to revision Supports for parents

4 Classes Year Head-Ms. Kerins 2C-Ms. Daly 2O-Ms. Coolahan 2L-Mr. Tighe 2M-Ms. Martin

Personal Development Application and Commitment Revision Skills

1. Pursue Achievable Goals

Huge changes Physical Emotional Relationships

Bigger Voice Breaking Developing Different rates of growth Awkwardness Embarrassment

Fluctuating Emotions Short tempers Causes confusion Arguments Tension

Established friendships New friendships Isolation RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER

3. Share with Others

FORMAL SPHE CSPE RE PE General Subjects

INFORMAL Election Friendship Week Whole School Assemblies School Musical Extra curricular Class captain School Counsel French Exchange Retreats

Whole School Assembly

The School Musical

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

Instil a sense of civic responsibility Collaborative activity Decision making process Organisational skills Self esteem

4. Help Your Neighbours

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

Each student is awarded points Good notes, Homework record, Well kept Class total Running tally on the notice board Prize for the winning class.

6. Get Along with the Rich, the Poor, the Beautiful, &the Ugly

At least an hour each evening Prioritise Absent from class? Plan Submit

Find out what is involved. Plan their time. Timetable. Commit. Ask for help.

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

Whats wrong with this?

What is better here?

When? Start revision early each evening, before the brain gets tired.

Set a time limit Plan

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