1. St John Paul II College
Year 9
“Stepping Up”

2. How is Year 9 different to Year 8? What can you expect?
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How is Year 9 different to Year 8? What can you expect?
Year 10 Certification, Homework and Assessment, Planning effectively for ILT, NAPLAN
Year 9 does constitute a big step up on a student’s journey through high school.
It is the beginning of the two years of academic results that are recorded on a student’s Year 10 Certificate.
In order to achieve success, students will need to spend more time at home, working on their routine homework (30 minutes of sustained reading, 15 minutes on Maths) but also adding 30 minutes to complete assignments. During peak times of assessment, this may well be more.
Their planning and effective use of ILT time is even more important as the expectations of teachers rise.
Year 9 is also the year when they will sit NAPLAN tests in May, testing both literacy and numeracy skills.

3. St John Paul II College Year 10 Certification
The Year 10 Certificate details all the grades received in each semester unit of work for the four semesters of Year 9 and Year 10.

4. St John Paul II College
Year 9 is the first stage of the Certification process
Academic results from Years 9 and 10 are recorded on the Year 10 Certificate
Important to approach Year 9 studies seriously
Issued in December 2018

6. Assessment and Homework
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Assessment and Homework

7. St John Paul II College Homework 30 minutes of sustained reading
15 minutes of Mathematics
30 minutes dedicated to assessment items for other subject areas (this should include revision of their foreign language for those students who have elected to continue their Language study)
This will need to increase during peak periods of assessment during the semester

8. St John Paul II College Assessment
Types of Assessment and their due dates are published on the Unit Outline for each class
Available on Moodle along with other resources
Students should plan for assessment and complete the Assessment Planner either in their ILT booklet or on line.
The Assessment Alert App helps parents track assessment deadlines.

9. “Assessment as Learning”
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Resubmission
“Assessment as Learning”
All students who have made a genuine attempt on the task and submitted by the due date are given the opportunity to improve their learning and “grade” through resubmission.
Students need only resubmit those sections of a task that they feel they can improve and only those components are re-marked.
In Semester 2 of Year 10 they are no longer allowed to resubmit in preparation for Senior Studies where it is not allowed. Instead, they are encouraged to submit drafts of their work for comment.

10. Effective planning and use of ILT
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Effective planning and use of ILT
Check Moodle often
Refer to your Assessment Planner
Plan to be in the spaces where your teachers are

11. St John Paul II College NAPLAN
On-line testing from this year- held over a 2 week period to account for this
Monday 14 - Friday 25 May (Year 9 hopefully in the first week of this period)
More information will be distributed closer to the time
Please avoid scheduling appointments on these days

12. What can STUDENTS do to Step Up Academically?
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What can STUDENTS do to Step Up Academically?
Develop your organisational skills!
Develop a study/homework timetable
Use a diary system
Use Moodle to check on work and due dates
Allow time to plan your day EVERY day
Don’t PROCRASTINATE!

13. Improve your SELF DIRECTION
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Improve your SELF DIRECTION
Take responsibility for your learning
Access a range of sources
Find your optimal study time
Find your optimal study techniques

14. Why embrace Self Directed Learning?
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Why embrace Self Directed Learning?
Students demonstrate a greater awareness of their responsibility in making learning meaningful and monitoring themselves
Students are more motivated, persistent, independent, self-disciplined, self confident and goal orientated

15. Set goals with others – parents, teachers
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Set goals with others – parents, teachers
Work with your Mentor teacher to set learning goals
Monitor your progress
Celebrate your successes!

16. How can PARENTS support their child?
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How can PARENTS support their child?
Set up routines/study time
Set up a quiet study area
Monitor, supervise and limit internet and social media
Know what is happening at school – Semester Assessment Schedules, weekly ILT timetable etc
Make contact with your child’s teachers
Make school and learning a family priority
Be interested in what your child has to say

17. PARENTS - supporting your child
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PARENTS - supporting your child
Ask questions that require more than yes/no/grunt!
Don’t nag – keep the communication channels open
Ensure student has all school requirements
Expect them to be self disciplined and follow through with expectations and consequences
Reward and allow for treats
Join (and visit) the library with them

18. St John Paul II College Make your family’s Life Balance a priority
Healthy diet
Build resilience
Encourage gratitude and a positive attitude
Build self confidence & self esteem
Celebrate achievements
Let them know you love them and are proud of them
Avoid comparison to other siblings or friends
Laugh together a lot and enjoy life!