Learning and Teaching News

Revision – get on it now!

Given we are now in Week 4, exam block for Years 7 to 11 is just three short weeks away!

Revision and study schedules should now be well underway, and our young men should be actively revising as they approach the coming weeks. Studies have shown that only 25% of learned material is retained after one week, so constant and systemic revision is required. As always, the Academic Care Team are on hand to assist any young man who would like help in this area, alongside the Study Hall sessions being run in the library (as per below). 

Year 12 External Assessment 

The Year 12 External Exam Block commenced yesterday with the English and Visual Art exams. For many Year 12 students, these External Assessments are the culmination of 13 years of study. The exam schedule with the location of each exam and the start times for Marist students will be sent to students and parents as well as published on the portal. Please also check the portal for the equipment required for each exam. It is essential that all students attend each exam with all required equipment.

Good luck to all the students sitting these exams over the next three weeks.

Year 11 - Get ready for Year 12 with Atomi

Currently at Marist College Ashgrove students in Year 11 have access to Atomi as an online resource to support them in Maths and Science subjects. In the Get ready for Year 12 with Atomi webinar, they cover some of the Atomi essentials you need to start Year 12 right. Presenters will share practical tips to get set up for a successful year, including how to stay productive, managing your time effectively and taking care of your well-being.

Agenda

1. Making the most of Atomi in Year 12
2. Helpful resources to support your study
3. Managing your time with planning tools
4. Prioritising your wellbeing
5. Q&A

When: Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 6:30 PM AEDT

Year 11 – Academic Care Interviews, ATAR Predictions

Year 11 Academic Care Interviews will start this week and will include an ATAR prediction based on Units 1 and 2. Please note that the official ATAR is calculated by QTAC on Units 3 and 4 (including external exams). Students and parents will receive an email this week with booking instructions.

Elevate Education Parent Seminar

Elevate Education will be hosting a free webinar for our parents on Wednesday 26th October. Elevate Education works with our students, delivering high-impact workshops on study skills, motivation, well-being, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series you will learn how you can help better support your children at home by reinforcing the skills they learn at school:    

Wednesday 26 October @ 6:30pm (AEDT) How to Help Your Child Manage Their Time

Click here to register for free

​​​​​In this webinar Elevate will be showing parents how to:

• Align family expectations on homework
• Work with your child on managing other activities such as your child's hobbies or sports
• Create the best weekly planner tool for your child

Study Hall – All Year Levels 

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning the teacher librarians in the senior library offer study hall sessions for Year 7-10 from 7:45 am to 8:30 am where we look at specific study skills and assessment relevant to the year levels. This term, the Year 9 and 10 students are invited on Tuesday mornings, and Year 7 and 8 students are invited on Thursday mornings. These are designed to build the student’s capacity to study independently by teaching them key skills for the first 15mins of the sessions and then offering independent supported study for the remainder of the time. 

If a student cannot make either session and still wishes to attend, they are to contact infoservices@marash.qld.edu.au or a teacher librarian directly to arrange a suitable time to meet.

Accessing LMS for Task-Specific Feedback 

At the completion of each drafting stage and final completion of the assessment (both written and exam), your son will receive task-specific feedback from his teachers. It is important that your son/s access this feedback, so they are aware of their strengths and limitations. Parents are also encouraged to access this information.

Please follow these steps to access task-specific feedback.

1 - Open Parent Portal and click on “Parent Lounge”

2 - On the left-hand tab select “Curricular Activities Due” and select “view all activities” on the top right-hand side of the page. 

This will take you to a screen that lists of your son/s assessment to complete, or has been completed.

3 - Click on a subject to view feedback. 

4 - Once you click on the subject you will be able to find the following information:

1. Task sheet for assessment – this will outline what your son needs to do to complete the task successfully
2. Draft due dates and due dates
3. Criteria sheet
4. Feedback
5. Result

How to access Academic Reports – Parent Lounge

Please follow these steps to access academic reports

1 - Open Parent Portal and click on “Parent Lounge”

2 - Academic Reports are accessible via the link on the left-hand side of the page, or at the bottom of the main screen. Click on the academic report you would like to see.