Learning Support
& Enrichment
Students hard at work at the After-school Study Program, which runs Tues Wed and Thurs from Week 2 of each term.
- How parents can help with homework
- Thursday Enrichment Club for interested students in Years 7-10
- Free vocabulary skill-builder
- Maths Drop In Centre
- After School Study Program
How parents can help with homework
Thursday Enrichment Club
Open to interested students in Years 7 to 10
St Pius X College will be running a regular Enrichment Club each Thursday at lunchtime in LC2 to promote opportunities for interested students who want to extend their thinking skills, enjoy learning and research challenges, and would like to mix with other boys who share these interests, in an informal and fun environment.
The Club will provide opportunities for students to work both independently and in teams on various enrichment activities, competitions including Da Vinci, and challenges that draw on a wide range of subject areas, and which will require students to make use of a wide range of skills and interests – including critical thinking, problem-solving, creative writing, applied maths and science, design and computing skills, philosophy and ethics, politics, religion, history, literature, drama and more.
Activities will include a mix of free choice and structured tasks, vocabulary games, word puzzles and speech-making, optional competition entry opportunities – some requiring pre-selection and trialling, as well as self-generated research questions and topics of interest. There is no cost for joining the Enrichment Club, except for any competition entries which selected students may choose to participate in, and students will be well advised about these and parent permission notes sent home before time, whenever these opportunities arise.
If interested, please meet Ms Raheb-Mol each Thursday lunchtime in LC2. Due to the Year 11 exam block, Enrichment Club will start Week 9 of Term 3. See you there boys!
For further queries about Enrichment Club, please contact Ms Raheb-Mol at the College, or via email on JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au
Free Vocabulary Skill Builder
To improve vocabulary and spelling skills for students in Years 5 - 12
This is a useful website program and set of resources, called Wordly Wise 3000®. It provides an engaging and graded literacy intervention program that aims to help students learn new vocabulary which they will encounter in school tasks across the curriculum. As a sequential program, it is essentially a companion site for a series of workbooks which target vocabulary mastery, in graded components, from Year 2 (Click on ‘Book 2’) right through to Year 12 (Click on ‘Book 12’). The program contains hundreds of words, definitions (including audio), and games which present and reinforce new vocabulary and correct spelling (allowing for a few unavoidable American spellings). This online program is being offered free of charge, but only until the end of 2017, so the LSE team suggests that interested parents and carers take a look at the program and encourage your boys to make use of this practical resource to boost their writing, speaking and reading skills this semester. Here’s the link:
http://resources.wordlywise3000.com/#continue (click into the ‘students’ section)
Maths Drop-In Centre
Maths Drop-in Centre – Monday lunch time and Thursday mornings
What is it? A place to get some extra maths help with difficult concepts, topics or homework. You can also come along for some extension work, so you can revise or get ahead. This is an ideal place where students can come and feel comfortable to ask questions. Students are encouraged to bring along specific queries, tasks, assessments, homework, general revision and problems to work on, with teachers on hand ready to help: Ms Pence, and other members of the Maths Department on an occasional basis, and Mrs Fileman. The teachers will have resources on hand to help students consolidate their numeracy and mathematics skills.
Please note: Regular attendance will be rewarded.
WHEN – Monday lunch time 12.50 -1.30pm (bring your lunch) and Thursday morning 8.00 - 8.30am each week.
WHO FOR - Open to all students in Years 7 – 9
WHERE - Maths Classroom C1
Queries? Please see or email Ms Pence at: SPence@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au or Mrs Fileman at: AFileman@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au
After-School Study Program
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday afternoons
What is it? A quiet time and space where you can get a headstart on your homework and assessments, catch up on missed work, read or study or do research with a friend, or get some one-to-one reading, writing, or other assistance for all subjects. Enjoy the benefits of having supervising teachers on hand to assist if and as needed, namely Ms Raheb-Mol or Ms Leonardi.
Note: Regular attendance will be rewarded.
WHEN - Each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoon, from 3.15 - 4.30pm
WHO FOR - Open to all students in Years 5 – 10
WHERE - Senior Library, top of A Block (SRC). Library seminar rooms are also available
Queries? Please email Ms Raheb-Mol at: JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au, or Ms Leonardi at: CLeonardi@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au
Ms J Raheb-Mol - Learning Support & Enrichment Coordinator