Learning & Innovation
“Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardour and attended with diligence.” Abigail Adams
Remote Learning
Over the last two weeks, our Year 12 students have been courageous, determined and resilient as they approached their final-school based assessments online. As the exam period draws to a close, I must congratulate our Class of 2021 on their successful completion of a remote Trial HSC. They have much to be proud of as they have persevered to successfully complete their HSC learning journey during a global pandemic.
As the term draws to a close, our Year 11 students will commence their final assessments online, just as our Year 12 cohort has done. This final Assessment Block is an opportunity to demonstrate the growth that has occurred throughout the year but is also an opportunity to identify areas for growth in preparation for the commencement of HSC courses in Term 4. To our Year 11 cohort, I wish you the best of luck and look forward to the learning that will continue in Term 4.
I offer my sincere gratitude to our Heads of Department, Stage 6 teachers and Diverse Learning Team for their dedication and collaboration throughout the planning, design and invigilation of online assessment tasks.
Elevate Education
Our partnership with Elevate Education has continued throughout Term 3.
In Week 7, Elevate Education delivered a workshop titled, Junior Time Management, to our Year 9 students. This workshop explored how to work consistently and complete larger tasks, demonstrated how to break bigger tasks down into manageable amounts of work, and taught students how to prioritise. The skills covered in the session were:
| How to develop a study routine | Introduced students to a study routine that allows for socialising, sport and extra-curricular activities as well as the increased workload of high school. |
| How to complete homework on time | Students were introduced to three homework skills to ensure that all homework is handed in on time. |
| Assignments/Exams | Students were shown how to break down long-term deadlines and work consistently, balancing the demands of work that is due in the short term with longer-term deadlines. |
In Week 9, our Year 8 students will be involved in a workshop titled Memory and Mnemonics. This workshop will cover easy-to-use techniques and strategies that will assist students with their memory and recall. In addition, students will be introduced to ways to deal with social media, music, TV, distractions, internet and ineffective worktimes. The skills covered include:
| Dealing with distractions | How to regulate both external and internal distractions to assist students to stay on track. |
| Manipulating Memory | Students are provided with an understanding of how memory works and are introduced to several higher order techniques, including:
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In Term 4, Elevate Education will deliver a workshop titled, Study Sensei, to our Year 11 students.
Accelerated Reader - Year 7 and 8
As we continue learning from home, we encourage you to make time throughout your day to read and quiz with Accelerated Reader. If you have finished reading your Accelerated Reader book, you can access further reading materials through the myON reading platform.
myON supports the Accelerated Reader Program and gives you access to more than 6000 digital books that you can filter for reading by your interests, year level and reading age. You will also have access to a range of literacy and interactive reading tools to support your reading. Many myON books have an Accelerated Reader quiz available, which you can take after you finish your book.
To access the platform visit this website and enter the following details:
School | Brigidine College Randwick |
Username | Your school email address |
Password (Year 7 students) | BCR72021 |
Password (Year 8 students) | BCR82021 |
If you have any questions regarding the Accelerated Reader program please do not hesitate to contact our Assistant Director of Learning, Eleonora Agazzi via email, eleonora.agazzi@syd.catholic.edu.au.
Natasha Fox
Director of Learning and Innovation (Acting)