Learning Support

& Enrichment

• NAPLAN - Disability Provisions for Years 5, 7 & 9
• HSC Disability Provisions for Year 12 & Year 11 Accelerants
• Free Seminar for HSC Parents and Students  
• After-School Study for Years 5-10 (CANCELLED on Wed 22/3 due to Staff Meeting)
• NEW!  Maths Drop-In Centres for Years 7-9
• MindQuest Workshops 2017 - Years 5 & 6

NAPLAN - Disability Provisions for Years 5, 7 & 9

Dear Parents and Carers,

The approvals for provisions (Years 5, 7 and 9) will shortly be processed in readiness for the scheduled tests in Term 2 (May), and both permission notes and confirmations will be sent out via email in due course. The LSE (Learning Support and Enrichment) Department has the responsibility for processing NAPLAN disability applications, as well as for provisions applications for internal school exam and assessment purposes. We also administer and supervise all their provisions and adjustments during formal exam blocks, including the NAPLAN tests. 

If your son doesn’t currently have approved provisions for internal exams and assessments, but you believe he would be eligible to do so for the NAPLAN tests in Term 2, on the basis of a diagnosed disability which may impact on his performance, please contact Ms Joanne Raheb-Mol, Coordinator of Learning Support and Enrichment, via email at JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au for more information and to seek approval.

HSC Disability Provisions for Year 12 and

Year 11 Accelerants

Dear Parents and Carers,

The deadline for documentation and applications for provisions for the HSC exams is fast approaching. I am currently processing the paperwork for applications now, so thank you to those senior students and parents who have submitted documents to me, either this term or in Term 4 last year. If you or your son believes you may be eligible but have not yet enquired or submitted documentation to me, please contact me at the school to do so. PDF scans of documents, and email queries, are the most reliable form of communication for me, and will be much appreciated: JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Free Seminar for HSC Students and Parents

Please click on the flyer below for information on this opportunity to learn about coping with the stresses of the HSC Year.

After-School Study for Years 5-10

***Please note that After-School Study will be cancelled next Wednesday 22nd March due to a Staff Meeting 

From 2017 onwards, After-school Study has replaced the previous Homework Help Program, and now provides broader opportunities for all students in Years 5-10 to study independently or receive assistance in order to complete homework, assignments, and assessments tasks in all subject areas. The Senior Library is the ideal space where students can enjoy the peaceful surrounds, plan for tomorrow’s schedule, read books, do research, catch up on missed work, or get a head start on homework, without pressure or distractions. Ms Raheb-Mol and Mrs Leonardi are on hand, to provide assistance and proof-reading advice for those students who would like help with their work in English, Maths, Science and a range of other subjects. This includes assistance in literacy, reading and writing skills, grammar, essay-writing, numeracy skills including mentals and problem-solving, as well as organisation skills and exam revision strategies such as memory techniques and note-making skills.

• WHAT: This after-school program operates all year round, and starts in Week 2 of each school term
• WHO: All students in Years 5 - 10
• WHERE: Senior Library, top of A Block (SRC). Library seminar rooms are also available.
• WHEN: Each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3.15pm - 4.30pm

NO NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT - Students may attend regularly or on a ‘drop-in’ basis. Students are welcome to attend on one or more than one afternoon per week, and students with regular attendance will receive merits for the time and effort they put in.

REFERRALS ARE WELCOME FROM PARENTS OR TEACHERS

Direct any queries about the After-School Study Program to Ms Joanne Raheb-Mol, LSE Coordinator, via phone (02) 94114733, or email: JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

NEW!  Maths Drop-In Centre for Years 7-9

For any boys in Year 7, 8 and 9 who would like some additional maths help in the mornings before school, Mrs Pence and Miss Offer will be running a Maths Drop-in Centre in C1, every Tuesday and Friday morning from 8am to 8.30am. There’s no need to book; just come along, and bring your questions with you.  The Maths Drop-in Centre is a joint initiative of the Mathematics Faculty, and the LSE Department.

Parents and teachers are advised to direct any referrals or queries about the Maths Drop-in Centre, to Mrs Pence SPence@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au and Miss Offer JOffer@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Ms J Raheb-Mol - Learning Support & Enrichment Coordinator

MindQuest Workshops 2017 - Years 5 & 6

MindQuest is an exciting enrichment program, designed to challenge and extend gifted and talented primary students in New South Wales Schools. These challenging two day workshops are designed to stimulate and extend students across a broad range of subject areas. Activities may include Chemistry, Marine Sciences, Digital Animation and Video, Lego Robotics, Debating, Drama and Investigation.  Courses focus on developing critical and creative thinking skills, problem solving and broadening your child's interests.

More information may be found at http://www.mindquest.net.au/ or see Mrs Spanyik for a brochure.

Date:  20th and 21st May 2017

Closing registration date:  Friday 7th April 2017

Mrs B Spanyik - Learning Enrichment Teacher