Learning Support

& Enrichment

• Thank you to our exam provision parent-helpers, Kathy Bradford and Linda Tysoe!
• To maintain your son’s eligibility for exam provisions and student support in 2019, please provide updated medical information on your son’s mental health and learning needs
• Northern Sydney family & carers FREE upcoming events​
• Learning difficulties parent helpline – (02) 9806 9960
• FREE registration to an online resource on twice-exceptional students
• JS Homework Help Drop-in Centre – Years 5 and 6
• 7-9 Maths Drop-in Centre - Mondays & Thursdays, with Mr Wall in Term 4

10 -11 Maths Drop-in Centre – Tuesdays & Fridays, with Mr Garvey in Term 4

5-10 After-School Study Program:  Please note there will be no After School Study on today -  Wednesday 31 October

A note about extra-curricular LSE opportunities 

Thank you to our exam provision parent-helpers, Kathy Bradford and Linda Tysoe!

LSE Staff extend our thanks, to Mrs Kathy Bradford to Mrs Linda Tysoe. These wonderful Mums joined the HSC Presider’s team to provide our boys with reader assistance to our Year 12 students with approved provisions, during their HSC Exam block. The boys involved have expressed their particular thanks in the face of this final and important exam block. We are very grateful for your assistance, thank you.

If other parents and carers are able to volunteer their time, and are interested in being an exam provision parent-helper during the upcoming exam blocks in Weeks 4 and 5 this term, please visit our volunteers page on the SPX website: http://www.spx.nsw.edu.au/community/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=2266 , or contact Joanne Raheb-Mol, LSE Coordinator, via email: JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

To maintain your son’s eligibility for exam provisions and student support in 2019, please provide updated medical information on your son’s mental health and learning needs

The Learning Support and Enrichment (LSE) Department is responsible for gathering the necessary details (latest diagnosis or doctor’s report, or review letter etc.) for the purposes of reviewing (or registering your son for) exam provisions, and for the upcoming NSW Census data compilation in February 2019. This is a biannual, mandatory government census, involving the collection of information from all schools and families nationally, to identify and fund schools to provide support for your child. If the school is not aware of your son’s individual support needs, then we are unable to provide learning or counselling support, and are limited in our ability to grant exam provisions.

To assist us with this task, we ask that you please check your son’s latest medical documentation for an updated diagnosis or therapy update (or arrange to get one from his treating health practitioner or psychologist) and send it in to the College, or via PDF scan as and directly email to Joanne Raheb-Mol, LSE Coordinator, on JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au (this includes learning difficulties and mental health and related conditions, for which your son may need support or provisions assistance). You may also wish to post a copy to the school, or deliver to our front office, or reception desk.

Northern Sydney family & carers FREE upcoming events

Please see the flyer below for upcoming local events that are aimed at supporting carers, and providing informal network opportunities.

Learning difficulties parent helpline – (02) 9806 9960

This is a FREE service and an easily accessible telephone resource, available throughout the school year, and provided by the Learning Difficulties Coalition NSW. Supported by NSW Department of Education, this service provides telephone advice, support and referral information about students with special needs (aged 5-18 years) – for the interest of parents/ carers and teachers.

FREE registration to an online resource on twice-exceptional students

GLD Australia is a national not-for-profit online learning community and support group responding to the needs of intellectually gifted children and adults with specific learning disability or other learning challenges (GLD). See attached for details about how to join this group and access their resources for the benefit of your child, yourself or someone you know.

JS Homework Help Drop-in Centre – Years 5 and 6

Junior School Homework Help Drop-in Centre starts Week 2, and runs each Friday morning from 8:10 – 8:45am. Boys are encouraged to come along and get one to one help from Mrs Barrett, for  homework or assignments in any subject area. Boys may bring their maths questions, problems or homework, or practise their writing or reading skills. All Junior School boys are welcome to attend, on a regular or occasional basis, and are asked to please meet Mrs Barrett outside the Junior School Learning Enrichment Room at 8:10am on Friday mornings. Parents are encouraged to motivate your sons to attend and make good use of this resource. For any queries about the Junior School Homework Club, please contact Mrs Barrett at BBarrett@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au.

7-9 Maths Drop-in Centre - Mondays & Thursdays, with Mr Wall in Term 4

Maths Drop-in is a place for anyone in Years 7-9 to get some extra maths help with difficult concepts, topics or homework, with the expert help of Mr Wall on hand. You can also come along for some extension work, or just do some solid practice and revision in the lead-up to end of year exams that are just around the corner. 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. It’s open in Maths Room C1, each Monday lunch 12.50 -1.30pm (bring your lunch) and Thursday morning 8.00 - 8.30am, and it runs from Week 2 each term. Please note: Regular attendance is rewarded with merits. Any queries? Please see or email Mr Wall at: MWall@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au or JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

10 -11 Maths Drop-in Centre – Tuesdays & Fridays, with Mr Garvey in Term 4

Mr Garvey is available to support our Year 10 & 11 students in Mathematics. The sessions start in Week 2 of term, and will run on Tuesday & Friday mornings, each week, from 7:45am to 8.30am in the Maths Room C1. Get ahead in your Maths before Year 10 exams and a new senior school year ahead. All problems and silly questions welcome. Come along and get the Maths help you need! Contact Mr Garvey for details: TGarvey@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

5-10 After-School Study Program

Please note there will be no After School Study today - Wednesday 31 October

The 5-10 After-school Study Program provides quiet time in the Senior library (SRC) where students can get a head start on their homework and assessments, catch up on missed work, do some wide reading, study, work on private or group research projects (seminar rooms are available), or get some one-to-one help with any subject, from Ms R-M. You are welcome to use your time as you wish for learning purposes, or make the most of having a teacher on hand to assist you with your homework and assignments. After-School Study runs from the start of Week 2 each term, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons each week, from 3.15 - 4.30pm. It’s open to all students in Years 5 – 10, and they can come along or a regular or casual basis. For more info, contact Ms Raheb-Mol at: JRahebMol@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au. Note: Regular attendance is rewarded with merits.

Ms J Raheb-Mol - Coordinator, Learning Support and Enrichment