Congratulations to all our students who have completed assessments and exams over the past few weeks!  Semester 2 content has already started and we are looking forward to a fun-packed and busy final semester for the year.

Setting aside time to effectively prepare for assessments will make the experience more positive and allow students to demonstrate what they truly understand about the concepts being assessed.  Furthermore, students will not be disadvantaged through poor preparation and should be able to complete the assessment with confidence.  Here are two key tips that all students can do when completing assessments:

1. Bring all required equipment – including ruler and required calculators; and
2. Write appropriate notes which include relevant definitions, examples and instructions about how to use the ClassPad (ATAR). Copying pre-prepared notes (or a friend’s notes) does not necessarily help you in an exam!

It has been great to see many students attending homework club on Wednesday afternoons, particularly in the lead up to exams.  We will not be running a session next week, but look forward to seeing everyone back in Term 3.

Next week a group of Year 9 girls will be attending Curtin University for a Maths: Empowering Girls excursion.  It will enlighten them to the possible range of careers where maths is used, and may even present a few surprises.  I look forward to bringing you some highlights and photos in the next news review.

Alanna Webb
Head of Mathematics Learning Area