Nick Jolly, Director of Academics / Deputy Head of Senior School

Dear Parents.

On Monday night Year 7 students and families joined Dr Prue Salter for her Study Skills webinar. Dr Salter is Sydney’s study skills guru; her sessions are always really valuable. I would recommend families of students in Years 7 – 9 see a pre-recorded version of her presentation, accessed here:

https://www.pruesalter.com/videos/cranbrook7.php

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All Cranbrook families can also access Dr Salter’s excellent Study Skills Handbook website, where students can target skill development across many areas:

www.studyskillshandbook.com.au

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Click on Things to Print, and you will also find Term Planners and Weekly Planners etc. on this page. You can also access the Study Samurai Library through this link which has additional video lessons on study skills, mindset and wellbeing.

At Assembly this week we acknowledged the 460 students who placed on the Term 1 Head’s List for Outstanding Academic Attitude and Effort. This was the highest ever number of students on the list, representing nearly 40% of the student body! Congratulations to all students.  The Head’s List is drawn from school reports, and is achievable for all students as it is based upon academic attitude and effort only, and not achievement. I’d love to see even more students on the list and have set the School the challenge of breaking 500 for this term.

Have a great week.

Nick Jolly
Director of Academics / Deputy Head of Senior School