{"id":2138,"date":"2020-08-26T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T02:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2138"},"modified":"2020-08-26T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T02:05:22","slug":"deputy-principal-academic-7","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/deputy-principal-academic-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Principal &#8211; Academic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-138 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/DSC_4662-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/DSC_4662-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/DSC_4662-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>Deputy Principal &#8211; Academic<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Amy Byrnes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are now past half way in Term 3 which means we are in the busy time of the term with assessment and Year 10, 11 and 12 Exam Block looming.\u00a0 As we haven\u2019t experienced a full term of assessment in 2020, it is important that students are planning their time to meet all deadlines, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\/curriculum-pastoral\/academic\/assessment-exams\/\">assessment dates<\/a>.\u00a0 Year 10 and 11 Exam Block details will be released soon.<\/p>\n<p>During this time of the term, it is important that our students have balance, while still aiming to improve their academic results.\u00a0 This includes maintaining a healthy diet, exercise and adequate sleep.\u00a0 Often these three things are those that fall by the wayside as deadlines draw near.\u00a0 Research strongly suggests that this is not a good option, as a lack of sleep will have a negative effect on daily academic performance.\u00a0 The best strategy for our students is to ensure they have a study planner to manage upcoming deadlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our College diary contains some useful resources to help during this time including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Study\/Time Management Planner \u2013 page 20<\/li>\n<li>Hints on How to Study \u2013 page 110<\/li>\n<li>Homework Assistance \u2013 page 111<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students are also encouraged to attend tutoring.\u00a0 The tutoring schedule can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\/curriculum-79u2k7\/academic\/curriculum\/\">College website<\/a>.\u00a0 As well as this document, students are encouraged to speak to their teachers for alternative tutoring times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Year 11 Subject Changes<\/h3>\n<p>Year 11 students will finish Unit 2 at the end of Term 3, 2020.\u00a0 Unit 3 content will then begin on Tuesday, 7 October (Week 1, Term 4).\u00a0 Students wishing to change subjects for Unit 3 and 4 can book a meeting with me.\u00a0 Subject changes for Unit 3 and 4 must be finalised by Friday, 16 October (Week 2, Term 4).\u00a0 Any student that wishes to change subjects, must do so at the beginning of Unit 3, as any student that changes throughout either Unit 3 or Unit 4 will not receive credit for these paired units.<\/p>\n<p>To assist in these subject changes, Year 11 students will be issued with a summary of their Unit 2 Results in the September school holidays via email.<\/p>\n<h3>Year 12 Mock and Applied Subject Exams<\/h3>\n<p>This week I spoke to the Year 12 students about preparing for their <a href=\"https:\/\/os-data.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/stpatscollege-qld-edu-au\/bundle161\/year_12_-_term_3_mock_and_applied_subject_exam_block_2020.pdf\">Mock and Applied Subject Exams<\/a>.\u00a0 It is important that students are prepared for this exam block by ensuring they have the correct <a href=\"https:\/\/learninghub.stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\/send.php?id=16329\">equipment<\/a> and understand the <a href=\"https:\/\/learninghub.stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\/send.php?id=16328\">conditions<\/a> of these exams.\u00a0 By following these guidelines, students will experience the same conditions that they will during the External Assessment Exams in Term 4.<\/p>\n<h3>Report Cards<\/h3>\n<p>At the end of Term Three, students in Years 7 to 10 will receive a report card based on their year results to date.\u00a0 Year 11 students will receive a report card based on their Unit 2 results and Year 12 students will receive a report card on all Unit 3 and Unit 4 Internal Assessment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If your contact details have changed, please contact the College Office to ensure that you receive your daughter\u2019s Report Card over the September holidays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Principal &#8211; Academic Amy Byrnes &nbsp; We are now past half way in Term 3 which means we are in the busy time of the term with assessment and Year 10, 11 and 12 Exam Block looming.\u00a0 As we haven\u2019t experienced a full term of assessment in 2020, it is important that students are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2138","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/2138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=2138"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=2138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}