Year 7 Parent Learning Group – Term 3

Areas of Focus Today• What’s coming up term 4• KLA information – Humanities Mr John Poulios• Leadership Passport – Pathways for Young Leaders -

Leanne Corney• Part 1 - Raising Kids to Thrive

• Promoting Resilience in young adults• Resilience Robbers and How to avoid them

• Part 2 – Developing an effective study regime• Part 3 – Setting up a study space• Part 4 – Electives update 2020

• Week 9 – ICAS English, ICAS Maths• Week 10 – 23rd sept - Vaccinations• Principals Recognition Letters Processed this week• Week 10 - 25th September Sports Presentation 9 am• Week 10 - 27th September Yr 12 Presentation Assembly 9.30

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Term 4• Week 3 – 29th October – Year 7 Parent Learning Group• Week 4 – 4th November- Blackout period (no assessments)• Week 5-6 - 11th Nov till 21st Nov 7-10 Assessment period• Week 10 - 16th December 11am Year 7 Assembly

Part 1 - Raising Kids to Thrive! Michael Grose

FUTURE SUCCESS

Resilience

CharacterConfidence

Confident kids take learning

risks and challenge

themselvesThese are attitudes and

behaviours centred around doing what is

right, not what is easy!

Learning to cope with

good and bad – bouncing

back!

Be Optimistic –focus on your

strengths

Choose Your AttitudeFocus on “can do” and

“action”

Stay in ControlYou can choose your response

Use your sense of humourBe able to laugh at life’s

frustrations

Problem Solve Be adaptable and

flexible

Use support networksFamily, friends, teachers

Be emotionally awareCommunicate clearly and

openly

Some common parenting mistakes:

How we can inhibit resilience Alternative approach to build resilience

Fight all their battles for them Give students opportunity to develop their own resourcefulness

Make their problem, your problem Make their problem, their problem!

Give kids too much voice Make some decisions for kids and have an expectation for them to adjust and cope

Put unrealistic or relentless pressure on kids to perform

Keep expectations in line with abilities, too much pressure builds anxiety.

Let kids give in too easily Encourage them to complete what they start even if the result isn’t perfect

Neglect to develop independence Don’t routinely do for kids what they can do for themselves

Rescue kids from challenging or “stretch” situations

Allow them to overcome challenges, grow and improve

Need A little Inspiration?

• IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL IT’S DONE - Nelson Mandela

• SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL, FAILURE IS NOT FATAL: IT IS THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS

- Winston S. Churchill

• STRENGTH DOES NOT COME FROM WINNING. YOUR STRUGGLES DEVELOP YOUR STRENGTHS. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH HARDSHIPS AND DECIDE NOT TO SURRENDER, THAT IS STRENGTH

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Part 2 – Developing a consistent study regime

Part 3 – Setting up a study spaceStep 1 – Set up your space• Find a good sized desk and comfortable chair• Ensure adequate lighting – A desk lamp is best • Keep your supplies handy – Pens, pencils,

calculators etc are all convenient excuses to go for a wander…

Step 2 – Keep things organised• Organise study materials by course

and work out an efficient way to keep all the loose bits together

• Using a bulletin board can be great for organising assignments and homework tasks

• The school diary is an excellent tool for keeping track of due dates

• Organising your computer files is just as important – if you haven’t engaged a cloud based storage service now it’s time to do that.

Step 3 - Reduce distractions• Get rid of the random clutter from the

desk• Don’t take your phone in with you,

even on silent mode. • Block out distracting sounds

– Multitasking is a myth– Some students work well with “white

noise” background noises– Avoid headphones if possible – ambient

noise is best. • Use the space just for studying if

possible • Colour and decorations can be

motivating as well

Part 4 – Electives Update for 2020 and Question time

• Elective offerings have been finalised

• Equal numbers of Japanese/French have been setup

• Mr Horrell will discuss a plan B with anyone who misses out on their preferences

• Students will receive an email confirming their electives and which semester they are doing each one.