Coláiste na hInse Exam Information Evening (2 & 3 Year) 12 ......• Mock exams 6 thFeb-17 Feb 2017...
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Coláiste na hInse
Exam Information Evening (2nd & 3rd Year)
12-10-2016
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• Student Wellbeing
• Guidance and Counselling
• State Exams Commission
• Key Dates
• New Leaving Certificate Grading/Points system
• Homework/Study Tips
• New English CBA
• Attendance
Contents
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Student Wellbeing
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Wellness Week in The Coláiste
MindfulnessNutritionPhysical HealthGratitude TokensRandom Acts of KindnessLaunch of our CNI jigsaw
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Wellbeing and Exams
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SLEEP ROUTINES
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Successful Students Tend to Sleep More
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Sleep plays a vital role in helping students fix and consolidate their learning.Sleep helps prevent the decay of memories.Research shows students who sleep more get better gradesSeveral studies found there was a particularly positive relationship with sleep and performance in Maths and languages
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How Much Sleep Do I Need?
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How Does Lack of Sleep Impact Our Learning?
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Procedural Memory and Declarative memory are affectedConcentration and focus suffersMood worsensStress increasesPoorer cognitive performancePerception of our performance more negative
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SLEEP HYGIENE
Set your ‘sleep clock’ Create a bedtime routine Sleep sanctuary Avoid eating prior to bed Cut out caffeine Exercise but not close to bed time Ditch the phones Park your anxieties
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SLEEP REMEDIES
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Balance
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Brain Food
Stress can have an adverse effect on your appetite and skipping meals won't do your concentration any favours.
Foods to stock up on
EggsOatsFish – Flaxseeds, Chia Seeds1.2 litres of waterPumpkin seeds, walnuts
EAT THE RAINBOW
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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Guidance and Counselling
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Teaching & Learning Week7th – 11th November
During this week the school community will focus on HOW to study
• Presentation about what is Study Skills Week, How to study and What kind of
learner am I
• S.P.H.E. Lesson Plan on ‘How to Write up a Study Timetable’ & ‘Expectations
of students during in-house Exams’
• Students will be focusing on Time Management and Exam Tactics
• All Subject Teachers will use Study Tip Poster in classroom to give students a
tip each day on how top study their specific subject
• Students will get a talk on goal setting and personal motivation.
• Students will also get a talk from Guidance Counsellors on how to Study
Guidance & Counselling Department
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Careers Expo26th January 2017
The Coláiste will hold a Careers event where
the school, employers and colleges will come
together to help daltaí and parents/guardian
choose the next step for their son/daughter.
Examples of Stands at the Careers Expo:
• Est LC Stands
• Senior Cycle Subjects
• LCA Stands
• TY Stand
• IT Colleges
• Universities
• Post Leaving Cert
• Various Careers
• An Garda Siochana
• Army
• Nurses
• Primary Teachers
• Entrepreneurs
Talks will also be happening at the Careers
Expo about CAO, Money Matters and How to
Chose your Senior Cycle SubjectsGuidance & Counselling Department
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Eirquest
• EirQuest is a psychometric test 3rd year daltaí do to help them plan their Leaving Certificate. It is based on an interest questionnaire (paper-based)
By completing this psychometric test Students
• Will get to think carefully about their interests and to identify suitable career areas for further investigation
• develop skills and carry out detailed research into specific careers
• understand the likely demands careers will make on them
• make informed decisions about their future
• understand the relevance of subject choice in relation to their more likely careers and HE needs
• develop a very useful online portfolio of their skills, achievements and notes on work experience in MyCareersRoom, which is available up to age 24
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Careers Clinic & Careers Library
• One to one Career advice with Guidance Counsellor available to all daltaí Wednesday at lón
• New Careers Section opened in main library
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State Examinations’ Commission
Junior Certificate Key Information
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Key Information
• Cost• €109
• E8 Form & Additional Subjects• What is it?
• Pre E8 Form
• Important information for completion
• Knowing your levels
• Changing Levels Post E8• Levels Form - May
• Duration of Exams & Leaving Early• School Record
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Key Dates
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3rd Year
• Mock exams 6th Feb-17th Feb 2017• Junior Certificate Exams June 2017
• Materials Technology (Wood)- Assignment Brief Issued last week of October/First week of November. Completed Project due April (66.6% of overall grade)
• Irish- The Irish Oral exam for junior cert will be on the week before St Particks day. Specific date to be confirmed. It is worth 40% of the Junior Cert Irish exam and is compulsory for all daltaí.
• Home Economics- Practical cookery exam is worth 35% and it is usually before Easter or just after.• Science-Coursework B is a project element of Science which is worth 25%. The titles of this project
are released around Halloween. COMPLETED COURSEWORK MUST BE HANDED IN BY MARCH 16TH.
• French- The French oral exam will take place at the end of January/early February. . It is worth 20% of the overall grade.
• Art- Completed art project has to be handed up at the end of April. • Metalwork- The Deadline for the Metalwork projects will be one of the first weeks in April.
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2nd Year
Home EconomicsSecond year projects are worth 15%. They will be completed in a 6-8 week block. All materials must be ready for use upon request.
ExamsChristmas= 28th to 2nd DecSummer = 3rd to 10th May
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New Leaving Certificate/Points system
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*Point to note: H5 is equal to O1 in relation to CAO points (56 points)
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Homework and Study Tips
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Get ReadyNight before the test…• Go to bed on time• Put pencils and
erasers in your backpack
• Forget your problems at the door
The morning of… • Eat a good
breakfast• Think positively
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Questions?
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Tips
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Good Study HabitsProduce Good Grades!
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Find a Good Place To Study!
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Study environment
• You should try to study at the same time and same place every day.
• You should study at a desk or a table.
• There should be nothing on your desk or table except what you need for the task you’re on
• Make sure there is proper lighting.
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What should You Try to Avoid When Doing Your Homework?
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Things to Avoid before starting…
• Avoid distractions such as television, radio, computer, video games.
• Avoid going on Facebook, Twitter or other social Networks.
• Avoid listening to music that will make you want to get up and dance.
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To start homework, you should know:
• When it is due
• What to do
• What the expectations are
• How to prioritize what homework to do first
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Make sure you have the following:
• Your homework
• Solid flat surface for writing
• Good lighting
• Chair
• Books
• Supplies
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Manage Your Time• Don’t try to do all your
studying the night before your test or project!
• Do your project in smaller parts.
• Avoid studying for too long at once because your brain cannot hold all the information at once
• Take breaks when needed
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Learn About The Homework You Missed If You Were Absent?
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You Can…
• Call a friend
• Use one drive
• Ask teacher
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Organization? How Does It Help With homework?
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Organization…
• Helps you easily locate your homework
• Gets rid of your frustration
• Helps you save time and effort
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Class Notes and Organization
• Write down the proper date and title
• Copy class notes in appropriate notebook to help with organization and to decrease frustration
• Have a binder for each subject and put all necessary work and handouts in there.
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Organize with COLOUR
• Use a colour code system
• Colour coding is helpful for organizing class subjects and for studying for a test
Ways to colour code include:
• Highlighters
• Sticky notes
• Pens
• Folders
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English CBA
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2nd yr CBA 1 in English
• CBA-
• April/May of 2nd year.
• Individual presentation.
• Its assessed by subject teachers.
• Reviewed departmentally.
• Success Criteria –Summer report and official Junior Cycle transcript.
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CBA 2 (2nd and 3rd year)
• Collection of texts (students work).
• Students decide what pieces of their work they would like to be assessed by class teachers.
• It is awarded a success criteria and this will also appear on their official Junior Cycle transcript.
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3rd year Assessment Task
• Written task completed by students during class time.
• Not assessed by subject teachers but by SEC.
• Worth 10% of overall grade.
• Completed in December of 3rd year.
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3rd Year – Final Examination
• Completed by students in June under State Examinations conditions.
• Worth 90% of overall grade.
• Assessed by SEC.
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Online Resources
• Samples of work and success criteria available online at www.jct.ie
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Attendance
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Attendance and Attainment
• Students with good attendance levels do 1.5 times better in the Junior Certificate than students with poor attendance
• High attendance in school is linked with better mental health, improved social skills and has been seen to have a knock on effect in how students perform in both third level education and the workplace
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Attendance During One School Year
Equivalent Weeks Missed
(Approximate)
Equivalent Lessons Missed
(Approximate)
95% 1.7 weeks 48 lessons
90% 3.4 weeks 96 lessons
80% 6.8 weeks 192 lessons
70% 10.2 weeks 288 lessons
60% 13.6 weeks 384 lessons
50% 17 weeks 480 lessons
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• The length of exams are based on the time a student should spend on each question
• Students who leave exams significantly early have not spent the necessary time on each question, often leaving them blank
• It is better to be sitting in the exam revising, editing or adding to work than to leave
• On average, students who left an hour or more early dropped at least one grade from the result achieved in the mocks