IFY Parents Meeting 3 December 2011 2011?12?3???? Sheldon Smith Centre Principal ??

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• IFY Parents Meeting3 December 20112011?12?3????
  Sheldon Smith Centre Principal??

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IFY Parents Meeting3 December 20112011?12?3????
12.15-13.00 Sheldon Smith, Centre Principal ?? ???????????????. ?????????????????????????????????????
1300-13.30 Student Services????? ??????????????????????NCUK??????
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1. Where are we now????????
2. Assignments continuous assessment??????????
3. Exams predicted grades ???????
4. Learning Exam Preparation ???????
5. Academic Report ????

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1. Where are we now????????
Week 1 Start of Semester 1?????? Week 13
Exams ???????? Week 14 Semester 2
?????? Week 32 Final Exams ?????
Spring Festival (???)
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1. Where are we now????????
Week 1 Start of Semester 1?????? Week 8
???8?(???) Week 13 Exams ???????? Week 14
Semester 2 ?????? Week 32 Final Exams ?????
Spring Festival (???)
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Key Stages ????

• Semester 1
• 13 Weeks ????13?
• Assignments ????
• End of Semester Exams ?????
• Semester 2
• 19 Weeks ????19?
• Assignments ????
• University Applications ????
• References ???
• Offers ??
• Final Exams ????

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2. Assignments and Assessment???????

• Assignments are ongoing?????????
• They count to final grades AND influenceuniversit
  y references and predicted grades????????????,???
  ?????????????

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2. Assignments and Assessment ???????

• All students have finished ??
• Maths test (10) ????
• All students have started ???
• EAP Portfolio (10) ???????
• All students will soon take ??
• Maths Derive (10) ????

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2. Assignments and Assessment ???????
Subject Finished ?? Soon ??
Business ?? Marketing Report (10 EAP, 10 Business) ???? End of Sem 1 Exams????????
Economics ?? 1st Economics assignment (10 Economics) ???????? Econ Report (10 EAP) Keynes only End of Sem 1 Exams????????
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2 . Assignments and Assessment ???????
Subject Started ??? Soon ??
Chemistry?? 1st lab report (4 Chemistry) ??????? 2nd lab report (4 Chem 10 EAP)??????? Chem essay (4 Chemistry) ???? End of Semester 1 Exams????????
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2 . Assignments and Assessment???????
Subject Finished ?? Started ??? Soon ??
Physics?? 1st lab report (4 Physics) ??????? 2nd lab report (4 Physics, 10 EAP)??????? End of Semester 1 Exams????????
Biology?? 1st lab report (4 Biology) ??????? Biology essay (4 Biology) ???? End of Semester 1 Exams????????
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What does this mean?

• CANNOT WAIT UNTIL FINAL EXAMS SUCCESS STARTS
  NOW
• ?????????,????

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3. Exams predicted grades ???????

• When are the exams?????
• Tue 3rd January Fri 6th January
• (1?3??6?,??????)
• EAP Speaking EAP ????
• Mon 9th January Fri 13th January (1?9??13?)
• Physics/Biology/Economics (Tue)
• Mathematics (Wed)
• EAP (Thu)
• F Maths/Business/Chemistry (Fri)

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Why are the exams important???????????

• Contribute to final grades
• ?????????
• Major factor in deciding predicted grades
  ????????????
• Indicate student level, preparation and progress
  ????????,???????????

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Exam contribution to final grade ????????

• Maths 30 ???30
• Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths,
  Economics, Business Studies 10 each
  ??,??,??,????,??,????10
• EAP (listening part 3) 5
• EAP???????5

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Predicted grades????

• The grade we think you can get at the end of the
  course???????????????????????
• Based on Semester 1 assignments and class
  work/tests, End of Semester exams, Teacher
  opinion of continuous progress ??????
  ???????????????, ???????,???????????
• The higher your grades, the greater your choice
  ????,????

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4. Learning Exam Preparation ?????

• Continuous poor work now will affect the future
  ???-???????????
• Independent more than just class work and
  homework. Especially English needs improving for
  ALL. ????????????????????????????
• Self-Study YOU must improve your
  skills??????????

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How to do well in the exams???????????

• Start revision early and seriously. You should
  already have started ?????,????.???????????
• Create a revision timetable ???????
• Understand the material ??????
• Test yourself ????
• Make sure your notes are in folders and well
  organized ?????????????

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What next? ????

• Do you need to change your study attitude or
  study habits?
• ????????????????
• Assignments? ?????
• Independent Learning? ?????
• Self Study? ???
• Revision Review? ???

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• YOUR ACTIONS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL AFFECT
  YOUR FUTURE
• ???????????????

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5. Academic Report????

• Progress Report
• ????
• Internal for guidance only
• ??-?????
• Subject grades/comments are important
• ?????????
• Still time to change and improve
• ??????????

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Future Parents Meetings
March (3?) Exam results University Applications ???????????????
May (5?) University offer choices Preparation for exams ????????????
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• Thank You??!