The document provides tips and information for parents on supporting their child's education. It discusses the importance of parental involvement, outlines homework expectations and study habits for different subjects, and emphasizes developing literacy and numeracy. Communication between home and school is stressed, along with ensuring students' well-being through nutrition, exercise, and sleep.

2. THIS EVENING
 HOW CAN YOU HELP YOUR CHILD
 SOME POINTERS ON SUBJECTS FOR J.C.
 LITERACY

3. CAREY SCHOFIELD

4. IMPORTANCE OF PARENTS
 “THE PROBLEM WE HAD HERE (LONDON) AS
GOVENORS WERE NOT WITH THE EDUCATION
OF THE CHILDREN BUT WITH A LACK OF
SUPPORT FROM FAMILIES. IN CHITRAL
(PAKISTAN), THERE IS A SENSE THAT A GOOD
EDUCATION IS A KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE. THE
CHILDREN ARE SO MOTIVATED,IT IS REALLY
WONDERFUL TO SEE.”

6. THE JOURNAL
 NEAT PRESENTATION – USE OF RED PEN AND

7. CHECK HOMEWORK FOR COMPLETION AND
PRESENTATION
DIAGRAMS MUST BE LARGE, LABELLED AND
LEARNT
DIFFERENT HARDBACKS AND COPIES FOR DIFFERENT
SUBJECTS

8. LIKE SO
:

9. COLOUR CODE THE TIMETABLE

10. MAKES IT EASIER AT THE LOCKER

12. IDEA OF HOMEWORK/STUDY
 GO OVER ALL SUBJECTS EACH EVENING
 END OF WEEK – REVISE THE WEEKS WORK
 END OF MONTH – REVISE THE MONTHS WORK

14. HOMEWORK
TAKE AN INTEREST
ENCOURAGE

15. THE JOURNAL

16. DIFFERENT WAYS TO LEARN
DIFFERENT WAYS TO TEACH

17. LANGUAGES
 ASK THEM SPELLINGS
 VOCABULARY AND VERBS ARE IMPORTANT
 LISTEN TO TAPES, NUACHT, TG4, TV5 ETC
 MAKE SURE THEY HAVE DICTIONARIES
 100% MARKS IN JUNE OF 3RD YEAR

18. MUSIC
 RECORDER PRACTICE 10 MINUTES EVERYDAY
 NO WRITTEN HOMEWORK
 25% PRACTICAL IN 3RD YEAR
 IN JUNE OF 3RD YEAR 25% COMPOSITION
50% LISTENING

19. HOME ECONOMICS
 PRACTICE WASHING UP, PEELING, GENERAL HELP
 50% IN JUNE
 35% PRACTICAL IN 3RD YEAR
 15% CRAFT PROJECT IN 3RD YEAR

20. ART
 PAINTS SHOULD BE KEPT IN LUNCH BOXES
 NAME ON EVERYTHING
 80% ON PROJECT DURING 3RD YEAR
 20% ON A DRAWING DURING MAY OF 3RD YEAR
 NO EXAM IN JUNE

21. CSPE
CIVICS,SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
EDUCATION
 THERE IS AN EXAMINATION
 THERE IS A PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED DURING 3RD
YEAR
 LISTEN TO THE NEWS
 READ THE NEWSPAPER

22. SPHE
SOCIAL, PERSONAL AND HEALTH
EDUCATION
 NO EXAMINATION BUT IT IS COMPULSORY
 ABOUT EMOTIONS
 HAVE A CHAT ABOUT LIFE, THEIR THOUGHTS ETC

23. SCIENCE
 NEED TO LEARN DEFINITIONS AND
EXPERIMENTS
 SECTION A: EXPERIMENTS DURING 3 YEARS 10%
 SECTION B: 2 EXPERIMENTS IN 3RD YEAR 25%
 JUNE WRITTEN PAPER: 65%

24. TECHNOLOGY
 PROJECT DURING 3RD YEAR 50%
 EXAM IN JUNE 50%

25. MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY WOOD
 WORK DONE IN THE CLASSROOM
 PROJECT 200/300 IN 3RD YEAR
 THEORY 100/300 IN JUNE OF 3RD YEAR

26. REMEMBER
 AT THE END OF FIRST YEAR BLOCK 2 AND 3
MERGE
 THE STUDENT CHOOSES ONE
 BLOCK 2: BUSINESS STUDIES/TECHNICAL
GRAPHICS
 BLOCK 3: ART/MUSIC

27. GET THE BALANCE RIGHT
 MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS GETTING CORRECT
NUTRITION ESPECIALLY AT LUNCH TIME
 MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS GETTING PHYSICAL
EXERCISE
 MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS GETTING SUFFICIENT
SLEEP
 HAVE A GOOD OLD CHAT, BE THE LISTENING EAR

28. COMMUNICATION
 SUBJECT TEACHER
 TUTOR
 YEAR HEAD
 CHAPLAIN/COUNSELLOR
 DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
 PRINCIPAL

29. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
 MS MORRISSEY LOOKS AFTER LEARNING SUPPORT
 GUIDANCE COUNSLLOR
 CHAPLAINCY
 TUTOR SYSTEM
 MR SWEENEY LOOKS AFTER STATE EXAMINATIONS

30. LITERACY
 NATIONWIDE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
 PRINT RICH ENVIRONMENT
 IMPORTANCE OF READING
“A STUDENT WHO READS DOES VERY WELL
A STUDENT WHO DOES NOT READ ..........”

31.  STUDENTS MUST CARRY A NOVEL OR ANY BOOK
AND A DICTIONARY
 WE HAVE WORD OF THE WEEK
 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS ARE DEALING WITH
LITERACY BY MAKING GLOSSARIES, PUTTING UP
POSTERS ON WALLS ETC
 READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE AND DISCUSS EG
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32. AT ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY

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34. GOSH TED THATS MAD..... MATHS
IF YOU MULTIPLY 111,111,111 BY
111,111,111. WHAT DO YOU GET?
NUMERACY

35. PARENT TEACHER MEETING
PARENT TEACHER MEETING MONDAY 4TH FEBRUARY