Study Advice

Families can make a difference both to the result and to the morale of the exam candidate. Some of the following suggestions may help you to help them.

Making Time

Reduce paid work hours
Limit social activities
Limit hobbies/sports to a reasonable level
Reduce household chores
Avoid rapid family changes of plan. The student needs to predict the time available in order to take control.

Time Management

Use a year planner for key dates
Make a weekly work/study plan with the student.
Help the student to break big subjects into topic-sized chunks
Allocate 2 or 3 x 50 minute work/study spells on school nights and on one day of a weekend. (This is a rough estimate. Even 20 minute spells can be a start. It depends on the student’s work habit and concentration span.)

Offer Help

Check notes
Ask questions
Explain/read difficult parts of texts.

Positive Interest

Focus on the effort rather than the result
Encourage confidence. (Some students find it helpful to see themselves as an “expert” prepared to reveal what they know to an interested examiner.)
Enlist the help of the wider family or friends. (The people who ask about the results could be encouraged to phone in during the preparation and encourage the effort. This is a great opportunity for the interested aunt, uncle or grandparent.)

Health and Happiness

Good food at regular times
Some sport or exercise
Regular sleep
Love and support

News

EARLY CLOSING - 24 March 2010

The school has been advised by PPTA that, in accordance with the terms of clause s.26 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, a Paid Union Meeting will be held at 1:30pm on March 24. This means that school will close at 12:20pm. Buses will run at this earlier time. Please advise us (info@onslow.school.nz) if you wish for your child to be supervised at school for the afternoon.

Congratulations to...

Eleanor Pepperell - selected to represent the Wellington Juniors Track Cycling Team in the National Junior Competition to be held in Invercargill in early March.

Andy Weston - selected for the Under 15 Wellington Cricket Representative team who participated in the National Tournament during the holidays.

Ryan Dannhauser - selected for the Under 19 Wellington Cricket Representative team who participated in the National Tournament during the holidays.

Niki Zivkovic - selected for the Under 16 Wellington Cricket Representative team who will be touring India in April/May this year.

Tufi Sele & Joe Wright (ex-students) - Tufi was selected to trial for the NZ Elite and U23 rowing squads. Joe was selected to trial for the NZ U19 (Juniors). Tufi and Joe were part of the Central Region High Performance U21 Coxed Quad crew that won gold in the U21 event at the National Rowing Champs.

Rowan Barrie (ex-student) - awarded an Engineering Scholarship to study in Germany as part of the 'EU-NZ Mobility Project'. Rowan will study electronic & computer systems engineering at Rostock University, north of Germany from October to March next year.

Will Rivett, Brodie Smith, Cameron Forest, Johnathan Doogan, Terina Ngata, Sarah Ellis, Brittany McLeod - vounteered for the Heart Foundation in February by serving as Marshalls for Round the Bays. This involved a very early start on a Sunday morning. The students got an insight into the organisation behind a large event while assisting the Heart Foundation to raise funds. The Heart Foundation is a charity and relies on raised funds to operate.

EARLY CLOSING. The school has been advised by PPTA that, in accordance with the terms of clause s.26 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, a Paid Union Meeting will be held at 1:30 on March 24. This means that school will close at 12:20 p.m. Buses will run at this earlier time. Please advise us (info@onslow.school.nz) if you wish for your child to be supervised at school for the afternoon.

Farewell to Doc Martin

It is with regret that the Board of Trustees has received the resignation of Dr Stuart Martin, our Principal since 2001. Stuart began 12-months of sabbatical and leave last year and was due to return to the school late in May. For the last nine...

Congratulations...

...to Sonja Hempel, Year 13 2009, on being Top Scholar in New Zealand for Geography.While Sonja Hempel gained a scholarship in English, it was her Geography result which really stood out. Her mark which gained her an Outstanding Scholarship was the h...

Host Families Needed!

Our International Department is looking for host families that may be interested in hosting German or Brazilian students. We would like to increase our host family data base as there will be a new intake of students in July. There is also ...

PTA AGM - 15 March 2010

The AGM of the Onslow College PTA will be held on Monday 15 March 2010 at 7.30pm in the College Library. Notice is hereby given of the intention to amend the Constitution of the Association, specifically that the quorum number required for the Onslow...