Dean of Studies | Mrs Julie Quinn

With our exams underway this week, many boys are embracing the opportunity to test the knowledge and skills gained this term. This is a time where the hard work invested by many boys can and should be rewarded.

Student school reports will be available via Parent Lounge by the close of the day on Tuesday 3 April. Further to these reports, information explaining the process for booking the parent/teacher/student interviews that take place next term on 26 April and 2 May will be sent via email next week and also available via the College App. These interviews will take place from 1.30 pm to 8.30 pm.

Below are some key messages for our boys leading into their exams:

• You need to place your student ID cards on your desk in each exam - this allows us to mark the attendance roll without disturbing you.
• You must line up outside the exam room quietly and enter in silence. There is to be no talking once you are in the room and you are not to speak until after you have left the room.
• If you have a question, you must raise your hand during perusal and the teacher will come to your desk.
• At Terrace we aim to be the best that we can be and as such we work until the final time allocated to the exam. If we finish early, we check our work. We do not just sit with our paper closed.
• Attempt every question even if you are unsure of an answer - if we write nothing, we get nothing.
• Make sure you get adequate sleep the night before the exam.
• On the morning of the exam, make sure you have a good breakfast.
• On arrival at school do not get caught up in ‘panic conversation’ that could undermine your confidence.
• Plan your strategy for time allocation prior to the exam. There is nothing more frustrating than knowing an answer and not having time to answer.
• Be positive and confident! If you have worked hard during the term this is the time when you deserve to be rewarded. Go into the exam feeling strong and confident – do not doubt yourself.

A reminder that next Wednesday 28 March, we have a guest speaker, Cam Adair. Cam will address us on the challenges and solutions to video game/technology addiction. Challenges around use/misuse of technology can lead to diminished academic performance, amongst other social issues. The evening is focused on information for parents and will be held in the Campbell Centre.

Students will sometimes suggest that they can study most efficiently while listening to music. The link below offers some research in this area. It is always intriguing to compare this mindset with a similar circumstance in sport. One would hesitate to suggest that while practising skills for a sport, we would be wearing earphones piping music through as we worked.
https://www.theguardian.com/te...