Maximising Learning at PBC

At PBC, we encourage all students to achieve their best, whatever their ‘best’ might be. Students working to improve are urged to apply the following techniques across all their subjects:

• Set a goal for each subject
  Use the OPTIMA planner in your diary and know what you are aiming for this term

• Know what is required
  Understand what your assessment tasks require and the criteria by which you will be assessed. Focus on these in your work.

• Manage your time
  Know your due dates and be sure your family knows them too. Break big tasks into smaller tasks, such as researching an assignment, writing a draft or reviewing the notes of a section of a course. Set yourself regular deadlines.

• When you need help, seek it out
  There is so much help available in the Junior School at PBC, from individual assistance form the teacher, to Tuesday Tutorials.  Don’t settle at ‘I don’t get it’ – find help until you do!

• Follow up
  Review your notes, write down your questions, do your homework, read around a topic. Such strategies will help improve your factual recall and your understanding.

Assessment Calendar Published

The Term 3 Assessment Calendar has now been emailed to all parents and published on the PBC Website. Use the drop down menus to go to Curriculum / Testing and Assessment and open the relevant year level calendar on the right hand side of the screen. In Assemblies, students have been told how to access this information and use it to fill out the Forward Planner in their diaries with their particular assessment dates. Students should make a copy of it to be displayed on the fridge or another public place in the home, so families are aware of their commitments. Please support your Junior Secondary students to develop good habits and be an active part of our learning community.

Selection of 2021 Junior School Student Leaders

From Week 5, we will begin the process of selecting next year’s leaders. These students, chosen from the current Year 8 cohort, will prepare for their roles during Term 4.

Next year, they will represent Junior Secondary at public events and Parent Evenings and serve as a voice of the Year 7s, 8s and 9s on their House Council and the Junior Secondary Council. They will run fundraising and community building events and constantly seek ways to improve the school for our students.

If your Year 8 child is confident, reliable and enjoys leadership opportunities, please encourage them to stay tuned for information in the daily Student Notices, ‘put their hand up’ when asked and complete an application form. Shortlisted students will be interviewed later in the term.