SEMESTER TWO - February 2011

Holy Names High School Students
Where: Holy Names High School
Date: Monday, January 31, 2011
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Assumption, St. Anne's, St. Joseph's & Villanova Students
Where: WECDSB Board Offices
1325 California Avenue, Windsor, On
519-253-2481, ext. 1186
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

FJ Brennan Students
Where: FJ Brennan High School
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m

Catholic Central Students
Where: Catholic Central
Date: Thursday February 4, 2011
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Cardinal Carter Students
Where: Cardinal Carter Secondary School
Date: Friday February 4, 2011
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Google Docs Fans - New Features!

Google Docs had updated again! Big surprise I bet. Users can now upload and share .pdf files but may not edit them at this point. Editing will be a big plus but a great step forward.

• Upload, preview & share PDFs
  One of our top feature requests is now implemented: upload, preview and share PDFs in Google Docs! Click the Upload button in the Docs list to get started. While you can't yet edit PDFs, you can at least select text to copy & paste elsewhere. You can also share PDFs just like you can share your regular Google Docs. Learn more.
  

Good Luck With Exams!

Today is EXAM Day...Good LUCK!

Exam Information Update...

ENG4UV and HSB4MV

Exams are June 13, 2008

Please see your front course page for details from your instructor.

Mandatory Orientation (Summer School)

All Students of the WECDSB Summer School E-Learning Program must attend a mandatory orientation session. The session will last about 1 hour.

Brennan Students:

• June 24th @ Brennan Catholic High School
• Computer Lab
• 10:00AM Start

Holy Names Students:

• June 24th @ Holy Names Catholic High School

• 12:30pm Start
  
• Computer Lab

All Other Students:

• June 24th @ Catholic Education Centre
• Computer Lab
• 2:30 PM Start
  

AVOID CRAMMING!

How to AVOID CRAMMING for Tests

Basic Principles about Review

©Academic Skills Center, Dartmouth College 2001

I. ORIGINAL LEARNING must take place. You have to learn the material before you can review it.

II. EARLY REVIEW is most efficient, most productive.

A. Before you attempt to learn new material in class or through reading:

· Glance over previous chapters or notes.

· Run through your mind what you know already.

Since memorization of new material is most effective when it is associated with the material already known, this process brings all available mental "hooks" to the surface.

B. Immediately after learning:

· Rework your notes, adding material that comes to mind. (Don't recopy; this is wasteful.)

· Order and organize what was learned. (Star, use arrows, additional comments, etc.)

· Integrate new material with what you already know.

Forgetting is most rapid right after learning. Review helps combat this. Relearning is easier if it is done quickly. Don't wait until it's all gone.

III. Space initial early reviews to support original learning. Several brief periods spread over 5 or 10 days is usually enough to ensure good recall for intermediate review.

IV. Intermediate review is important when work is spread out over several months or longer. For example, when the final is 4 months away, follow this schedule:

· original learning

· immediate review of limited material same day (5-10 minutes)

· intermediate review of material covered so far, after 2 months

· final review, before exam

Intermediate and final reviews should stress understanding and organization of material.

V. Final review is a REVIEW, not "cramming" of unlearned material. No new learning takes place except to draw together the final main currents of thought.

· Be brief. Review entire semester's work in 2-4 hours. (Set a limit and stick to it.)

· Outline and organize from memory. Don't bother copying.

· Recite (in writing or out loud to a friend or self)

VI. USE SPACED REVIEW rather than MASSED PRACTICE. 60 minutes used in 3 groups of 20 minutes each is more effective than 60 minutes used all at the same time.

· break up learning period for any one subject

· avoid fatigue

· review and strengthen previous learning

· increased motivation, better concentration

Check With Your Teacher and School for EXAM DATES!

Please verify your exam dates with your teacher and your school contact.

Study Study!