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Raising Achievement Day, 2012 Information for parents of IB students

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Page 1: Raising Achievement Day, 2012 Information for parents of IB students

Raising Achievement Day, 2012

Information for parents of IB students

Page 2: Raising Achievement Day, 2012 Information for parents of IB students

University/College Matters• School Calendar• Contact:

[email protected] (USA) [email protected] (UK)

Academic Events/Deadlines• Bulletin from

[email protected] at start of each month.

Pastoral Matters• Contact:

[email protected] [email protected]

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Y13 – Forthcoming Events• Extended Essay – Final Amendments• TOK: essay final draft submitted last day of

term; presentation preparation begins this month. TOK completed in January.

• CAS: completed after mock exams in January.

• English: Individual Oral Commentary (15%)• Theatre: 26th/27th November - IPs• Psychology: 30th November – Final IA• Chinese Orals – 12th/13th December• Mock Exams – 9th-18th January

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Y12 – Forthcoming Events• English: Individual Oral Presentation (15%) –

English Literature• English: Written Task 1 (First Draft) – 26th

November – English Literature and Language• Economics – IA Practice• Prefect Interviews –

• First Round: 20th – 27th November • Second Round: 28th – 30th November• Prefect Team Announced – 30th November

@10.30am• Student Leaders Announced – 14th December

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IB Years – Ongoing P.S.H.E. Programme

This term:• Stress Management, Global Nomads, The

Importance of Sleep, Leadership (Year 12), Who am I? (Year 12)

Spring Term: • Study Skills, Relationships, Social Networking,

Careers(Year 12). MADD (Year 12), University Life (Year 13), Public Speaking.

Summer Term:• Teamwork, Time Management (Year 12) Exam

Preparation (Year 12), Supervised Study (Year 13)

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IB Years – Managing Pressure and Stress

• Maintaining attendance• Efficient working habits• Sleep and exercise• Parental communication• Relax (but not completely!)• Student counsellor(s):

[email protected] and [email protected]

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IB Extras• Registration (8:15 – 8:30)• IB weekly meetings (Tuesdays) • Building Cross Key stage links• 100% attendance • Best dressed • Senior School Food Committee (Coming soon!) • Additional Supervised Study 3:40 – 4:40 (Friday) • Prefect Selection (Whole School Voice) • School Leadership Review Committee • University visits (Regular updates on school calendar)• GAP Year Planning • Postcard Exhibition • Graduation Committee