1. Students with a balanced approach to life will make healthy choices : Sleep regularly and well Eat a balanced diet Exercise regularly Drink to stay hydrated

2. Sleep Cycle Apps Sleep is when your brain recharges to enable it to think effectively The last REM early in the morning is when your memory is filed into long term memory. This is also when you dream. Reviewing your notes just before you go to bed and again in the morning may help you remember more effectively. An interesting App, measures your deep and shallow sleep and allows you to set an alarm to wake you up at the optimum time so you have the best chance of feeling alert. 3. Enemies of a good sleep! 4. Turn your mobile phone OFF! 5. Enemies of a good sleep! 95 per cent of people surveyed said they played videogames, watched television, or used smartphones or laptop computers in the hour before going to bed. Being bathed in the glow of monitors or handset screens suppresses the release of sleep-promoting hormone melatonin and enhances alertness, making it more difficult to sleep. 6. The more balanced your diet the more balanced and effective your brain function will be . 7. Good Food Rap 8. Everyones getting into the act! Michelle Obamas favourite line from the rap! 9. Brain Food 10. Best brain foods! 11. Or do you feel like this! 12. Soft drinks have a LOT of sugar! 13. Drink 1.5 litres of water per day 14. Energy drinks CAN kill! MGS boys buying 2 nodoze and 4 red bull at 7/11 15. Kids should NOT drink energy drinks! 16. The following are all examples of healthy exercising: TIP!! 17. In test or examination you have to do 3 things: 1. Remember the content of the topic 2. Understand the topic 3. Apply the skills and techniques of the topic to different types of questions 18. In test or examination you have to do 3 things: 1. Remember the content of the topic 2. Understand the topic 3. Apply the skills and techniques of the topic to different types of questions There are 3 aspects to being able to do this: 1. Make study notes or summaries 2. Learn the information 3. Practise the skills of the subject 19. Preparation for exams starts well before you officially start studying. 1. How well you paid attention in class when the concepts were being taught 2. How well you understood the concepts being taught in class 3. How well you have completed homework and assignments along the way 4. How well you have kept and organised notes for that topic or subject 5. Whether you have made study notes or summaries for that topic 6. Whether you looked over your notes soon after class 20. Curve of forgetting Curve of forgetting Before class we know 0% After class we know 100% Day 2 we know 30% to 50% Day 7 we know 15% to 20% Day 30 we know 2% to 3% What can we do to help us remember? First night spend 10 minutes going over work from class - back to 100% Day 7 spend 5 minute going over work again back to 100% Day 30 spend 3 minutes going over the work again back to 100% https://uwaterloo.ca/counselling-services/curve-forgetting 21. Click here Year 9 should do 1.5 to 2 hours study per night and 3 hours at the weekend. 22. Weekly Planner Day1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 English English English ICT English English History English English English Maths Science Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths Science Maths Hum/L OTE Hum/LOT E Science Hum/LOT E Hum/LOTE Hum/LOT E Music I HUM/LOT E Hum/LOT E Hum/LOT E Music A Religion LiD History Technology Religion Technolog y Science History ICT Day1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 English English English ICT English English History English English English Maths Science Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths Science Maths Hum/LO TE Hum/LOTE Science Hum/LOTE Hum/LOTE Hum/LOTE Music I HUM/LOTE Hum/LOTE Hum/LOTE Music A Religion LiD History Technology Religion Technology Science History ICT try 23. Flexible approach! GET INTO A ROUTINE! Work in half hour blocks Set priorities at the beginning of the night homework, assignments, memorising Try to work at the same time each day. Can be difficult because of different sport and other commitments. Finish all homework before watching TV, social media, phones i.e. work before fun 24. Just cant do it !!!!????!! Have you got a suitable place to study? Have you eliminated distractions? Do you have bad habits? Do you take break, drink and eat snacks to keep your concentration up? 25. Sometimes still feel stuck? 26. Get unstuck!! MAD Maths Look it up! Teacher Parents Ask a friend OR yourtutor 27. Click here Click here 28. Year 9 great first trial Year 9 great :) Year 10 Michael is amazing, 10/10 Year 9 Concise answer to a direct question. Useful insight. Year 9 It was very helpful to have someone else opinion on my question Year 9 very good help from tutor, timely and useful Year 9 awesome I struggled and he made it easy for me to understand Year 9 short and sweet yourtutor Comments from TGS