St John the Evangelist Catholic High School Nowra eNewsletter

NEWS FROM ENGLISH

As we move into Term 3 we will continue to focus on developing core skills in English, with a particular focus on reading. To that end, I remind all students and parents about the importance of home reading. Students engaged in individual reading develop critical thinking skills and a depth of understanding in relation to the construction of texts. There is no mystery to becoming a strong English student. Students that read regularly and widely open up a wide world of words and situations that stimulate the mind and expand their knowledge. There is a wide selection of texts available in the library for students to borrow and I encourage them to make the most of this resource. I also encourage students to let our school librarian know if there is a particular author or text they'd like the school to purchase.

YEAR 12

Year 12 moves into a demanding part of their high school experience. As part of being prepared for the Trial HSC I encourage students to revise class notes, access 2023 and 2024 HSC markers comments and the syllabus rubric on the NESA site. If time permits, reading texts again will also enable students to look at the texts through a sharpened lens. As we do revision in class in the lead up to the Trial HSC and the HSC, I encourage all Year 12 students to seek and take on feedback and direction given by the English teachers.

YEAR 7 - 11

To students in Year 7-11, I encourage you to set goals for your study of English this semester and these should be set using feedback from the Semester One report and in consultation with the class teacher. This goal should ideally involve reading on a nightly basis as there is no better way to improve reading and writing than to read well written texts.

Ms Michelle Selmes

English Leader of Learning