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Please make sure you have all of this equipment to learn online: 

• A suitable device to connect to the online learning. 

• Pencils (for diagrams)

• Blue or black and red pens

• Coloured pencils and markers

• Note taking paper / additional notebooks

• Eraser and sharpener

• 15 cm + ruler

• Pair of compasses

• Protractor (angle measurer)

• Private reading book 

• Pair of scissors

• Glue stick

• Highlighters

• Calculator

  • Grades 6,7 and 9 - Scientific Calculator

  • IGCSE/IB Students - Graphical Calculator

Make sure you are working in a suitable environment: 

• Ban yourself from messaging and social media during study time. 

• Create a distraction free zone. 

• Work at a desk or table using a chair that supports your back. 

• Drink lots of water and get up from your desk to stretch during your breaks. 

Our Code of Conduct is based on the basic principle of RESPECT: 

Respect for Yourself, Respect for Others, Respect for ALL members of the ABC Community and Respect for Your School

As a student member of the ABC community I agree to:

• try to do my best at all times 

• wear my school  uniform properly when in school

• try my best 

• respect the School Academic Honesty (Plagiarism) Policy 

• behave appropriately online (no bad language or abuse) and to follow the ABC Acceptable Use of Computers Policy

• reject unkind or bullying behaviour and work within the expectations of the School’s Values.

• respect school property and take care of the environment when in school

• be honest, truthful and stand up for what you know is right

• reflect on my mistakes and attempt to learn from them

• try my best to be a responsible outstanding citizen

In my lessons I agree to:

• do my best to arrive at lessons on time

• be ready to start work with the right equipment for the class

• speak politely to everyone in the classroom 

• make positive contributions in class 

• value the contributions of others

• follow my teachers’ instructions carefully and be cooperative 

• leave the classroom neat and tidy after the class when in school

• join in activities with a positive and constructive attitude

Some ideas for checking your work! (You can also get someone else to help you, but you should do your own checks too!)

1. Spell check first. Make sure your spell checker is set to the language of the work.

2. Read from the bottom. This will make your brain actually read what is written, not what you think you have written.

3. Baking time: complete the work and then a night (or ideally a week) later, read the work again for proofreading purposes.

4. Proofread for purpose: don't read everything and correct everything together. Instead, read for spelling first, then read for grammar, then read for formatting, then read for citations, and so on. Checking one thing each time will help you keep focus.

5. Use a physical copy and follow with your finger or a ruler: seeing it on the page, not the screen, will help you see things in a new way. It also allows you to follow the text physically (point at each word as you read it, or use a ruler to focus on one line at a time). If you want to save paper, consider changing the background to a different colour, and make the font larger and clearer. Use serif fonts (like this one - sans serif are like this).

6. Read out loud: if you read it aloud, you are more likely to hear mistakes in word choice, grammar and punctuation. 

Final point: there is no quick way to do this. Tools like Grammarly are a shortcut but do not do the whole job for you. 

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