MAS10 Newsletter  1.0

MAS10 Key Purpose: "All students are created equal. Some work harder in the preseason!"

Dear Parents/Carers,

Thank you for attending the Yr10 Information evening at the start of the academic year.  I hope that you went away with a clearer understanding of what your child will be experiencing and why, and the importance of creating good habits  will lead to outstanding results.   A copy of the presentation can be found here as well as on the MAS10 website  which can be accessed by clicking here. We spoke about how  the forthcoming academic year  will be the preseason training that is needed to ensure students arrive in September 2024 ready for their final year of GCSE study.

Since we last met I am pleased to announce that all MAS10 students have been working through their Study Skill programme in Advisory to help the students learn and understand how to revise and expand their long term memory. Topics they have covered in Module 1 include;

• How to use Read & Write (R&W)

• How to create vocabulary lists from their Knowledge Organisers by using the R&W programme.

• Cornell note taking method 

• How to create mind maps & clock learning 

Topics that  will be covered during Module 2 include;

• Connecting learning through mind maps 

• Memory technique-mnemonics

•  Memory technique-memory journey 

• How to highlight correctly 

• Chunking your work-what is it and how to do it 

Performance Portfolio

The Performance Portfolio document has now been shared and explained with all MAS10 students. The reason for this useful document is for students to;

•  monitor their progress, 

• diagnose areas of strength and weakness in their learning to help with revision 

•  apply  therapy to their areas of weakness through the carefully selected resources

• centralised place for students to monitor their progress per subject.

I have attached a link here to the presentation that was discussed with the cohort for you to familiarise yourself with. Please do ask your child to 'share' (button in the top right of the document) the document with you so you can also monitor and support your child's learning. 

Tassomai

I hope you have been receiving the Tassomai parental reports that allow you to track your child's progress in both English and Science revision through Tassomai. If you have not received the link via email please do contact Tassomai directly via email on admin@tassomai.com who will be happy to assist you. Tassomai is the scientific way to learn. Tassomai is an award-winning adaptive learning program helping students at all levels to achieve outstanding results. Using Tassomai builds subject knowledge, boosts confidence and reduces exam stress.

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A reminder that 'little and often' is the key to help with revision and long term learning. This is reinforced with the daily tasks set at 4 out of 7 days. The MAS10 progress since September is as follows;

Tassomai English:

Questions Attempted=20,141

Questions Correct=13,241

Accuracy=66%

Tassomai Science:

Questions Attempted=23,510

Questions Correct=13,233

Accuracy=56%

I hope that you find the MAS10 website useful and I will inform you of any updates made to it during the remainder of the year. The website serves as a tool to keep you and your child up to date with information and to act as a one stop shop for help and advice during the academic year. There you will find a subject information guide for parents that gives you a breakdown of each subject, what needs to be revised and selected resources for that subject. 

I wish you the best of luck forming good habits using the Cue, Craving, Response , Reward technique  that we discussed at the Information Evening and I wish every student good fortune as they enter Module 2.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Stamato

Assistant Principal & Deputy Head of Earhart College