How to NCEA - for parents and students
Its about that time of year, where your kids’ start waking up at midday and saying that two hours of study is a productive achievement. In our house procrastination has become a refined art. Here's some tips to avoid your children doing the same.
1. Sleep💤 for at least eight hours but try to maintain a schedule.
2. Nourish your body with healthy foods that stimulate the mind.
3. Exercise regularly, especially during study breaks.
4. Get some vitamin D! 🌞
5. Avoid Fortnite…maybe even hide the console.
6. Study should be done in short bursts, for example, study for 20 to 30 minutes, break for 5 to 10 minutes.
7. Study breaks should not involve your phone, get up and move around…maybe even hang out the washing. 👍
8. Figure out how you learn best. For example, brainstorms, que cards, A3 diagrams, colours, voice notes, group revision sessions.
9. Outline the potential content that could be covered in the exam(s).
10. Use QUIZLET, often there are flashcards that are already made up for your subject.
11. It is about quality of study over quantity.
12. There are previous exams (and answers) available on NZQA which are great revision resources.
13. Study in different locations for different topics for example kitchen table, the public library, outside on the lawn. 🌷
14. If possible, do not study in your room, it is best to separate sleeping/relaxing space and study space.
15. Music🎼 is good, preferably 60 bpm and without words.
16. Study at least three times the hours of papers that you are sitting.
18. Eat a banana🍌 before your exam.
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I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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