We had Claire coming in to give tutoring to our daughter last Friday. It went very well and we were very happy with the result.William, Carina Heights
Year 4 student Jackson practised timestables for recall and worked on place value, also spending time improving handwriting.
In Year 9, Ella revised rearranging algebraic expressions to make a pronumeral the subject and substituted values into these expressions, extending briefly to cross multiplication.
Meanwhile, Year 11 student Riley focused on financial mathematics topics, including compound interest and interpreting real-world scenarios from the next unit in line with QCAA guidelines.
Often distracted, rushing both handwriting and mental calculations; "he drifted in and out of concentration, had a lot of energy and needed to move his body a bit." This led to mixed-up numbers or missing steps during multiplication and division tasks.
In Year 10 science, not consistently reviewing feedback meant errors lingered in balancing chemical equations across sessions.
For a senior English student, incomplete drafts and delays seeking teacher comments slowed assignment progress—one note read: "Waiting on feedback for assignment."
When unfamiliar worded maths questions appeared (Year 9), hesitation set in until explicit prompting was given.
One Carina Heights tutor noticed a Year 10 student who, after typically second-guessing himself and relying on constant help, managed to complete several linear equations independently for the first time—he only checked in once before confidently working through unfamiliar problems alone.
Meanwhile, a Year 11 student mastered mole conversions and demonstrated solid understanding of stoichiometry after struggling with these calculations last term.
For a younger learner, reading aloud was previously met with hesitation; now she tackles longer passages smoothly and even volunteers to read new sections without prompting.