Change to revision times

Hey guys,

I am now only available from 10:40 till 3:30 tomorrow. Look forward to seeing some of you then!


Summary of trig results:

• 0 Not Achieves
• 3 Achieves
• 14 Merits
• 15 Excellences

Revision Sessions

Thank-you to all of those who attended the revision session on Friday, really awesome to see so many of you there!

Last sessions are:
Monday: 3:15-4:30 in B23
Tuesday: 10am onwards in B23

Results for Trig will be available at these sessions if you don't have them already.

I highly recommend you try out some of the past papers on the NZQA site before these sessions. Each one should also include a marking schedule.

Papers for current standards are here. You should work through all six (two per topic) of these.

Papers for the old standards are here.

• 90147 is Algebra which includes some patterns questions (do not complete all of the papers).
• 90148 is Graphs (no patterns included and no exponentials, but good practice for parabolas).
• 90152 is Trig (includes bearing practice).
• 90153 is Geometric Reasoning (very useful practice - do as many as possible).
• 90154 is Probability (skip any question saying simulation)

Good luck for the last of your study and the first of your exams.

Revision for Exams

Details of the exam:

• The maths exam is on the 14th November at 9:30am. 
• Exam rooms will be posted near B/P block. Arrive early to check your room.
• Bring a ruler, graphics calculator, black/blue pens and pencil/eraser.

Topics Covered:

• 1.3 Patterns and Graphs - Covering linear, quadratic and exponential patterns and graphs.
• 1.6 Geometric Reasoning - Covering Pythagoras, trigonometry, angle rules, similar shapes and bearings.
• 1.12 Chance and Data - Covering interpreting statistics and graphs and calculating and interpreting probabilities.

How to study:

• Read through all of your notes - check if you are missing any!
• Try practice assessments to work out where your gaps are.
• Practice Achieve questions only if you are slow or struggling with a particular skill.
• Practice Merit questions to ensure you have a solid grounding in these skills.
• Look for as many different Excellence questions as you can to try different types.
• Bring any questions to a revision session - Monday after prize giving in B23, Wednesday after school in P7, Friday all day in the seminar room.

What to study:

• Finish page 70-271 in Nulake. Retry any questions that you found difficult first time around.
• Good pages in Gamma: 144-146 (quadratic patterns), 149-151 (exponential patterns), 190-191 (finding equations), 193-194 (exponential graphs), 224-228 (linear graphs), 229-233 (quadratic graphs), 242-247 (parallel lines), 250-252 (polygons and tessellation), 261-263 (similar shapes), 285-298 (circle rules), 301-303 (geometric proofs), 349-351 (multivariate data), 363-365 (bivariate data), 394-397 (comparing data), 400-401(time series), 409-417 (interpreting data) 409-417, 428-431 (tree diagrams), 433-435 (expected values).
• Complete or revise all practice tests issued during the year.
• Look on the NZQA web page for tests from previous years.

Other info:

• Bring food for a shared lunch on Monday spell one. Drinks provided.
• Make sure you have correct uniform for Monday for the prize-giving.
• Internal results will be available when you come in for your exam.