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Grades 10 – 12 is a challenging period for teens to manage all their activities and think about the future. Classmart is beginning an eight (8) week teen life-coaching course starting in term 2. Encourage your child to join a group of five learners for the eight weeks (one and a half hour sessions per week) and spend time learning the lessons they need before they face the world of study, adulthood and work. As a teacher, I am aware of budget constraints on parents and hence the small group coaching.

8 WEEK COURSE – R1 400.00 (BOOKING FEE R200.00 and balance on commencement of course or payable in two instalments) OR R150.00 X 8 (R200.00 BOOKING FEE and R150.00 payable before each session) Contact Karin to get the schedules for the grades and to book your place.

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Multiplication Tables

If you can add, you can multiply!

Multiplication is just a quicker way to add a series of numbers.

For example, if you want to add the number 2 to itself, it is written as 2 + 2, which equals 4.

Adding another 2 is written as 2 + 2 + 2 = 6.

Adding more 2s becomes a cumbersome exercise. It is done much faster by using multiplication - that is, instead of writing 2 + 2 + 2 = 6, use the expression 3 x 2 = 6.

By simply memorising the complete set of multiplication tables you will be able to perform any mathematical calculation – simple or complex. But, not knowing your multiplication tables well may cost you dearly later in life. It has been said by more than one professor that, often the basic problem with science and maths students at university or college is that they do not know their basic multiplication tables.

For teachers and learners looking to engage on an academic level with technologists and engineers, read some of the interesting articles written in the ENGINEERING NEWS.

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/topic/

Children respond very well to exciting and interesting worksheets. Take a little time and look at all the free resources on the web. Here is a website that offers free clipart. Enjoy using the free images to brighten up dull worksheets.

Remember that you copy and paste the images onto the worksheet and then use your "text wrapping" function, choose in front of text and you can move the image and manipulate it!

http://school.discoveryeducation.com

http://www.schoolstaff.co.za/id45.htm

This is another website that works as a recruitment agency to find teachers for the school.

I found these websites with a lot of vacancies for teachers nationally and internationally. Please check out all jobs carefully and make sure you are not being scammed.

http://www.jobisjob.co.za/school+teacher/jobs#what=school+teacher&page=13

 http://www.indeed.co.za/Teaching-jobs-in-Pretoria,-Gauteng

 http://www.olx.co.za/education-jobs-teaching-jobs-cat-261

Dear colleague The African Education Week team has been putting together the programme for the 6th annual event. We invite you to download the programme and view the speakers who will be debating the solutions to the challenges we face in raising the standards of education. This year you will see an increased focus on teacher training & development, literacy & numeracy across all levels, the throughput of learners in higher education, as well as more hands on technology sessions. • 2000+ education professionals debating the solutions to raising the standard of education • 80+ experts speaking on basic education, higher education, and educational technology • Jammed-packed exhibition floor, with new products and possible partnerships • Hands-on pre conference workshops that you can implement immediately You can download the programme here or if you would like to be sent the programme please just reply to this email and let me know. Looking forward to welcoming you at the 6th annual African Education Week! Claire O’Connell Programme Director African Education Week

For programme information:
Claire O’Connell
+27 21 700 3563

African Education Week 2012 [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Just got news of a parenting workshop in PRETORIA. Check out the PARENTING GROUP for more information.

Sci-Bono offers career guidance to Grade 11 & 12 learners

Over the next four months, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre will provide learners with information on variety of career options that they can pursue.

“Launch your career workshop series is intended to prepare learners for the world of work and study. Information on careers in general, higher education admission requirements, applying for bursaries and financial assistance will be made available to learners,” said Phelelia Sekele, Manager: BHP Billiton Career Centre.

Launch your career workshop is taking place this week and will run for a week each month between January and May 2012.

Meanwhile, Sci-Bono is assisting Grade 9 learners with information about subject choice. This information, prepare learners to make an informed subject choice for FET phase.

For more information, please contact Phelelia Sekele

http://www.education.gpg.gov.za/

As a parent, I am aware of the frustration parents experience when projects are sent home and the learner cannot cope with what is expected. As a teacher I am often in the same position wondering what the purpose of certain projects are. But every project should be made into a learning experience and every parent should guard against DOING THE PROJECT FOR THE CHILD. Not only are you wasting your time but your child learns absolutely nothing!

DO YOU HATE HOMEWORK?

I am sure most parents hate homework, but ask yourself the question, why would the school punish you the parents with what seems to be this daily torture? Not long ago our parents went through the same thing, and so did our grandparents. Homework is part of life.