Year 4 student Charlotte worked on frequencies, tally marks, and constructing histograms using her own data sets.

In Year 8, Ethan revised solving equations in algebra and practiced applying the distributive law with expanding brackets for his upcoming test.

Meanwhile, Year 9 student Olivia focused on linear relationships—plotting graphs from tables of values and calculating gradients—while also reviewing substitution skills for equations of the form y = mx + c.

A Year 8 student left her science homework in her school locker for two weeks and arrived without materials, making it difficult to build on previous lessons.

In Year 11 mathematics, one student had no textbook or notes available—she often asked at every step if she was correct, reflecting a lack of confidence ("She asks if she's correct at every step").

Messy, unclear note-taking appeared in senior science, which made revision and test preparation harder.

During a Year 7 maths session, nerves led to stress over simple division (8 ÷ 2), slowing progress and clouding understanding.

One Dumberning tutor noted a big shift for a Year 9 student who, after weeks of hesitating to speak up, now clearly voices when she's confused and asks for help instead of guessing—this has helped her tackle more challenging maths problems.

In Year 11 chemistry, another student moved from needing constant hints to explaining polar and non-polar molecules in her own words and connecting patterns herself by lesson's end.

Meanwhile, a younger primary student managed all ten time-telling questions correctly after struggling last week with clock hands, showing new independence by working through the set without prompts.