Year 7 student Jonas focused on identifying prime and composite numbers and practiced converting percentages to decimals, as well as changing mixed numbers to improper fractions.

For Year 8, Sam tackled solving linear equations and factorising algebraic expressions using examples from their textbook.

Meanwhile, Year 5 student Maya worked on long division and subtracting with borrowing, strengthening her number sense through step-by-step problems.

A Year 7 student often left algebraic expression and linear equation homework incomplete, as noted in "homework year 7 algebraic expression" and "homework year 7 linear equation in one variable." This made it harder to consolidate key skills before topic tests.

For a Year 8 art project, a missed print shop visit meant photo printing was delayed ("did not go well, alternative print shop will be…"), which disrupted progress on the final submission.

In Year 5 maths revision, only textbook questions that had already been solved were reviewed—"cover up the workings and attempt again"—limiting exposure to new challenges and reinforcing old errors.

One Gladstone Park tutor noticed a big shift with a Year 8 student who, after weeks of hesitating on exponent questions, recently completed the entire exponent exercise without needing hints—a first for her.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student who used to skip corrections now finishes exam review tasks and goes back to fix mistakes independently before moving on.

In art, Louis (Year 10) moved from scattered ideas to developing and refining his photo manipulation projects ahead of schedule, confidently experimenting with new digital techniques inspired by Andy Warhol. Last week, he printed his latest silkscreen-style piece for critique.