Even though it has been quite a while since Maddi last covered probability and stats in class, the ideas came back to her really quickly, which is a really good sign that her understanding is strong and that she’s retaining what she’s learned over time. She worked through the questions with ease and stayed engaged throughout the lesson. Overall, Maddi did an excellent job today!

No major concerns at the moment. We just continued practice to keep everything fresh and build even more confidence.

Maddi worked through a large worksheet and moved through the questions with really impressive speed. She has a solid grasp of trig ratios and knows how to apply them correctly, only needing small prompts here and there - I’m so proud of how far she’s come!

She mentioned feeling a bit unsure about the congruence and similarity topics in trig, so we’ll work on those next. We’ll also go through her previous trig test together to spot any remaining gaps so we can strengthen them early. Since she feels confident with her current class content (rational and irrational numbers), we’ll continue using our lessons to build ahead and deepen her understanding of the trickier topics.

Maddi kept a steady pace throughout the lesson and understood the core concepts quite well. She handled the calculations accurately and showed good recall of the formulas. It’s clear that once she understands the idea, she can apply it independently.

She struggles with multi-part worded questions, where she usually gets the main idea correct but sometimes misses one or two smaller steps. This is completely normal and its something that improves with consistent practice, especially as she becomes more comfortable breaking down longer problems into smaller pieces. Going forward, we’ll continue strengthening the topics she feels less confident in, while also gradually getting a head start on next year’s syllabus so she feels more prepared heading into Year 10.

Even though we had a longer session, Harley maintained his focus really well, which was great to see. He also shows a solid understanding of the requirements for all three sections, and he’s beginning to recognise what a high-scoring response includes. His ability to grasp the concepts and apply verbal feedback during the lesson is improving noticeably.

At this stage, Harley mostly needs consistent practice so that his ideas translate clearly and confidently into his writing. He knows what to do, but with more repetition, he’ll be able to meet the examiner criteria more naturally, especially in terms of depth of analysis, clarity of expression, and integrating devices smoothly. Over the holidays, I would recommend doing some reading to help expand his vocab and improve his sentence structure and flow (it doesn't necessarily have to be a novel - short stories, comics, blog posts and newspaper articles work too!).