Year 6 - Hendersons

1 735 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn 3122 Ph: 9813 0277 Fax: 9813 0588 Email: PREPARATIONI ncluding Preparation for accelerated LEARNING PROGRAMMESAND HIGH ACHIEVER PROGRAMMESYear 62017 / 2018 Welcome to Hendersons Educational Services. Since 1990, we have been helping higher achieving students perform at their best and assisting them on their path to success. We are specialists in preparing students for exams and have delivered consistently superior results for our clients over the last twenty-eight years. We look forward to sharing our knowledge, resources and passion for excellence in education with your Hendersons teaching staff are experienced and highly qualified teachers. They are carefully selected to ensure our philosophy and exemplary teaching standards are maintained. Our programs are conducted over a limited period of time as we believe that students will retain the information better and be more able to build on what they have groups are made up of like-minded students so that the sessions flow and cater to their specific needs.

2 The content and approach of our workshops and practice exams are based on the types of papers found in the actual exams your child will be sitting. This book is relevant for students who are sitting an exam when they are in Year 6. Hendersons EDUCATIONAL SERVICES2 SCHOLARSHIP POTENTIALR eadingBand 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 NumeracyBand 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7 Band 8 KEYI ndivdual student resultNational AverageDoes your child have the potential to achieve a scholarship? School feedbackYour child s teachers have probably made comments like: is an eager reader, provides very alert, rapid answers to questions, has a wide range of interests, displays a great curiosity, especially for new things, uses a lot of commonsense, has an interest in cause-effect relationships, has higher than usual powers of concentration. NAPLAN resultsAnother indicator will be your child s NAPLAN results. Students who are suitable for our workshops will generally score in the top triangle (top 5% of Victorian students) or in Band 8 (the next 10% of Victorian students) in Reading and Numeracy.

3 These basic skills need to be at a very high standard when considering workshops for competitive exams. Educational Assessment by HendersonsIf you are uncertain whether your child should sit a scholarship or entrance exam, then an individual Educational Assessment will assist in providing you with clarity. They take three hours, including up to fifteen minutes feedback and cost $300. Please refer to our Information Booklet, our website or call the office on 9813 0277 for more information. 3 SCHOLARSHIP FORMATSACER (2017) for scholarshipsACER Exam FormatAlphington Grammar Bialik CollegeCaulfield GrammarGeelong GrammarGilson CollegeGippsland GrammarHuntingtower Ivanhoe GrammarKilvington GrammarMelbourne GrammarMentone Grammar Mentone Girls GrammarMethodist Ladies College Mount Scopus Memorial CollegeNunawading Christian College Penleigh & Essendon GrammarPresbyterian Ladies CollegeSt Catherine s SchoolSt Kevin s CollegeSt Partick s College, BallaratThe Peninsula SchoolXavier CollegeCreative Writing Illustrations are often used as stimulus 25 minutes Opinion Writing An opinion or argumentative piece 25 minutesMathematics A problem solving paper 40 minutes with 28 questionsHumanities Comprehension (Reading Comprehension) Inferential skills needed to interpret written text, maps, diagrams or cartoons 40 minutes with 40 questionsEDUTEST (2017)

4 For scholarshipsEDUTEST Exam FormatBacchus Marsh GrammarBallarat GrammarBeaconhills CollegeBillanook Brighton GrammarCamberwell Girl s GrammarCamberwell GrammarCarey Baptist GrammarEltham College FintonaFirbank GrammarHaileyburyKardinia InternationalKingswood CollegeLoreto, Mandeville Hall Luther CollegeNewhaven CollegeOxley CollegeSacre Coeur Shelford Girls GrammarSt Leonard s CollegeSt Michael s GrammarStrathcona Girls Grammar The Geelong College The King David SchoolThe Knox SchoolTintern SchoolsTrinity GrammarWesley CollegeWestbourne Grammar WoodleighYarra Valley GrammarCreative Writing 15 minutesMathematics 30 minutes with 60 questionsReading 30 minutes with 50 questionsVerbal Reasoning 30 minutes with 60 questionsNumerical Reasoning 30 minutes with 45 questionsAcademic Assessment Services (AAS) (2017)Academic Assessment Services Exam FormatBallarat Clarendon College Berwick GrammarBraemer CollegeGenazzano FCJ CollegeIvanhoe Girls Grammar Korowa Anglican Girls Lauriston Girls SchoolLowther Hall Melbourne Girls GrammarRuyton Girls School St Margaret s Toorak CollegeWriting (Creative or Opinion) 25 minutesMathematics 30 questionsReading 40 questionsGeneral Abilities 72 questions Includes verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning There are three main companies that write the papers for the various exams on behalf of the schools.

5 ACER Australian Council for Educational ResearchAAS Academic Assessment Services andEDUTESTB elow is an example of the schools for which ACER, AAS and Edutest wrote exams in 2017 for students at these levels. NOTE: You must find out the examining body. Schools may change from year to year. Historical data displayed is for information purposes Hendersons workshops that we recommend are dependent on the schools that your child is trying to gain entry or a scholarship to, hence the company who writes the test on their behalf is an important piece of information. 4 ENTRANCE EXAMS FORMATSMany schools are choosing to employ a company to prepare their tests for special classes within their schools. Some schools are still writing their SCHOOLS Select Entry accelerated Learning At least one class doing Years 7 to 10 in three HAST (2017)Alamanda CollegeAquinas CollegeBayside Hill Braybrook CollegeBuckley Park College Dandenong Crossing Keilor Downs CollegeKeysborough CollegeMacKillop CollegeMaribyrnong McGuire CollegeMercy Regional CollegeMill Park Waverley (no abstract)Parade CollegeRingwood CollegeSanta Maria CollegeSt.

6 Helena CollegeWarrnambool CollegeFORMATW riting (Creative or Opinion) 25 minutesMathematics (Problem solving paper) 40 minutesAbstract Reasoning 30 minutes (for some schools)Reading Comprehension 30 minutesSchools have the option of selecting from five different packages of ACER HAST. Further details should be sought from the school and at .EDUTEST (2017)Albert Park CollegeAuburn Doncaster Murdoch CollegeFootscray City College Gladstone Park Eira CollegeMcKinnon Alexander Noble Park Reservoir Rowville St Albans Monica s, EppingStaughton CollegeUniversity Writing 15 minutesMathematics 30 minutes with 60 questionsReading Comprehension 30 minutes with 50 questionsVerbal Reasoning 30 minutes with 60 questionsNumerical Reasoning 30 minutes with 45 questionsFurther details should be sought from the school and at ACHIEVER PROGRAMMES No AccelerationNote: You must find out the examining body. Schools may change from year to year.

7 Historical data displayed is for information purposes OF WORKSHOPS OFFEREDC reative Writing- ACER, EDUTEST, AAS, ACER HASTOur emphasis here is on the structure of an essay, the use of expressive language and the way to respond to an illustration or other Writing- ACER, AAS (some schools), ACER HAST (some schools)Our emphasis here is on the organisation of this type of essay, the use of effective language and the way to express a point of ACER, EDUTEST, AAS, ACER HASTWe focus on Maths problem solving and exam technique. These workshops are not about training in the basic processes of Mathematics. Students entering for Scholarships should already be proficient at is why we do pre-testing before a Maths class (see page 12). There are two stages in solving any problem. Analysis What is this problem really about? What data does the question have which may help solve it? Strategies The skills that will help to solve the problem. Reading Comprehension- ACER, EDUTEST, AAS, ACER HASTA half day course to teach students the skills of inferential reading, as well as how to interpret maps, diagrams, charts and Reasoning- EDUTEST, AASA half-day course to teach our techniques to see the relationships and solve problems using words and language, including verbal analogies, synonyms, antonyms and logical Reasoning- EDUTEST, AASA half-day course to teach our techniques to solve problems using numbers.

8 These tests include missing numbers, worded problems and logical Reasoning- AAS, ACER HAST (some schools)A half-day course to teach our techniques on how to address and solve these puzzle type Exams These are fundamental to our program. Every practice exam comes with complete performanceanalysis (in a group) with detailed explanations for every answer. We provide you with the most authentic testing experience outside of the actual exam as students adhere to strict exam conditions. Results are handed back to students and parents within 15 minutes of the conclusion of the exam with written explanations. Following comprehensive group analysis, individual consultations with correctors are available to further discuss feedback for written strongly recommend booking at least one practice exam for students to become familiar with the expectations and time management required. See page 23 for dates and prices of practice exams. MATERIALS: We do not supply or sell our materials under any circumstances.

9 Students who are absent from a session will not receive the COURSES YOUR CHILD SHOULD DOACERC reative WritingOpinion WritingReading ComprehensionMathematics* We recommend two practice exams. Two different sets of papers are available. ACER (HAST)Creative WritingOpinion WritingReading ComprehensionMathematicsAbstract Reasoning (for some schools)* We have written one set of papers for a practice exam. Academic Assessment Services (AAS)Creative Writing Opinion WritingVerbal ReasoningNumerical ReasoningAbstract ReasoningReading ComprehensionMathematics* We have written one set of papers for a practice exam. Edutest Creative WritingMathematics Reading ComprehensionVerbal Reasoning Numerical Reasoning* We recommend two practice exams. Two different sets of papers are available. Our courses are specifically designed to teach exam techniques to able aim to help by:~ filling the gaps in their experience,~ developing different ways of thinking,~ improving their confidence,~ giving them the opportunity to enjoy a challenging educational experience,~ encouraging responsibility for their own learning as part of a lifetime fully prepare for scholarship exams, we recommend that you undertake the following:Scotch College writes its own exams.

10 The format, in the past, has been similar to ACER with the addition of a Verbal Reasoning paper. To accommodate this requirement, we offer a Verbal Reasoning workshop in addition to a Verbal Reasoning paper at our practice exams. 7 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSWhen do I need to pay?What if my child is sick or cannot attend?You must pay for the first session or any bookings for the current month at the time of booking. We do offer a $20 discount for all bulk payments of each $500. Otherwise, fees are payable on the 1st of the month in which the workshop is scheduled. We will endeavour to arrange a replacement date for any absences. As Saturdays and Sundays are generally fully booked, you will be placed on a waiting list for the other note that a cancellation charge may be other companies offer longer programmes. Does Hendersons ?What feedback do the parents get?Yes. Our English classes are called Snapshots and our Maths is called Intro to Problem Solving.