Welcome Back

Well girls,

Welcome back to your final year of high school!

Just a quick run down regarding my expectations of you this year in so far as the blogs are concerned.

Firstly, I am hoping to use these a lot more this year now that you will all have access to computers/ipads straight from the classroom. My overarching rationale behind this decision is that it will allow me to give you more immediate feedback regarding your writing and it will allow you to all share ideas. The second aspect of the decision is that I have found in the past that most students seem to naturally write with greater detail when given the option to type out their responses, as well as that the knowledge that what you post is accessible to the entire web seems to consciously or subconsciously make you more aware of the need to consider what you write and to proof-read to a greater extent than you do when you simply write it in your book.

It will also mean that for those who have days off for traineeships, illness, travel, excursions, etc you will be able to stay up to date with greater ease.

So, what does all this mean in the wider scheme of things?

Essentially, I will be expecting that everyone has a blog up and running by the end of this week and that you are vigilant in your use of the blog. If you do not make use of the system that is in place you will most likely find yourself falling behind and then having to explain to me, and possibly Mrs Grehan, what is happening.

I am looking forward to working with you this year girls and I hope that you will enjoy your year as Seniors :)

Image taken from Google images on 27/01/11