1. Learning @ Loreto
Year 8
Mrs Denise Hillier
Dean of Learning Year 7 – 9
Email: learning@loretonh.nsw.edu.au
2. General Learning Skill Development Across the
Year
During Year 8 teachers will be developing
our students’ skills in the following areas:
Note Taking
Collaboration
Critical Thinking/Analysis
Judicious use of the internet as a research
tool
Scan and Skim Reading
Analysing Errors
Examining perspectives
Bibliography and Referencing
Deconstructing Questions/Problems
3. The 4 C’s of 21st Century
Learning
Collaboration
7. Some Key Terms your daughter
will encounter this year
Compare Show how things are similar or different
Evaluate Make a judgment based on criteria; determine the
value of
Investigate Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about
Justify Support an argument or conclusion
The full glossary appears on page 41 of the Student Handbook
8. Homework
2 or 2½ hours a night, five times a week
Develop a routine
No such thing as “I don’t have any homework”
Revising
Memorising (still necessary)
Preparing Summaries
Reading different text types (not just novels)
Mark and correct errors in Maths
Watch the news
Good thinking is not necessarily pretty – real learning is
often messy
9. Learning Tips for Students in Year 8
Ask thoughtful questions and listen to the answers
Read widely, including non-fiction (the news!)
Request help early, not last minute
In assignments and tests, keep checking that you are
answering the question, not just filling space
Efficiently manage time – ask your Advisor for tips
Use the marking guideline, it works
Concentrate on the concept, not the marks
Get some good learning friends, who motivate one
another
10. How can a parent help ?
Assist your daughter to organise herself to meet
deadlines
Model curiosity and a thirst for learning
Encourage her to accept offers of help from her teacher
Discourage plagiarism and procrastination
Read drafts to help identify problems but don’t solve
them
Discuss world events, suggest alternate viewpoints
Encourage your daughter to tell her teacher about
difficulties
Send her to bed if she is over-tired, write a note in her
diary
