Term 2 Grade 8 Organisation

To assist with homework recording we have created a Google Sheet document and are expecting all Grade 8 students to use this document until the exams start so that their tutors can assist and guide them. We request that you also check that they are recording their homework on this document.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF HAND WRITING WHEN STUDYING

We are asking our students to go through the three steps when studying:

• Highlight keywords

• Rewrite summaries using these keywords

• Reorganise using a graphic organiser of some sort such as a mind map

If a student is typing their study notes and is going through all these steps, then this would be fine.

The key to writing by hand is that it brings the motor cortex component into the memory and recall pathways, which is an essential part of multisensory learning.

Mr Greg Crighton (gcrighton@stithian.com) , our Educational Psychologist can be contacted for more information regarding this aspect.