{"id":44437,"date":"2026-03-20T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=44437"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:10:00","slug":"year-8-276","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/year-8-276\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-24986\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/04\/Claire-White_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>With assessments ramping up, Luminary sessions this week focused on study skills combined with some independent preparation time. Students engaged with the <em>Prue Salter Study Skills<\/em> resources, reflecting on strategies that will best support their\u00a0study at school and home.\u00a0It is\u00a0a timely\u00a0reminder to all students and families that study skills\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0just things students can do. They take\u00a0time and experiences\u00a0to\u00a0develop and refine throughout the years of high school. I encourage families to head to the Study Skills website as there are so many resources to help the students, including things like how to summaries, working on active recall, and positive study\u00a0habits. The details for this can be found on the Year 8 canvas home page.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Year 8 also had their Year 8 Chapel Service where an interesting and stirring reflection was shared by Pastor Luisa about how to feel your way and manage when terrible things happen to good people. It was a chance for all Year 8 to think about this in the context of their own lives. The year group also sun beautifully, lead by Claudia Pruscino. Thank you also to our Year 8 volunteer speakers; <strong>Isobel Dean, Georgia Sutton, Fedra Nikolakopoulos, Isla Young, Vy Truong<\/strong> and <strong>Charlotte Hui.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Week 8 Luminary time\u00a0concluded with opportunities for\u00a0thinking about connection with Year 8 students completing\u00a0Trust Mapping activities.\u00a0The Trust Mapping Project is important as it provides objective data on the connectedness of a cohort of students. The data obtained can then be confirmed by subjective observations and information known about each student. The project also works to\u00a0help our pastoral team\u00a0identify\u00a0well-being issues before they become problematic, and to ensure that every student has someone they can go to in times of need.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have a lovely weekend, and please reach out to the Luminary or myself if you have any concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong><a href=\"mailto:cwhite@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\">&#8211; Claire White<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Head of Year 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With assessments ramping up, Luminary sessions this week focused on study skills combined with some independent preparation time. Students engaged with the Prue Salter Study Skills resources, reflecting on strategies that will best support their\u00a0study at school and home.\u00a0It is\u00a0a timely\u00a0reminder to all students and families that study skills\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0just things students can do. 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