Organization
This is the reason for writing down your assignments in your assignment notebook / planner.
What is
"So that you remember to do your homework" OR
"So that you know what supplies you need to bring to study hall / home for the night" ?
The word defined as "determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance."
Prioritize
What is "8-10 hours" ?
True or false: your grades are dependent on how much your teacher does or does not like you.
FALSE! Your grades are based on the total number of points earned in each class.
What do you need to carry with you every day in order to "buy" lunch in the cafeteria?
My student ID
What you should write in your assignment notebook if you don't have homework that day / if you completed your classwork in class.
What is "NHW" OR "No Homework" OR "A recap of what you did in class that day"
Identify which combinations ARE and which ARE NOT effective for multi-tasking:
* laundry & homework
* homework & YouTube
* chores & soccer practice.
* laundry & homework = EFFECTIVE
* homework & YouTube = NOT EFFECTIVE
* chores & soccer practice = NOT EFFECTIVE
Name 3 effects of not getting enough sleep (there are many more than 3 to choose from).
*Feeling groggy *Slow response time
*Increase in blood pressure *Difficulty focusing
*Increased emotional sensitivity (anxious, cranky, angry, easily prompted to cry)
*Body craves more food / unhealthy food
*Difficulty recalling learned information
*Difficulty learning new information
*Increased risk for heart attack and anneurysm
*Lowers body's immunity to illness
Earning an 84% in a class will earn you what letter grade?
B
Check my assignment notebook before going to lunch/study hall for what I (obviously) wrote down as homework to complete.
This is the BEST time to write down a homework assignment in your planner.
What is "as soon as it’s assigned as class work" ?
What are "charge chrome book, charge phone, pack all assignments and needed supplies in backpack, make lunch" ?
What are "Things you should do every night before going to bed" ?
Name 3 things that can keep you awake at night (there are many more than 3 to choose from).
*Can't get comfortable *Playing video games
*Worrying about school, a social situation, a family situation
*Watching TV or videos online *Too much caffeine
*Texting or social media
What can you expect to happen to your current study hall placement if your grades drop into the D and/or F range and you have multiple missing assignments.
You will be moved into STAR study with Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Mogge to give you a silent place to catch up on work until you demonstrate improvement.
Where is the place you can go after school to get help or have a quiet place to complete homework?
What is "Homework Club in the LRC" ?
This is what you should do when you finish an assignment.
What is "Cross it off as 'finished' in your daily planner" ?
Place in order of priority, with most important first:
* Snapchat
* Holmes soccer team practice
* 50 point Social Science assignment
1st: 50 point Social Science assignment
2nd: Holmes soccer team practice
3rd: Snapchat
(Rationale: You need to be in good academic standing in order to participate in a sport. You can Snapchat at any time, so work it around things that have deadlines or set times for participation)
Name 3 things you can do to improve nighttime sleep?
*Develop a bedtime routine (ex: prep for school, wash face/shower, brush teeth, read)
*"Unplug" / Turn off technology at least 1/2 hour before bedtime
*Follow a regular sleep and wake routine
*Stop watching the clock at night
*Create an optimal sleep environment (dark, quiet, white noise, comfortable temperature, etc)
If you had multiple missing assignments and only had time to complete ONE, completing which of the following assignments would help increase your overall class grade the most and why?
*Homework 4.3 - 5 points
*Exponent Puzzle Project - 20 points
*IXL - 10 points
Exponent Puzzle Project because it’s worth the most points.
What are the 4 colors of student lanyards in the building and what do they mean?
Green - hall pass
Red - 6th grade
Black - 8th grade
Blue - 7th grade
This is the homework assignment that every student has every night.
What is "read for 30 minutes" ?
2 things to consider when determining priority level of different activities (there are many more than 2 to choose from).
Will accept: *Need to get done *Want to get done
*Want to do *If activity has a due date
*If the activity takes place at a set time
*If someone else is relying on you do this task
2 things that may FEEL like they're helping you to get better sleep but may be interfering with getting GOOD sleep.
What are "long naps during the daytime" AND "sleeping in on the weekends".
If your ELA gradebook looked like this- what would be your current grade percentage/overall letter grade in the class?
*Stems Test 1.1 - 45/50
*What Do You See Essay - 20/20
*Interest Inventory - 8/10
*Comma Use Homework- 8/10
*Stems Packet 1.1 9/10
90/100 = 90% → A-
TOTAL POINTS EARNED divided by TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS
45 + 20 + 8 + 8 + 9 = 90
50 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 100
90/100 = 90%
What are the 3 "Be's" of Expected Behavior at Holmes?
*Be Respectful
*Be Responsible
*Be Safe