It can be so exciting to start a new school year! Maybe you did really well last year and you are ready to see where you can go this year. Or, maybe you are ready to work hard on improving your skills in certain areas . Whatever your goals and plans for your school year may be, your guidance counselors want to support you in any way we can. We look forward to working with you during classroom guidance lessons. In addition, we will share information about groups we will be running throughout the year. We hope you will join us if something interests you! Please remember to contact us if you have a problem or concern. We can be reached by email or phone and our contact information is listed below.
Grades 5 and 6 Mrs. Shearn [email protected] 484-680-7949 Grades 7 and 8 Mrs. Mathis [email protected] 484-685-4928 |
Parent Resource Corner:
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Tip #6: Use an academic planner to keep track of your assignments, deadlines, and appointments. By having all this information in one place, you’ll know exactly where to look to find out what you need to do. You can even use your planner to prioritize tasks and set a study schedule. See the example provided. Tip #7: Use shorter, less grammatically correct sentences. Since you are the only one who will be reviewing your notes, you need not write grammatically correct sentences. You should do your best to shorten your sentences as much as possible. This will enable you to take notes at a faster speed and will reduce the risk of falling behind. Just make sure that you don’t abbreviate the sentences to the point where you are unable to understand what you wrote when you go back to review your notes. Tip #8: Divide your study time into blocks separated by quick breaks. It is most effective to study in 30-45 minute blocks of time, allowing yourself quick 3-5 minute breaks in between study blocks. This approach gives you time to focus while also allowing time to relax and re-energize. Be careful though—you need to make sure that your quick breaks don’t turn into longer procrastination breaks! Tip #9: Create and save study guides and aids. Students often wait until the night before big tests to start creating study aids. Instead, you should create study aids for each quiz and test that you have in a class. Once the quizzes and tests are completed, you should save your study aids. Then when it comes time to study for your big tests and quizzes, you will already have your study aids created, which saves you valuable time that you can dedicate to studying. Tip #10: Learn how to effectively communicate with your teachers. Your teachers are there to provide guidance and support. You’ll find that most of your teachers are more than happy to provide additional instruction and extra help. This also shows that you care about your academic performance. Your teachers want to see that you are interested in the class material and that you are driven to succeed. |