A Guide for YOU!

Study Skills

WHAT NOT TO DO. :)

Q&A: Will high school be boring?

First off, what does boring mean to you?  Is that your way of saying something is HARD and you just turned your brain turned off?  When you turn it back on, do you feel bored when you are feeling lost in the class?

Whose choice is it to be bored?  What are some things you can do if you are feeling your mind drifting and that boredom set in?  Some things that you all came up with were:

• Apply what is being taught to your own life.  Find the fun in what is happening in the class.
• Get involved in the conversation.  Ask questions about the content.
• When something is difficult, take the time to go talk to the teacher before or after school.  Create a study group!

What are your personal goals?

How do your personal goals relate to the Mission and Vision for Community Links High School?

Vision

The vision of Community Links High School is 100% high school and post-secondary graduation.

Mission

The mission of Community Links High School is to promote quality education and inspire each student to reach his/her fullest potential as a productive citizen and active community member by forging a partnership between students, faculty, staff, parents, and community members.

The mission has a number of supporting points:

• To foster and nurture strong ties to the community through student-centered initiatives
• To cultivate and nurture a culture of “Si Se Puede” (It can be done) enabling students, parents, teachers, administrators and staff to make valuable contributions to the school environment or culture
• To provide an academically challenging curriculum aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards
• To utilize assessment data to develop a curriculum that promotes student achievement
• To provide students a socially equitable, democratic and fair environment
• To develop a community of life-long learners.
• To respect and appreciate the different learning styles of individual students
• To differentiate instruction by utilizing a variety of research-based instructional strategies
• To provide quality professional development to teachers on research-based instructional strategies which maximize student achievement
• To utilize technology to support the curriculum and develop a knowledge of technology in the workplace

Setting Goals

Today, we talked about setting short term, middle term, and long term goals.  What are your goals for your freshman year?  For high school?  For beyond graduation?

What steps do you need to take to make your goals a reality?  What goals do you have that you have been thinking about since our meeting?


Worksheet from: Skills for Living: Group Counseling Activities for Young Adolescents by Rosemarie Smead Morganett.
Permission granted by the publisher to reproduce for educational purposes only.

Welcome!

I will be posting resources from throughout our Freshmen Connection Experience from June 25th - July 27th to help you throughout your freshman year.  Enjoy!

~Mrs. Martin