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Get It Together

Middle School Study Skills

Instructor: Michael Carpenter, Head Librarian

This course is a requirement for all incoming 6th graders at The Colorado Springs School. The transition from 5th grade to 6th grade can be a confusing and frustrating experience. This course is designed to teach students how to handle all the academic challenges that often accompany the middle school years. We will cover organization, from packing a backpack to cleaning a locker; we will discuss not only how to set goals, but how to keep them within sight and accomplish them; we will even cover easy-to-understand ways of taking notes and studying them, preparing for tests and taking them, and also strategies for writing good papers. These simple yet extremely effective organizational habits and study skills will help students achieve higher personal, academic, and extra-curricular success not only now, but also throughout the rest of their lives.
 

Week of August 16, 2010

                                        In Class                                         Homework

Monday NO CLASS None
Tuesday NO CLASS None
Wednesday NO CLASS None
Thursday Introduction, course description, requirements, etc. Get Contract Signed; Remember to go to labs on Mon. 8/23
Friday NO CLASS None


Week of August 23, 2010

                                              In Class                                        Homework

Monday MS/US Comp. Labs: Google Apps accounts Email a short message to Mrs. C
Tuesday NO CLASS None
Wednesday Chapter 1 Read Chapter 2; get contract signed!
Thursday CONTRACTS DUE; Chapter 2 None 
Friday NO CLASS None

Week of August 23, 2010

                                                          In Class                                          Homework
Monday "How Do You Spend Your Time?" wksht
"What Are Your Priorities" wksht
Rock/Pebble Activity		 None
Tuesday NO CLASS None
Wednesday Seminar I - NO CLASS None
Thursday Seminar I - NO CLASS None
Friday NO CLASS None

Week of September 6, 2010

                                                           In Class                                    Homework 

Monday Labor Day - NO CLASS None
Tuesday NO CLASS None
Wednesday Finish "How Do You Spend Your Time?" and "What Are Your Priorities" wkshts; Read Chapter 3 Finish Reading Chapter 3
Thursday Rock Activity; Chapter 4; Goals Read Chapter 5 
Friday NO CLASS None

Week of September 13, 2010

                                                     In Class                                        Homework
Monday Goals; Chapter 5; Organize Binders Read Chapter 6
Tuesday NO CLASS None
Wednesday Chapter 6 Maps
Thursday Maps; Lockers Read Chapter 7
Friday NO CLASS None