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 What We’ll Be Doing

Session 1 _____________________________________

Session 2______________________________________

Session 3______________________________________

Session 4______________________________________

Session 5______________________________________

Session 6______________________________________

Session 7______________________________________

What I think about Middle School

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Things that change in Middle School

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● Storing your things
○ Desks → __________________________________________

● School Day is longer

○ 8:00-2:40 → _______________________________________

● Class changes
○ Instructed to switch → _______________________________

● Study Hall time

○ I&E / WIN → _______________________________________

● Homework
○ More homework → __________________________________

● Before homeroom
○ Assigned areas, get breakfast + ________________________

● Electronics
○ Phones must be ____________________________________

● School Mascot
○ Bears →
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● Teams
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● Recess
○ After Lunch → ______________________________________

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 _________________________ Daily Schedule:

● Art
Homeroom
● PLTW (8:00-8:05)
● Music
● PE/Health
Core Class
● Language (8:07-8:57)
○ Chinese or Spanish
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Specials
● Band (8:59-9:49)
● Orchestra
● Choir Core Class
● Advisory (9:51-10:41)

● Activity
○ Archery, Puzzles, HW Club Core Class
(10:43-11:33)
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● Math
○ Advanced option Lunch
● Science (11:33-12:08)

● Social Studies
● Language Arts Skills/Advisory
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● Drama (Stage Crew)

● Yearbook Specials
(12:52-1:42)
● Student Council
● Chain Reaction
Core Class
● Music Groups (1:44-2:34)

● Newspaper
● Snow Sports Tutorial
(2:36-3:15)
● IM Sports

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 How I Organized

How Others Organized

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 Organization Tips & Tricks
Organization Tips & Tricks
Ways to Organize

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Things to Organize

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Things to keep in mind

● Start ________________________________

○ Desk vs. Room

○ Folder vs. Backpack

● Be _________________________________

○ If one folder is color-coded, ALL folders should be color-coded

○ Keep your backpack organized EVERYDAY

● Know _______________________________

○ Organize the things that you struggle with the most

○ All that matters is that it makes sense to YOU

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 Super Important Vocab Words
MUST LEARN ASAP

1. Spaghettification: Objects are compressed into long, thin shapes

2. Cattywampus: Disarray or disorder

3. Scuttlebutt: Rumor or gossip

4. Clodhopper: A large, heavy shoe

5. Cantankerous: Bad temper, uncooperative

6. Bumfuzzle: Being confused, perplexed, or flustered

7. Taradiddle: Nonsense or something that is a lie

8. Ratoon: Growth that comes from the root of a plant

9. Nincompoop: Someone who is silly, foolish

10. Bumbershoot: An umbrella

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 My Mnemonic

Word Definition

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 Study Skills Tips & Tricks
Note Taking

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○ Highlight the category, topic, or vocab word

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○ Main idea on left, more info on right

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○ Break information into categories

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○ Know your system

Completing Assignments

● _______________________________________________________
○ Think of all the details needed for completion

● _______________________________________________________
○ Break assignment into smaller parts

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○ Sooner rather than later

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○ Set deadlines to avoid procrastination
Studying

● _______________________________________________________
○ Main idea/vocab word on one side, definition on the other

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 ● _______________________________________________________
○ Cover the information to quiz yourself

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○ Don’t try to study everything at once or in one night

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○ Create hints for yourself

Mnemonic Examples

Memory needs Mnemonic organization, never intense crying!

M - Memory

N - Needs

M - Mnemonic

O - Organization

N - Never

I - Intense

C - Crying

Abscond: leave hurriedly and secretly,

typically to avoid detection of or arrest

“I need to hide in the pond. I need to

abscond!”

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 Planning Tips & Tricks

● Day - Week - Month

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○ Helps you to focus on the day at hand

○ Prepare for the week and month ahead

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○ By subject, difficulty, day, etc.

○ Look good, feel good!

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○ Schedule times to work on things

○ Events, activities, practices, meetings, etc.

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○ Tasks to do today, tomorrow, this week, etc.

○ Detailed things to do for larger projects

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○ Break down large assignments into smaller chunks

○ Spreading out the work creates better quality and less stress

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○ Ask teachers or someone at home to check-in about HW

○ Know yourself, YOU can ask for support
Chunking Example

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You have to read a 210 page book and write a review by June 1st.

1. Count how many weeks there are until the due date. (3)

2. Divide the amount of pages by the amount of weeks. (210 / 3 = 70)

3. Read that many pages each week (70)

a. Divide by 7 for how many to read each day (70 / 7= 10 a day )

4. Don’t forget about the review or assignment that is due!

Don’t Procrastinate!

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 Middle School Resources
● Getting to the Guidance Office

○ ________ to go to guidance

○ Parents / Teachers email

○ You can _____________

○ Need a pass

○ There’s a secretary

○ ________ Counselors

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○ Use this time to talk to your counselor

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○ Found online, report concerns or issues

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○ Incoming 6th graders can visit and practice using their schedule

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○ Officer Louse and Officer Lyons will be on site

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 Questions

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