Welcome to Strategies for Success! Miss Viggiano
What is this class all about? Academic development Career development Personal and social development
What does this mean to you? You choose your life. You choose how you want to live it. This course helps you organize your thoughts, your things, and your overall day== 1 st steps towards success With organization, life becomes more simple AND LESS STRESSFUL
WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR CLASS? JOURNAL (ANY TYPE OF NOTEBOOK) THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO LEAVE IN CLASS EACH DAY FOLDER WRITING UTENSIL HOMEWORK PLANNER
Daily Agendas Journal entry Class discussion Topic of the day Examples: learning styles, study skills, locker organization, binder organization, career development and research
What are you graded on? Journal entries completed Attitude Effort Homework completed Assignments completed
EXTRAS Meditations Stress management techniques Family Friday
February 5 th, 2015 Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. COPY DATE COPY QUOTE BE READY TO DISCUSS
February 9, 2015 “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone” Bill Cosby “Family MONDAY”
February 10th, 2015 If you do not want to be forgotten soon after you are dead and rotten, either do something worth the writing or write something worth the reading…” Ben Franklin Agenda: Journal entry Follow directions Am I a good listener? Do I give good directions?
Feburary 11th, 2015 Agenda: “Its not the size of the dog in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the dog” Mark Twain Journal entry Follow directions Am I a good listener? Do I give good directions?
February 12 th, 2015 What do you love MOST about the holidays(something BESIDES getting presents)??? Brainstorming Organization: lockers and binders
February 13 th, 2015 Family Friday!
February 17th, 2015 A resolution is a goal one sets for him/herself. Name at least ONE resolution you can set for yourselves for the new year Learning styles
February 18 th, 2015 Write a letter to your favorite past-time teacher Learning Styles-Get your packets out to discuss Learning Style Poster
Febuary 19th, 2015 Journal entry : What type of learner are you? How can knowing this help you out in school? “What type of learner am I?” worksheet Fill out/design today
FEBRUARY 20TH FAMILY FRIDAY!!!
February 23rd, 2015 Journal entry: If you had the power to make a teacher TEACH a certain way that would help you learn better, give ONE thing you would tell them to do. LEARNING STYLE POSTER- GET TO IT! PORTRAITS DUE WEDNESDAY
Febuary 24TH, 2015 Complete Learning Poster ON LINED PAPER(AFTER YOU HAND IN POSTER) YOU ALL MENTIONED IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIVES. WRITE A LETTER TO ONE PERSON WHO HAS INSPIRED YOU. TELL THEM WHY AND HOW. DON’T WORRY! THEY WON’T SEE THEM (UNLESS YOU WANT THEM TO)
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