Weekly Newsletter
September 5-15
Organizational Skills
Welcome to Organizational Skills! As a class we are just settling in and will be focusing on organization. What does that look like for each student? What system will work best and how can we regularly maintain this system? in OS our group discussion topic will surround the notion of positive self talk.We will be exploring the challenge faced by many students and adults alike to stay positive in times of difficulty and stress.Students will continue to work individually on course competencies and seek out support in its various forms.
September 23rd and 24th is HOMECOMING! This weekend will be filled with exciting sports, activities and community! Please come and be a part of the fun!
September 19-29
These next two weeks students in OS will be focusing on the role of communication. The essential questions that we will explore are: Am I an effective communicator? Can I use original and flexible thinking to communicate my ideas? Understanding what our teachers expectations are and having our teachers understand us is a critical step in academic and life success.
September 25- October 13
Students in OS are continuing with their exploration of effective communication. Identifying 3 types of listening: *Appreciation, *Information, and *Understanding helps us to organize how we listen. On October 3rd, all freshman will participate in the first in our vocational series through Granite State Independent Living and New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation. Please stay tuned for more information.:)
October 16- 31
In Organizational Skills we continue to build self advocacy skills. Students are becoming more comfortable advocating for themselves and voicing their needs to their teachers. We have completed our first Career Interest Survey and the results have been at times, surprising! As always, we continue to work on our individual academics, build our listening skills and collaborate with our peers.
Dates to Remember:
October 31st Halloween
Term 2 Begins - Mon. Nov. 6th
Grades Close - Fri, Nov. 3rd
Grades Due - Tues., Nov. 7th @ 2:30 pm
Report Cards Distributed - Thurs., Nov. 9th
Holiday - Fri., Nov. 10th
Recovery Deadline - All Recovery Plans must be completed by Nov. 27th at 8:00 am
November 3rd- Term 1 ends
November 6th- Term 2 begins
November 7th- IMPACCT (Frosh only)
November 10th- NO SCHOOL
November 22-24 THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 1-17th
This month brings the end of Term 1 and the start of Term 2. This, of course means report cards! Report cards will be sent him on the 9th. If your student has a recovery plan for a failed class the deadline for completion is November 27th.
On the 8th of November we will celebrate Veteran's Day with an assembly and tribute to all of our Armed Services and the people that have served our country.
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending!
Reminder for Parents: When checking your student's grades in W2S, semester class grades will be found in Term 1!
November 27- December 22nd
This month is crunch time for students, the semester is winding down there will be many summatives/projects and presentations for all to show what they know! As usual, OS students continue to work hard in their classes, academic support and some cheerleading helps too.:)We come back after the Holiday break on Tuesday, January 2nd. The semester ends on January 19th! On the 22nd, it is a brand new start! New classes, new teachers, new learning!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
January 2- 26th
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the break and are refreshed and ready to get back to work! These next short weeks represent the last push to the end of Semester 1! The last official day of the semester is January 26th. Second semester begins Monday, January 29th! This day is the "first day of school" all over again. Students have a new schedule, new classes and new teachers. To many this is a welcome change, to others this is somewhat scary and anxiety provoking. As always, in Organizational Skills class we will be preparing for this eventuality. Getting organized with new binders, familiarizing themselves with new teachers and class expectations, and adjusting to a new routine.
SEMESTER 2 BEGINS
January 29- February 9th
It's like a new school year all over again! New Beginnings, New Teachers, New Expectations, New Classes! A time for a fresh start. In OS we will be getting familiar with our new schedules, making binders and reviewing course competencies. For some of us our year long classes have met the half way mark and we are just getting into the groove. Either way, we all will be experiencing some levels of nervousness- for some, beginnings can be difficult. Being prepared and organized daily will help us navigate through the new schedule:)
February 12-March 30
We are well under way in Term 3. The focus in OS this term (besides daily academics) is the transition to the future. College and Career exploration through vocational assessments, internet searches and transitional surveys all take place and help us navigate the opportunities.
Dates to remember:
Winter break: February 26 to March 5
Teacher Workshop day- no school for students March 16
SAT testing (Juniors) March 21-22
April 2- April 20
Term 3 ends this week, so naturally Term 4 Begins on Monday April 9th! April is a short month with Spring Break just around the corner.
Dates to remember:
Senior showcase, Thursday April 19th from 6-8pm
Senior Project Presentations April 20th from 8am- 12:30 GOOD LUCK SENIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPRING BREAK;
April 23-27
May 1-31st
May is extremely busy at the high school. Senior Projects are completed and seniors are sitting pretty. Next up, Juniors must complete their Project Pride Proposal Letter!
Wednesday, May 16th Juniors will meet in the Auditorium during Networks to go over the Project Pride requirements and Proposal timeline for the Class of 2019. This will not be an extended homeroom, however, we will keep the Juniors as long as we need to in order to present all of the necessary information.
Dates to remember:
Thursday, May 10th Guest speaker sharing his story about the impact of driving while impaired
Monday, May 28th Memorial Day- no school
June 22nd LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
