Important Announcements:

7/13: Summer reading is enforced to keep your child practicing and reinforcing his/her skills:

"Numerous studies indicate that students who don’t read or read infrequently during their summer vacation see their reading abilities stagnate or decline. This effect becomes more pronounced as students get older and advance through the school system. " *

If your child is experiencing difficulty with the reading or needs suggestions for how to approach the required reading, please reach out to me: missarney1@optonline.net.

*For complete blog: "Why Summer Reading Pays Off Year Round"

Articles of Interest:

Why our children need to read books, not "grade savers" (e.g., SparkNotes; Schmoop); an article about college readiness for students of all ages/ disciplines.

• Complex Texts

Distracted Homework: The simple fact is that students are unable to effectively do homework while watching binge-watching Netflix or responding to SnapChat. They do not retain what they are learning AND assignments take exponentially longer to complete.

Tips from Princeton Review: "Stop Homework Distractions"

Dangers of Snap Chat!: I personally despise this app; here are some things you may want to be aware of: "10 Things Parents Should Know..."

....and on that subject, colleges actually DO look at social media accounts. How heartbreaking it would be to have 5 years of hard work at PRHS destroyed by a few careless words on Twitter: "Colleges Really Are Looking..."

Taking Notes vs Taking Pictures: Research proves that learning from taking notes longhand is much better than snapping a picture of notes on the board. If your child needs to take a picture of notes, s/he should be handcopying those notes into a notebook later: "A Learning Secret"