Welcome to Strategies for Success!Miss Viggiano

What is this class all about?

Academic developmentCareer developmentPersonal 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== 1st 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 5th, 2015Success 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 12th, 2015 What do you love MOST about the

holidays(something BESIDES getting presents)???

Brainstorming

Organization: lockers and binders

February 13th, 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 18th, 2015Write a letter to your favorite

past-time teacherLearning Styles-Get your

packets out to discussLearning Style Poster

Febuary 19th, 2015Journal 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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