Before School R.I.S.E. (Responsibility, Independance, and Study Skills in Education) Program

Study Skills and Academic Habits Training

 

Click here for Mr. Piro's webpage http://www.sanelijomiddle.org//Domain/1104

 

 

Days/Times:

-RISE will be held in room 304 with Pasquale Piro from 7:10-7:57am, every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

 

6 week Program:   September 20 - October 27

 

Applications are available thru Celena Breining, School Counselor, @ 760-290-2809

Please return application as soon as possible to the Counseling Office due to limited number of seats

 

Program Curriculum

-How to create and maintain an organized binder

-Classroom and school expectations

-How to find and make up missing work

-Study skills and habits

-Respect for others and self

-How to work cooperatively

-Desire to succeed

 

Week 1 - Orientation

-Be introduced to the group, program, and teacher

-Learn basic information about SEMS
-Learn about expectations and policies of middle school vs. elementary

-Be introduced to mygradebook.com, SEMS website, AR/AM, Moddle, etc.

 

Week 2 - Organization

-Obtain recommended (necessary) supplies (as agreed upon by 6th grade teachers)

-Learn how to organzie a binder

-Learn how to find and document assignments from each teacher

-Learn strategies for staying on top of workload

 

Week 3 - Study Skills

-Learn how to overcome homework challenges

-Learn critical reading stategies

-Learn test-taking strategies

-Learn how to take Cornell notes

-Find out where to obtain support for specific needs

 

Week 4 - Motivation

-Learn about goal setting

-Create action plans

-Participate in team building

-Participate in confidence building

 

Week 5 - Independent Practice

-Work each day with one aspect of what we've learned in order to garner success

 

Week 6 - Reflection

-Hold a Socratic Seminar on what we've learned

-Conference with teacher about success over the grading period

-Share with class what has been learned

-Self-assess growth over the grading period

 

Family/Student responsibilities:

-This is not a Homework Club

-Students are expected to follow school rules while attending program

-Attendance will be taken. Student will receive reinforcement for attendance

-Students must stay the entire time