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Post-conference Notes

10/25/2019

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If I didn't show you the letter about the Human Growth and Development classes in the spring, all the information is here.

Here are some common notes:
  • Check your planner and the online calendar every day. Start long-term assignments when they are assigned and do a little each day instead of waiting until they are due. 
  • To improve on MLA formatting, print out the format guidelines and put them in the writing section of your 3-ring binder. Ask for help.
  • Have your parents look over your open-book science tests before you hand them in. They might tell you to write more complete answers, for example.

If you have trouble focusing while you are reading, there are a few things you can try:
  • Read the book out loud to your parents while they are doing something like cooking or washing dishes or doing laundry. Talk about it while you read.
  • Get multiple copies and read aloud together. Act out as you go.
  • Get an audio copy that you can listen as you read along.

If you struggle with getting your ideas down when you are writing, I suggest talking into a recording device. Then play it back to take dictation.
 
Finally, if you already know the career you want,
  • Google the Top Ten Schools for your career. Parents can plan summer vacations to nearby locations so you can tour the school while you are there.
  • You can also start to interview people who have the career you want to get into. The last question in an interview should always be, "Who should I talk to next?" By the time you get to the fifth or sixth person, you might learn about jobs you've never heard of before!
  • You can ask if you can job shadow someone too. I had a student who got to do field studies on the beach for a week or more with a marine biologist the summer after she finished fifth grade! 
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Loris and Ella
12/5/2019 03:52:48 pm

Hi Ms.Kragen! It is Ella and Loris from 2 years ago just saying hi and thanking you for how much you prepared us for middle school. We love you and miss you so much. Keep calm and love dragons. And to all the fifth graders, appreciate her while you have her, she is one of the greatest teachers of all time and don't procrastinate on your CBA. Bye!

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