The Trailblazer
Blazing A New Trail AT Mill Creek Elementary
Counselor's Corner - Mary Einhorn
Have you met Mill Creek's amazing counselor, Mrs. Fountain? Well, I hope you have because she has some great tips on how to do better in class.
1. The basics. Paying attention. We all know that it's hard, but it really pays off to know what you are learning. Mrs. Fountain recommends that you take notes on what the teacher is showing you. If you have a choice to sit where you want in class, sit beside someone who isn't going to distract you throughout the lesson. But if you do sit by a talkative person, just try to ignore them. Doing these things can help you be more engaged in your classwork.
2. Everyone know it's hard to fit in that pile of homework. You either have sports practice, or school clubs, or even just chores at home, but we all know we have something interfering with our homework time. Mrs, Fountain recommends that you use a planner to help you plan out your day. You can write your homework assignments in it, and all of your activities in that day or week. She also say it will be a great help to try not to put things off until the very last minute.
3. Studying is just as hard as any homework. You don't know how to do it, or you may think you know it all when you don't, so you just don't put any effort at all into it. If you do try to study, great! But for those who don't, everyone's different. You can talk to Mrs. Fountain to figure out what kind of studying is right for you, but she recommends to find a quiet place without distractions. Also, don't put studying off to the night before the test. Try to study a couple days before the test, so you can ask your teacher questions about the material you are learning. You also might fool yourself into thinking that you know all of the stuff on the test, but you might not. Have a parent or older sibling quiz you so you can check that you know it all.
4. Last but not least, your binder. You may study, pay attention, and finish all of your homework, but still don't get it. If that's you, have you checked to make sure your binder isn't a big mess? If it is, then try to pick a day for each week to go through, clean out and organize your binder. You should put tabs in them so you know where to put each page and assignment. Also try to put dates on all of your papers so you can put them in the correct order.
These are Mrs. Fountains fantastic tips on how to do better in class! If you have any more questions, go pay her a visit! Hope these tips helped you to be more organized and do better in school!
1. The basics. Paying attention. We all know that it's hard, but it really pays off to know what you are learning. Mrs. Fountain recommends that you take notes on what the teacher is showing you. If you have a choice to sit where you want in class, sit beside someone who isn't going to distract you throughout the lesson. But if you do sit by a talkative person, just try to ignore them. Doing these things can help you be more engaged in your classwork.
2. Everyone know it's hard to fit in that pile of homework. You either have sports practice, or school clubs, or even just chores at home, but we all know we have something interfering with our homework time. Mrs, Fountain recommends that you use a planner to help you plan out your day. You can write your homework assignments in it, and all of your activities in that day or week. She also say it will be a great help to try not to put things off until the very last minute.
3. Studying is just as hard as any homework. You don't know how to do it, or you may think you know it all when you don't, so you just don't put any effort at all into it. If you do try to study, great! But for those who don't, everyone's different. You can talk to Mrs. Fountain to figure out what kind of studying is right for you, but she recommends to find a quiet place without distractions. Also, don't put studying off to the night before the test. Try to study a couple days before the test, so you can ask your teacher questions about the material you are learning. You also might fool yourself into thinking that you know all of the stuff on the test, but you might not. Have a parent or older sibling quiz you so you can check that you know it all.
4. Last but not least, your binder. You may study, pay attention, and finish all of your homework, but still don't get it. If that's you, have you checked to make sure your binder isn't a big mess? If it is, then try to pick a day for each week to go through, clean out and organize your binder. You should put tabs in them so you know where to put each page and assignment. Also try to put dates on all of your papers so you can put them in the correct order.
These are Mrs. Fountains fantastic tips on how to do better in class! If you have any more questions, go pay her a visit! Hope these tips helped you to be more organized and do better in school!
Coach Hodge By Shelby Waggoner
1. Me: Were you a coach at another school before you came here? If so what school.
Coach Hodge: I was a coach at Liberty, a football head coach, and a P.E. coach.
2. Me: Who inspired you to become a coach?
Coach Hodge: My mom inspired me because she is an educator.
3. Me: What do you like best about your job as a P.E. coach?
Coach Hodge: I like being able to inspire students to do good in school and to make something better out of life.
4. Me: Which activity do you like teaching your students the most?
Coach Hodge: All of them, I think each student learns differently.
5. Me: Did you have a job before you started coaching? If so what job.
Coach Hodge: No I have always been a coach and I do not want to change that.
Fun Facts
*Coach Hodge's favorite sport is football.
*Coach Hodge went to Alabama A & M to get his first degree.
*Coach Hodge's favorite color is green.
*Coach Hodge's favorite football teams are Auburn and the Miami Dolphins.
*Coach Hodge learned how to play football at the age of five and his dad taught him because he was a football coach.
Coach Hodge: I was a coach at Liberty, a football head coach, and a P.E. coach.
2. Me: Who inspired you to become a coach?
Coach Hodge: My mom inspired me because she is an educator.
3. Me: What do you like best about your job as a P.E. coach?
Coach Hodge: I like being able to inspire students to do good in school and to make something better out of life.
4. Me: Which activity do you like teaching your students the most?
Coach Hodge: All of them, I think each student learns differently.
5. Me: Did you have a job before you started coaching? If so what job.
Coach Hodge: No I have always been a coach and I do not want to change that.
Fun Facts
*Coach Hodge's favorite sport is football.
*Coach Hodge went to Alabama A & M to get his first degree.
*Coach Hodge's favorite color is green.
*Coach Hodge's favorite football teams are Auburn and the Miami Dolphins.
*Coach Hodge learned how to play football at the age of five and his dad taught him because he was a football coach.
Digital Citizenship by Haripriya Mantraratnam ("Priya")
Here are 10 tips on playing online games or posting on social media:
- Try to 'friend' only people you know in real life. This way, you won't be cyberbullied or hacked easily.
- If someone you don't know asks to meet you in real life, say NO, and/or block them and report the incident to a trusted adult.
- Don't make your passwords too easy, like your username or 'password'. Remember this: Make your passwords easy to remember but hard to guess.
- Don't use the same password for everything! If someone knows one of your passwords, they will possibly try it on all of your accounts. Put a different password for everything, and hackers will be puzzled!
- Share your passwords only with a trusted adult, such as a parent or teacher, or not at all.
- Be positive! If someone you see is gloomy, you probably will be too! Stay positive and your sunny personality will spread to others.
- Don't be inappropriate! Don't post pictures or words that are not appropriate, because you just won't have as many admirers if you do.
- Don't post profanity online. Swear or curse words are NOT nice! This will also give you a better reputation and personality.
- Do NOT post personal information online, such as your location, birthday, and social security number( if you know it!). This will give cyberbullies and hackers easy access to data they want to use against you.
- Know that everything you post online is out there forever. These are called digital footprints. Digital footprints can be found in different ways from simply googling online to skillfully hacking into the computer software, so be careful what you do.