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LAKE OSWEGO REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 2013
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SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR
for
a
TIPS
s we head to press, stu-
dents and parents are
preparing for the first
day of school. For
some it will be their
first school day
EVER, for others
it might be the
first day of their last year of high school.
Whatever the case may be, everyone
looks forward to it being a great school
year – successful on all levels – academi-
cally, socially, athletically, emotionally. We
thought it might be helpful to get some tips
from the pros – area teachers and tutors —
for how to start the school year out on the
right foot.
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Have a plan. Every academic year has
unique opportunities and challenges. A
little bit of time spent thinking about what
the academic year will look like and what
your objectives are will go a long way to-
wards allowing you to meet those objec-
tives. Know what
your goals are for
the year and map
out a way to ac-
complish them.
Take ownership
of your academic
future. It’s not
your parent’s, your
teacher’s or your
counselor’s
job
to set you on the
right path or keep you there. These people
are great resources and invaluable parts
of your support network, but ultimately
your academic success is largely in your
own hands. Make the most of it and try
to look at school as an opportunity, not a
requirement.
Brian Bills, Director, AcerLogic in
Lake Oswego
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Try something new, and that could be
try out a new friend. That could be try
out a new extra-
curricular activity
that you had not
considered before.
Try a new club
that might be in-
teresting. Try a
new class that’s an
elective that you’d
never considered
doing
before.
Don’t forget about
the potential to reinvent yourself in high
school.
Andrew Duden, teacher, Lake Oswego
High School
■
Let the week leading up to the first day
be a transition week, mostly by trying to
adjust from a summer time schedule to a
school schedule and getting up earlier. Get
acquainted with your teachers. Find a way
to get plugged in quickly — a sport, an ac-
tivity, a club.
Derek Abbott, teacher, Lakeridge High
School
■
Have an organization plan, a reason-
able one, something that you actually can
achieve and stick with it. Stay on top of
school work, and I think that’s the best
advice I can give kids.
Kristin Moore, 8th grade math teach-
er, Lake Oswego Junior High School
■
Ah, the sounds of school bells are be-
ginning to ring in my dreams at night. As
a 5th grade elementary teacher, it is my
hope that the kids have had a fun, relax-
ing summer. I love it when kids have im-
mersed themselves in summer reading and
worked hard memorizing those pesky, but
ever present simple math facts. (8X7=56).
When kids show up prepared with these
tucked into their tool belt, they’ll be off to
a great start.
Next, it is my hope the students come in
well rested, fed, and eager to learn. Also,
coming into the new school year with a
positive attitude is what makes the year
start off on the right foot. I’m a firm believ-
er that 50% of a student’s success in school
is directly related to their attitude.
Lastly, students need to come into their
classrooms with no preconceived notions
about their new teacher or classmates.
They need to experience these people first
hand before the begin to formulate opin-
ions. Every teacher is, as are the kids, a
very unique, one of a kind individual. Kids
need to come into their classrooms with an
open mind and an outstanding attitude.
I love it when the students meet me at
my door each morning with a warm smile,
solid eye contact, a firm handshake and a
heart felt, “Good morning, Mr B.”
One quote that all graduates from my
many classes learn comes from the late
great UCLA basketball coach John Wood-
en, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”.
I hope that every kid in every classroom
across this great nation of ours is prepared
to have one incredibly fun, interesting, re-
warding year.
Ronald Bagwell, 5th Grade Teacher,
Forest Hills Elementary
■
Through my experience as a Kumon
instructor, as well as a parent, I strongly
believe that or-
ganization
is
key. Your child
may feel over-
whelmed
by
the
transition
from
summer
to school, and
the best way to
ensure their suc-
cess is to have ev-
erything already
organized.
Make
sure
your child has a clean room and a place
to work. Sort out clothes and toss out any-
thing that can’t be worn or donated. A
designated desk or table is important. All
distracting and unnecessary things should
be removed from their workspace. A dry
erase board, in the kitchen for example,
can help the whole family see when proj-
ects or papers are due.
Leave enough time in your child’s
schedule every day to do an hour of home-
work. This can include reading or review-
ing for upcoming tests.
Debbie Siegel, Director, Kumon of
Lake Grove
As a mother and teacher, the tip I find
most valuable is setting aside a consistent
time and place for doing homework. At
our home the routine since my kids were
in kindergarten was to come home, have a
snack, then sit down at the dining room ta-
ble and do homework. Now, as high school
Story by
Jill Weisensee
| Photography from various sources
Brian Bills
Andrew Duden
Ronald Bagwell
Holly Curran
Debbie Siegel
Derek Abbott
Kristin Moore
Make sure your
child has a clean
room and a
place to work.
Sort out clothes
and toss out
anything that
can’t be worn or
donated.
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