Lathrop Intermediate School Home of the Spartans Respectful, Responsible, and Safe Students College Prep Lesson Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Respect Responsibility Safety

College Workshop for parents Dreams can come true; you just have to work hard for them   Los sueños se pueden hacer realidad; sólo debes trabajar para lograrlos   College Workshop for parents Taller Universitario para Padres Lathrop Intermediate January 23, 2017 5:30pm For a better future for your kids: Get ready to help them Para un mejor futuro para sus hijos: Prepárese para ayudarles  

Spartan Challenge Around the school, there are posters with quotes or poems from popular novels, and a question or two that goes with each poster. See if you can figure out what book the quote came from, go to the room # on the poster, and collect a prize!

Lathrop’s Got Talent Talent Exhibit Competition Do you have a special talent? You might be a great artist, photographer, comedian, skater, writer, musician, singer, dancer, rapper, etc. To kick off the new year, the Yearbook staff will be hosting a 2017 talent exhibit competition.

Rules: All entries must be your own original work….. That means you created it. For example: -If you’re singing, it must be your voice that is heard. -If you’re drawing, it must be your drawing (no tracing). -If you’re writing, it must be 100% your words; nothing taken from online, a book, a movie etc. Criteria: Overall Performance A judgement on the contestant's ability to present original material that draws a positive response from the audience with personality, originality, and poise. Originality The performer/artist’s ability to create a piece of work that is distinctive or different from the other performers. It takes creativity, ingenuity, confidence, and personality to present an original piece. Creativity A judgement based on the creativity of the performer(s).

Be sure to include your first name, last name, and ID# in your email! Submitting Your Entry If your entry is something physical, such as a model, poster, drawing etc., bring it to Ms. Wolff in room 218. If your entry is something that is not physical (such as singing, playing an instrument, a comedy skit, skateboarding trick, etc.) please record a video and send it to Ms. Wolff at: Amanda.Wolff@sausdlearns.net Be sure to include your first name, last name, and ID# in your email! You can use a phone or your Chrome Book to record, and your Google Account to email your entry.

Submitting Your Entry(continued) You may submit more than one entry, but you can only win 1 prize. It costs $1 for each entry: (for example, if you enter 2 items, it will cost $2) Bring money to Ms. Wolff in room 218 with your entry. If your entry was emailed, you must stop by Ms. Wolff’s room.

Lathrop’s Got Talent Exhibit Prizes 1st place: 2nd place: 3rd place: Entries are due by February 10th! Please get a form from your College Prep teacher if you’re interested.

Respectful Responsible Safe Spartan Scholars Are… Respectful Responsible Safe

BE RESPECTFUL: Respect yourself, the school staff, your classmates, and property at Lathrop all times Use appropriate language, tone and voice level Raise your hand and wait to be called on Pay attention to classroom activities Listen to the teacher and other speakers Ask before you borrow something

BE RESPONSIBLE: Respect the learning time by being on time, every period, every day Be on time and prepared Follow directions the first time they are given Follow classroom procedures Exit only when the teacher dismisses you Do your own work Turn in quality work on time

BE SAFE: Follow directions the first time they are given and cooperate with all staff members Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself Enter and exit classrooms and school in a safe manner Follow teachers instructions Wear your uniform to school and all the way home Know emergency procedures Travel in the right direction when using the stairs (down in center, up on the sides)

Follow school and classroom rules...

The end of the semester is coming up. The last day is February 2nd! Some things to consider: -Making up missing work -Continuing to turn in your work -Making positive choices leads to positive outcomes!

COMMONINGLY USED GRADING SCALE GRADES COMMONINGLY USED GRADING SCALE A 90-100% Mastery or Excellence 4 Grade Points B 80-89% Above Average or Good 3 Grade Points C 70-79% Average or Acceptable 2 Grade Points D 60-69% Below Average or Unacceptable 1 Grade Points F 0-59% Failing or Unacceptable 0 Grade Points Letter grades of A, B, C are passing grades and you receive 5 credits for each class you pass. D is considered an unsatisfactory passing grade; you receive 5 credits for passing but cannot move on to more advanced classes until you earn a C or better. Colleges will not accept D’s, you must pass a class with a C or better to meet admissions requirements.

At the beginning of a new year, many people write New Year’s Resolutions. What’s the difference between a resolution and a goal? Discuss your definition with a neighbor and then as a class.

A resolution…is a decision that was made to keep… A resolution…is a decision that was made to keep…. Resolutions made at New Years are promises to live a better and healthier life. It seems as a way to make changes in the current way of living and attempt to live a better and fuller life. Many people make resolutions on New Years, but according to research more than 80% people fail at keeping their resolutions. Resolution requires making long term changes and requires putting even more effort to maintaining them. Resource: (http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-goal-and-resolution)

A goal…is a desired result that a person wishes to achieve A goal…is a desired result that a person wishes to achieve. It is a target that a person wants to reach. It is an end-point of where a person sees himself after a certain period of time. Goals can be short term or long term. Short term goals are goals that are placed after a small amount of time, while long term goal require a life-altering decision. A person can also set personal goals as well as professional goals. Personal goals include a vision for personal things such as marriage, child, home, etc; professional goals are related to the professional aspect of life such as job, career and so on. Resource: (http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-goal-and-resolution)

Writing Goals and/or Resolutions What goals and resolutions can you make to improve your life? What goals and resolutions can you make to improve your academic career? What other goals and resolutions might you have?

GRADE CHECK If time permits, check your grades… Check in with your teachers to get missing assignments! Complete your assignments before you run out of time!