1. Study Habits Mid-Quarter 3

2. What now?  Progress Reports  Are you satisfied/happy with your grades?  What do these grades mean?  The semester is ¼ over  Your grade is cumulative  You have three more months to go  to improve?  to slack?  Your goal should be to enter finals with as high of a grade as possible in May.

3. Choices you have  Academic Travel  Accessing the tutoring center in the library  Talking with your teachers  Utilizing time wisely

4. Academic Travel Available every Thursday, during Cougar Connection

5. Why do I need academic travel?  Did you have to leave early for a sporting event?  Were you sick a day?  Do you need common time for a group project?  Do you need to get work in advance for an upcoming absence?  Do you need to find common time with one of your teachers?

6. Academic Travel Rules  Every week during Cougar Connection, students will have time to access their teachers.  Students MUST have a PRE-SIGNED pass from the teacher or counselor they are going to see.  Pass can be found on R:Drive  Absolutely no student will be allowed to travel without a pre-signed pass from the teacher they are going to see.

7. What can I do during academic travel?  Make up quizzes  Make up tests  Make up a lab  Homework help  Discuss missing assignments  Pull up Zangle with respective teacher

8. Academic travel pass  Student Name  Teacher Name  Teacher signature  Date of CC  Reason for travel  Student and teacher must agree on why and what student will be doing during this time. (i.e. make-up quiz from Sept 4) STUDENTS MUST HAVE PRE-SIGNED PASS TO TRAVEL Coronado High School Cougar Connection

9. Choices you have  Academic Travel  Accessing the tutoring center in the library  Talking with your teachers  Utilizing time wisely

10. Tutoring Center in Library  Students may go during study hall  Students may go during their lunch hour  Students may go before school  Students may go after school  NO excuses! There is always help available  Tutoring schedule can be found on the Coronado home page http://coronado.d11.org/Documents/PDF/tutoring_schedule.pdf

11. Update 1/24/13 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Before School 7:00-7:35am Pearce-FitzLuttmanPearce-Fitz Hugill 1stBurr Pearce-FitzBurr Dosch CampbellDel Valle 2ndLuttman NashCampbellNashCampbellNash 3rdKane Chapman WilliamsCampbell Williams 4th Edmunds Wade CampbellWadeLagergren 1 st Lunch Wakino CampbellWakino 2 nd Lunch Campbell 6th Ruttum ArjomandiTrendelmanArjomandiTrendelman 7thStoughtonRuttumChapmanRuttumStoughton Barnett After School 3:10-3:45pm R. TaylorChapman Nash Tutoring Center Teacher Schedule Spring 2013 MathEnglish

13. Choices you have  Academic Travel  Accessing the tutoring center in the library  Talking with your teachers  Utilizing time wisely

14. How to ask for help from your teachers? What NOT to ask:What to ask instead: “Why am I failing?”“I noticed that I’m failing, and I need to make up a test.” “What’s my grade?”“I noticed that my grade is dropping. Can I get some help with _____?” “I don’t get it.”“I am still confused. Can you please show me another example?” “I don’t understand these concepts. Do you think you could sign a pass so I could come during academic travel?”

15. How often and when to ask for help?  Ask for help until you get it!  Ask any teacher for additional help.  Ask before or after class or during individual work time.  Be prepared  Have a specific question.  Know what you are missing by pre-checking on Q.

16. Student Connect/ Q www.coronadocougars.com Click student tab Click student connect Identification # = Full Student ID# Password = Network Login [all capital letters] without last digit (Example: SMITHAB123) (first 5 letters of your last name, first initial, middle initial: SMITHAB) Can check student connect from any computer at any time!

17. Teacher Websites Do not ask: “What did I miss?” 1. Check teacher website. Go to www.coronadocougars.comwww.coronadocougars.com Click teacher websites on left hand side 2. Check Q. 3. Check resources in room (i.e. calendar, white board). 4. Ask your teacher. http://coronado.d11.org/Pages/TeacherWebsites. aspx

18. Choices you have  Academic Travel  Accessing the tutoring center in the library  Talking with your teachers  Utilizing time wisely

19. Utilizing Time Wisely  Spend more time on homework!  If you have study hall, USE IT!  Procrastination = stress and last minute work; stay on top of your studies!  If you are absent, find out what you missed the next day!

21. Quarter 3 Ends on March 8! Stay strong, Cougars!