1. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. BALANCING IT ALL: MAKING THE GRADE IS JUST HALF OF IT……BEING A LEADER IS IMPORTANT TOO! Presented by Carol Lollar, NBCT Sixth Grade Science Teacher and Mother of Two Sons 2016

2. Main objectives of this session:  What are the benefits to encouraging my child to get involved??  Why does this even matter at this age?  What types of leadership activities for my child are available at Brock's Gap and Bumpus Middle School?  Finding the balance at this age can be tough, how can parents, teachers, family friends help?  Making good grades gets the student the invitation, it’s all the “other stuff” that’s important too!

3. WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? PurposeIntegrityValuesStrategy Principles Humility PassionDelegation Empowerment RiskConfidence Commitment Wisdom PeopleHonesty Compassion SensitivityDetermination Courage

4. Leadership can be found… …in the classrooms! …on the hallways! …in various clubs and extra-curricular activities! …in whole group guidance! …in family, church, and civil organizations!

5. “ Be like a postage stamp: stick to one thing until you get there" --Margaret Carty At this age…not necessarily true… this is the time to try out things….. but don’t give up when the going gets tough…. because it does get tough….

6. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. KIDS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE NOT BECAUSE PARENTS TELL THEM THEY'RE GREAT, BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, BIG AND SMALL. SURE, IT'S GOOD TO HEAR ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM MOM AND DAD, BUT WORDS OF PRAISE MEAN MORE WHEN THEY REFER TO A CHILD'S SPECIFIC EFFORTS OR NEW ABILITIES! HTTP://KIDSHEALTH.ORG/PARENT/POSITIVE/TALK/CONFIDENCE.HTML

7. What are some of the opportunities offered to my child?  *5 th & 6 th Grade  SCA: Officers/HR reps  Earthsavers Club  Broadcast  Show Choir (6 th )  Math Team (6 th )  First Priority  Robotics Club  Bridges  BUCS  GEMS (6 th girls)  Girls on Run (5 th girls)  Heart and Sole (6 th girls)  *Middle School  SCA: Officers and HR reps  Show Choir  Scholar’s Bowl  Athletics  Debate  Jazz Band  Math Team  Robotics Club  Broadcast  Peer Helpers  First Priority  Fellowship of Christian Athletics (FCA)

8. Don’t blink! Just around the corner are opportunities… National Junior Honor Society Duke TIPS program Beta Club Community Service Applications…Applications…Appl ications…. Ambassador Program Scholarships Sense of belonging and pride in self!!!

9. How can I help you to help your child balance it all and become the leader they were born to be?