Every week students will complete one journal entry on a topic related to their studies, post-secondary education, career planning or employment.
- Week #1) Distractions
- Week #2) Learning From Mistakes
- Week #3) Life Lessons
- Week #4) Communication
- Week #5) Take Control of Homework
- Week #6) Planning for Post-Secondary Education Part One
- Week #7) Planning for Post-Secondary Education Part Two
- Week #8) Learning Disabilities
- Week #9) Job Interviews
- Week #10) Time Management
- Week #11) Teacher Feedback
- Week #12) Tests
- Week #13) Initiative
- Week #14) Self-Regulation
- Week #15) Collaboration
- Week #16) Structure and Routine
- Week #17) Design a School for You
Every week students will participate in ERBAS. ERBAS stands for Everybody Reads Books at Sandwich. After 20 minutes of silent reading, students will complete a worksheet on Making Connections to identify how the text relates to themselves, other text and the world.
Starting Monday, November 9, students will complete a weekly Research Crossword Worksheet in the form of a crossword puzzle instead of the ERBAS reflection sheet.
Week #10) Acronyms
Week #11) Nutrition and Food Safety
Week #12) Ontario Colleges and Universities
Week #13) Very Cool Young People
Week #14) Customs and Cultures
Week #15) Marvellous Math Words
Week #16) Scandals in Sports
Every two weeks students will be given a mini-project on a topic related to the Learning Strategies curriculum.
Mini-Project #1) SMART Goals for a Healthy Lifestyle (assigned September 9)
Mini-Project #2) Student Success Board Game (assigned September 28)
Mini-Project #3) The Soundtrack of My Life (assigned October 19)
Mini-Project #4) Getting a Job (assigned November 17)
Starting in January 2016, students will read newspaper articles relevant to the curriculum to practice skills in summarizing and making connections. The articles are posted as PDF files below.
Mrs. Kerr will examine the students' notebooks on a regular basis to ensure that the students are organized.
HOMEWORK TIME
Students are strongly encouraged to
complete homework from other courses during this class. Students must prioritize to ensure that work
for learning strategies is also completed in a timely manner. The students' use
of class time will be documented to verify that the student is on track and
using class time effectively.
