OHMS Parent UniversitySteve Cherry (A - E)

Tracie Garrard (F - La)Natalie Bartholomew (Le - Ri)

Liz Swanson (Ro – Z)

PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOUR STUDENT

Oquirrh Hills Middle School

Programs – Lunch School

• Students can work on homework during their lunch

• Process– Ticket from teacher– Ticket allows them to leave 6th

period 2 minutes early – Teachers are available to help

Programs – Enrichment

•3:00 – 4:00•Does not have to be your student’s teacher to attend

Programs – Intervention

• Tuesday – Thursdays during TA (2nd period)

• Mastery quizzes in classes or otherwise specified by department

• Excused from TA to re-learn a concept/work on mastery

Programs – Study Skills Class

1st year Based on 2011 Needs AssessmentLand Trust MoniesStudent with multiple failing gradesParents were notified .5 Elective CreditsEvaluated at quarter to stay in class

Programs – Extracurricular

Classes/Clubs available to join• Science Olympiad • Math Counts• MESA

HOMEWORKOquirrh Hills Middle School

Strategies for Smooth Homework

1. Expectation: You have homework everyday

2. Establish a homework routine – When & Where homework will be

completed– Breaks– Choice

3. Communicate with teachers

Strategies for Smooth Homework3. Build in positive and negative consequences

– Daily – Important to your teen – Easy for you to controlIncentives: Grandma’s Law Examples: watching TV, playing video games, surfing

the internet, access to phone

More complex incentive systems – earning points to purchase privileges

Examples: Going to a movie, concert, weekend activities

Strategies for Smooth Homework• Experiment – rare to work on the 1st try• Push back• Effective when parents and teens develop

them together• Contract example available on

ohmscounseling.weebly.com• Consistency, consistency, consistency

TIME MANAGEMENTOquirrh Hills Middle School

Management Tools• Student Planner* • Electronic Calendar • Filing System• Homework Folder• Tabs/Sticky Note System• Student Tracker * Find what works for you and

your student

Management Tool

• Regular planner/management tool check

• Look ahead! - Tests- Projects

• Break out larger assignments or projects

STUDY TIPS/SKILLSOquirrh Hills Middle School

Study Tips / Skills1. Take Notes

• Cornell Note Taking

2. Memory Tips • Spaced Repetition• Tell a Tale (i.e. PEMDAS) • Write it out • Talk about it

Study Tips / Skills3. Quiz yourself

• Flashcards• Quizlet.com – Digital Flashcards/Games• Shmoop.com – “We Speak Student”

4. Study Groups5. Music6. Breaks

COMMUNICATIONOquirrh Hills Middle School

Communication1. Skyward

1. Email

Communication

Communication

QUESTIONS? Oquirrh Hills Middle School