How to Be An Excellent Student

     In class on Friday, we talked about excellence.  Our assignment for this blog was to put a five-point plan on how I am going to be a successful and excellent student at John Carroll.

     The first thing I'm going to do is to be organized.  I am going to write in my planner everyday.  When I was in middle school, I didn't write in it that much.  I thought I didn't need to, but at the end of the day, I would always ask someone what I needed.  Now that no none is in very single one of my classes like people were last year, I need to write in my planner.  I'm also going to put a locker shelf up soon to organize my books.

     I'm also going to study more.  Also, in middle school, I didn't study that much because I thought I was smart enough to handle it.  Sometimes I knew the material really well.  Other times, I didn't and I would get bad grades on tests.  I knew studying was important, but I didn't think I needed it, but sometimes I did.  I need to realize that this is high school now and it's harder, so I need to study.

     The third thing I'm going to do is make a lot of friends.  I know some people think that friends distract you in school, but I think it's the opposite.  If you are stuck on a homework problem and you have friends in the certain class, you can just call them and ask them to help.  I also feel like if you have more friends, you can have a little more fun in school. 

     Another thing I'm going to do is to eat a healthy breakfast in the morning.  A healthier breakfast will give you more energy to go out and succeed throughout your day. An unhealthy breakfast won't do anything for you.  You might even feel a little self conscience.  Some think that a doughnut will give you more energy than something healthier, but in reality, it will give you energy for about an hour.  After that hour, you'll be even more tired than when you first woke up.

     Last but not least, I am going to get a good night's sleep.  I tried going to sleep at eleven p.m. on a school night and waking up at 6:30 in the morning in middle school and it was awful.  I was tired that whole day, which put me in a terrible mood, which put everyone else in a bad mood that was around me.  A good night's sleep can also help with metabolism, control stress, and helps you learn better.

     All of these tips are important to become a successful student and I will be a successful and excellent student at John Carroll.

The Unproductive Human Geo Class

     Today wasn't a very productive day, but it was still fun.  

     The first thing we did, while Mr. Schick was out of the classroom, was we discussed water polo and explained what it was.  Water polo is a team water sport with four quarters.  A team consists of six players and one goalie in the water.  You can also have up to six substitute players including up to one substitute goalie.  The teams must try to score goals by throwing a ball into the other team's goal.  It is typically played in all deep pool and you are treading water.  Players need a substantial amount of endurance to play this game.  (Just a little water polo lesson for you from Wikipedia.)

     After we had an interesting conversation about water polo, we met our new classmate Rosemary.  Rosemary is a very nice person and I hope we become friends.

     While the girls were talking to Rosemary and the boys were playing games on their laptops, Mr. Schick was checking our blogs to make sure we did them, which most of us did.  One of the girls even helped Rosemary get used to the blog.

     After Mr. Schick checked all of our blogs, we either talked or started our new blog.

Human Geography Day 2

     I had Human Geography as my last class... after gym, so I was pretty tired.  In fact, I was so tired, I raised my hand as I was told to then kept it up for an extra two minutes. 

     The first thing we did in class was having attendance.  He asked us what we chose to be called.  (We basically all said our names.  No nicknames except for a few people.) 

     Afterward, we got everything together with the blog.  Some people forgot to send Mr. Schick the link and others didn't post a blog.  The students sent Mr. Schick the link to the blog and he pulled up some of the blogs to make sure they did it.  

     Then, we opened the course syllabus and went over all the guidelines on it.  We also looked at the schedule and reviewed some important events for Human Geography class.

     After we got everything settled with the blogs and the links, Mr. Schick checked to see who had their copybook that was assigned to get for homework yesterday.

     Then, class ended and I waited for my carpool to get a ride home.

       

My First Day

     I had a great first day!  My teachers are all very nice, I have a lot of really good friends, some of which are in my classes, and I'm really happy with all of my classes.  I think I'm going to be pretty successful this year.  
     
     We had a two-hour delay schedule.  In the morning, we went to the upper gym, lower gym, Brown Room, auditorium, and cafeteria and talked about many different things.  In the upper gym, we took pictures. In the lower gym, on one side, we reviewed the handbook.  On the other side, we talked to the campus ministers about our special talents that we brought to John Carroll.  When we went to the Brown Room, we met our guidance counselor.  We talked about how our extra-curricular activities will better your time at John Carroll than your I.Q. (and other things) at the auditorium. Finally in the cafeteria, we talked about different extra-curricular activities you could do, such as speech-and-debate.  Honestly, it gave me a lot of information in such a short amount of time.

     After the morning talks, we went to classes, starting with mod one, which was Human Geography.  It was very different, in a good way.  I was pleasantly surprised that we were making a blog because I love to write.  

     In my next class, English, we did a little introduction where we got different cards and we had to find our "one true partner" and introduce ourselves. After we introduced ourselves to our partner, we introduced (with our partner) to the whole class.  (I had two free mods after that.)

     Then, in Biology, we went over the two papers we received from the teacher.

     Then, in Honors Spanish, we got our textbooks, went over SharePoint, and looked over our course guide.

     In Honors Algebra 2, we filled out a paper to give information about ourselves and were given our textbooks.

     After Math, I had gym.  We went over what we needed and what we're doing in the class during the semester.

     I ended off the day with chorus.  I love to sing, so I'm so happy I got to do it.

     Overall, I had a great first day and I can't wait to go tomorrow.