7TH GRADEPARENT NIGHT

VISITATION ACADEMY

COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

• Mrs. Kate Reddy • Grades 7-9• Department Chair

• Ms. Peggy FitzGibbon• Grades 10-12, last names A-K

• Mrs. Adele Hayes• Grades 10-12, last names M-Z

• Mrs. Alice O’Donnell• Administrative Assistant

• Website• http://teacherweb.com/MO/VisitationAcademy/Counseling/

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7TH GRADE PROGRAM

• Individual meetings• Scheduled by Mrs. Reddy• Drop in as needed

• Owning Up Curriculum• 2nd & 3rd Quarters

• CTP Online (ERB) standardized testing• Week of Oct. 8-11• Oct. 16 – Test Day

• Nominations for Duke TIP

ACADEMICS

HOMEWORK

• On average, 2 hours per night (25 min per class)• Will vary based on which classes drop

• Moodle• Access from main website or vizonline• 1st place to check for homework assignments

• Assignment notebooks, whiteboards, sticky notes

• Server• Best accessed from school

ACADEMIC GOALS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Become resourceful• Look for information before asking

• Advocate for themselves• Let others know what they need• Approach adults for help

• Build confidence & Be successful• Set reasonable & attainable goals

• Be independent• Ask for help when necessary

RESOURCES

• Teacher• Moodle• Page for each class• Calendar• Assignments

• Netclassroom• Check grades (updated every 2 weeks)• Marking column 2 for 1st semester, Marking column 4 for 2nd

semester• M = missing• X = excused• 0 = no points, cannot turn in

• Counselor

TABLETS

• Guidelines for use at home• Where?• When?• How long?• Consequences?

• Monitoring use• Use in a visible place• “No minimize” rule• Software

SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT

SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT

• Benefits of being involved• Meeting people• Organized/supervised activities• Discovering interests• Leadership opportunities• Face-to-face communication

• Ways to get involved• Announcements • Club lists – www.visitationacademy.org

• Student life• Club Fair – Sept. 11 during activity period

SOCIAL CHALLENGES

SOCIAL CHALLENGES

• Fitting in/Belonging• Cliques• Mixers, parties, and boys• Body image and sexuality• Exposure to alcohol, smoking, drugs

• Electronic Communication and the Internet

DEALING WITH CHALLENGES

• Personal Responsibility• Talk through situations, reserve judgment• Be supportive• Allow them to handle their own problems• Help them learn from situations

• Communication• Listen• Family Values• Clear Expectations• Make sure she’s listening

DEALING WITH CHALLENGES

• Setting Limits • Consistency• Make the consequences known• Be willing to be unpopular• Focus on important issues

• Resilience

• Call for back-up

RESILIENCE

• Robert Evans “Raising Resilient Children”• Nurture• Need just enough

• Structure• Guidelines and consistency

• Latitude• Freedom to learn from mistakes and unfairness• Childhood is PRACTICE in problem solving & relationships• Resilience is built when they figure out how to handle

disappointment and failure• We should be preparing the child for the path, not the path for

the child.

• Center for Research on Girls

• ISACS Conference: Grit: Why it is so important and how we elicit it.

DEALING WITH CHALLENGES

• Owning Up• Cultures of Dignity • Social Scene:

• Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s ok• Relationships

• Peers, family, teachers• Conflict resolution • Media influences• Countercultural

7TH GRADE TOPICS COVERED

• Getting Started• Guidelines, expectations, confidentiality• Girl World Box

• Conflict Resolution (SEAL)• Cliques and Roles in Girl World• Friendship Is Not a Joke

8TH AND 9TH GRADE TOPICS

• 8th Grade• What’s Up with Guys• Perpetual Beauty Pageant• Know Your Image• Understanding Media and Culture

• 9th Grade• Reputations and the Double Standard• Sexual Harassment• When to Date and When to Dump• Saying Yes and Saying No• When Relationships Go Bad• Getting and Giving Support

WHERE DO THEY LEARN TO ACT THIS WAY?

•Each Other

•Role Models

• Society/Media/Culture

DEALING WITH CHALLENGES

•Be Aware• Know their friends

and friends’ parents• Call other parents• Notice changes

•Be Aware• Music• Movies• TV shows• Websites

7TH GRADE FAVORITES

• TV Shows

• Big Bang Theory• Dance Moms• Friends• Gossip Girl• Pretty Little Liars

•Music• Taylor Swift• One Direction• One Republic• Katy Perry• Capital Cities• Ed Sheeran• Justin Timberlake• Jay-Z

7TH GRADE FAVORITES

•Websites

• You Tube• Netflix• Wikis

• Social Media

• Instagram• Facebook• Skype• Pinterest• Snapchat• Twitter• Vine• ask.fm

TABLETS & CELL PHONES

• Guidelines for use at home• Where?• When?• How long?• Consequences?

• Monitoring use• Use in a visible place• “No minimize” rule• Software

• Moodle demonstration

• Netclassroom demonstration

• Questions

For those that would like to stay…

THANK YOU FOR COMING!

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kate Reddy314-625-9139

kreddy@visitationacademy.org

Counseling website: http://teacherweb.com/MO/VisitationAcademy/Counseling/apt1.stm