Welcome to the 13/14 school year, students need to change to a school “game plan”. First they need to prioritize time. Social activities are no longer at the top of the list, in reality they have dropped to the bottom. School is now at the “head of the class”. A plan needs to be developed for when and where homework will be done, a time set aside for reading, to expand their vocabulary, a daily schedule needs to be established. This must be written and posted, so it will become a habit.

Second, they must not over-extend themselves, it is easy to happen as they try to maintain the summer “fun”. This will result in stress and grades will suffer. There must be some “down” time in the day.

Finally, the only way to keep them organized is use a planner, this will aid keeping track of homework, projects, tests, and other important information, All of these ideas will help guide them to a successful year in middle school and high school ,when that day comes.