New Year Check-Up - Amy Gilstrap | Library

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

On a scale of 1-5 how happy are you to be back at school?  

Give me a back-to-school or New Year meme to share with the class

How much school work did you do over break?  You can include work from other classes in this answer. 

none at all - I am so far behind

a little but I should have done more

most of the the work that I needed to complete 

I got caught up on everything! Yay me!

None at all -  I didn't have any to complete!

Since we are all working from home for at least the next two weeks... 
Consider your work space.  
Do you have a dedicated place to do your school work and particpate in classes?

Yes - I sit at my desk, table, or some other place specifically for school

No - I may be currently laying in my bed... possibly even half asleep as you talk 

Eh - sorta, but I don't use it that often

Cosider the distractions in your home environment - I am going to list the ones that I can think of.  Put them in order of the most distracting to least for you.  

Parents...
Animals in the house that want attention
Social Media
Siblings that need help
The call of your comfy bed... and the promise of sleep
TV
Video Games

Look at your number 1 answer in question 5.  What steps can you take to minimize this distraction?  

Look at your number 2 answer in question 5.  What steps can you take to minimize this distraction?  

Look at your number 3 answer in question 5.  What steps can you take to minimize this distraction?  

So sitting in one place all day is terrible.  I know this, you do too.  That being said... How likely are you to get up and move around during the online class day?

not at all - just being honest

I may move to the bathroom or kitchen - does that count?

I try to get up and move some

I realize that getting up is good for me, so I try to stretch and move around some.

I take a quick walk or do a workout during lunch or some other down time.

I am working out as we do this lesson :) 

10.

For real, based on your last answer... 
If I give you break to get up and stretch (maybe even do some push-ups or squats) would you use it?

Nope - honestly, it would just be a break

I would probably get up and grab a snack or something

Actually I would like that 

11.

Ok... time for a few serious questions
Break can sometimes be stressful... and this last year has made things possibly worse.  
Is there anything I can help you with? or anything you need me to know that might affect your performance in my class?

12.

Power school grades are almost all correct.  So start there with assignments.  
Remember to fill out the Assignment Submission form in Teams if you completed an assignment that is already in Power School.  
If your grade is low in my class what are you doing to bring it up?

13.

Ok, let's end this on a positive note... Tell me one good thing... either about break, or class, or whatever.... You can include a picture or draw one if you like :) 

When you are done with this make sure you hit sumbit. 
Tomorrow we will continue looking at the Rise of Totalitarian Dictators and then move on to WW2.  
Remember - attendance is taken during class... it is not enought to just login and do the work later.  
Most of the work we do I go over in class, and we discuss.  So there is no reason not to have 100 on each assignment.  
Email me if you have any questions :) 