How should I pack my bag for school?

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darakristi

I need to pack my bag for school, but I like being handy and prepared. What should I bring in my bag, besides the obvious, pen, pencils, and paper?

Answer
bottled water, a light jacket (compact so it will fit in your bag), small calculator, perhaps some highlighters, sticky notes, and index cards. tissues and a light snack are also good to bring. furthermore, as a precaution, it is always good to have an emergency dollar or two in a safe part of your bag. also, i really like to have a mini pencil sharpener with me, so i don't have to fight my way through all the desks to the pencil sharpener. just make sure not to empty shavings onto the floor. lol. and, as much as i hate to disagree, the first person is WRONG. do not bring medications to school with you, unless you're older, like in college where they don't have rules against medications. in grades up to 12, however, most schools will punish you for having meds, sometimes even cough drops. there are other things to use that are technically not medication. these are a few to check out (make sure you are not allergic):

http://www.shoporganic.com/product/badger_headache_soother_balm/personal_aromatherapy (badger headache soother. i use this stuff for headaches all the time at school.)
peppermints, for a sore throat.
water, as it can always help.

depending on age...keys to the house? wallet? cell phone?

finally, a folder/binder works wonders. if you get dividers, then you can divide all your classes up, and then by assignments, notes, homework, handouts/worksheets, and reviews/ quizzes. also, i bring a planner with me to keep my assignments in order. hope i helped! =)

Trying to raise money for a chariatble foundation at school. Any good ideas?

Q. Okay, we're raising money for a charitable foundation, and we need good ideas. We already have done (and can't do again):

A raffle
Bake sales
Dress down day (where we can wear whatever we want if we pay like 3 dollars, instead of wearing a uniform)

We're already thinking of doing:
A movie night in the auditorium
An after school story time for little kids

Yeah. So anything other than those things, please list 'em! I'll give best answer to the person that gives the most ideas that I actually decide to use, so list as many as you can think, even if you htink they sound stupid. Oh, and the school goes from nursery to eighth grade, so all age group related activities work! Thank you!

Answer
A 'fashion show' where the kids or teachers dress up and put on a show for the parents, you charge for entry and everybody has fun.
A talent contest same idea.
Some kind of quiz or word puzzle. Get one off the internet or make your own, then people pay to enter and have some kind of chocolates for a prize.
Bag-packing at a local supermarket: put out collection boxes and smile sweetly ;)
Sponsoring form a local company, the kids parents might be interested of they have their own business maybe?
Teachers vs students (or parents) sports event
Sponored silence
Sponsored spelling event (the kids have a sheet of words to learn, and get relatives to sponsor them. At the end they all get tested and are sponsored for the number of words they get right)
Have an all ages crafts/cooking event, then sell the spoils.

Good luck with it :)

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Which of these are the best shops for teen girls for clothing?

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Q. Quiz
Topshop
New look
Primark
M&S
H&M
Republic

Or any others you have ideas?
Cheap and not like hollister please
looking for:
Coloured skinny jeans
Batwing sleeve top (maybe)
School bag
Casual skirt
Casual top
Thanks

Answer
you should definitely go to forever 21 they have those things.

how do you keep your room clean?

Q. I ask this because i have the habit of being messy not just with my room but with my book bag, binder, locker. What do you do to keep your room clean?

Answer
Have less stuff. It's easier to keep your clothes closet neat if you only have the clothes you actually wear in there. If you have dress clothes and costumes, consider putting them in a canvas hanging bag, or a storage box, so they do not clutter up your daily clothes. Its better to have fewer clothes and do laundry regularly, or put it away right away, than to have a lot of clothes that get spilled all over for you to toss in the air looking for the shirt you are supposed to wear for some activity.

Have a place for everything, and regularly put everything in it's place. It helps considerably if you have more places than things.

Have some empty space--an empty shelf, an empty drawer, an empty coathook, some empty hangers. When things get hectic, this makes it much easier to put things away. .

Have routines.

When you come home from school, empty your pockets into a basket or bowl or tray on your desk. This will prevent losing money or important notes in the laundry, or having to check dirty clothes and every jacket and coat you own to find your wallet, keys, other important things you carry daily.

When you do your homework, unpack your bookback completely, sort out trash, money, loose papers, etc. After you are finished neaten everything and pack your bookbag neatly. Try to always use the same pockets for calculator, pencils, etc.

Some routines can be pattern planned. For example:

On Monday, deal with Money (make sure you have lunch money,for the week, etc.)
On Tuesday, deal with Trash (bring a bag to round up trash from lockers, clean out trash from desk, empty trash bin in your room)
On Wednesday...whatever begins with W in your world...and so on.

You can also have several easy routines during the day.

Before school routine--it's enough to get to school on time--try to make your bed and pick up things that got kicked underneath..books, games, shoes, socks, phone, alarm clock...
After school routine--sort your pockets and bookbag--make a mental note of your homework and review vocabulary words or other things you must memorize for the next quiz.
Before Dinner Routine--carry dishes you may have in your room to the kitchen.
After Dinner Routine--review vocabulary words, and other things you must memorize. Gather up things that belong in your room that you may have scattered about, and pick up stuff that does not belong on your floor or bed.
Homework Routine--
Before Bed Routine--check the weather forecast and lay out your clothes for tomorrow, take a minute to put dirty clothes in the hamper, put away clean laundry, generally neaten your closet, charge phone or gadgets. If you review those vocabulary words etc one more time, I guarantee you an A on the quiz. You will also retain what you've learned longer.

We all follow the same routine everyday. Some routines are functional but some routines are dysfunctional. I had the dysfunctional routine of madly circling my home looking for my keys, in every pocket, and "funny place" every time I left the house until I got the functional routine of always putting them on a hook on the door. It seems fussy to start a new routine, but once it becomes habit, you do the functional thing as effortlessly as you used to drop things where they fell.

If you have difficulty establishing a home for something important, you can tape a piece of bright paper with big letters {PHONE} in the place where you want to keep it. It will remind you to go find the phone in the couch cushions or wherever you dropped it, and put it in its place. When the habit is secure, you can remove the paper.

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Do 9 graders have to bring a backpacksfor their first day of high school?

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Christine

Im going to be in the 9th grade and I aleady know that the teachers at my school are going to tell what the students need for school. So Im just curious about this, do we still have to bring backpacks on the first day of school?
Also some tips about anything that I should on my first day of high school :D
Im excited for it but a little nervous at the same time. XD

Answer
yes. I you want to make a good impression then bring a book bag/pack with a book and a pencil to copy down anything you need. Teachers like to see kids who are prepared the first day. Also try to be respectful and try not to talk a lot. The first impression is usually the only impression. Also try to feel your teachers out but observing them for a couple of days so you aren't surprised. Also beware of the teachers who make their class seem fun and easy but grade your tests, quizzes and homework really hard.

How should I pack my bag for school?

darakristi

I need to pack my bag for school, but I like being handy and prepared. What should I bring in my bag, besides the obvious, pen, pencils, and paper?

Answer
bottled water, a light jacket (compact so it will fit in your bag), small calculator, perhaps some highlighters, sticky notes, and index cards. tissues and a light snack are also good to bring. furthermore, as a precaution, it is always good to have an emergency dollar or two in a safe part of your bag. also, i really like to have a mini pencil sharpener with me, so i don't have to fight my way through all the desks to the pencil sharpener. just make sure not to empty shavings onto the floor. lol. and, as much as i hate to disagree, the first person is WRONG. do not bring medications to school with you, unless you're older, like in college where they don't have rules against medications. in grades up to 12, however, most schools will punish you for having meds, sometimes even cough drops. there are other things to use that are technically not medication. these are a few to check out (make sure you are not allergic):

http://www.shoporganic.com/product/badger_headache_soother_balm/personal_aromatherapy (badger headache soother. i use this stuff for headaches all the time at school.)
peppermints, for a sore throat.
water, as it can always help.

depending on age...keys to the house? wallet? cell phone?

finally, a folder/binder works wonders. if you get dividers, then you can divide all your classes up, and then by assignments, notes, homework, handouts/worksheets, and reviews/ quizzes. also, i bring a planner with me to keep my assignments in order. hope i helped! =)

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Trying to raise money for a chariatble foundation at school. Any good ideas?

quiz school bags image

Q. Okay, we're raising money for a charitable foundation, and we need good ideas. We already have done (and can't do again):

A raffle
Bake sales
Dress down day (where we can wear whatever we want if we pay like 3 dollars, instead of wearing a uniform)

We're already thinking of doing:
A movie night in the auditorium
An after school story time for little kids

Yeah. So anything other than those things, please list 'em! I'll give best answer to the person that gives the most ideas that I actually decide to use, so list as many as you can think, even if you htink they sound stupid. Oh, and the school goes from nursery to eighth grade, so all age group related activities work! Thank you!

Answer
A 'fashion show' where the kids or teachers dress up and put on a show for the parents, you charge for entry and everybody has fun.
A talent contest same idea.
Some kind of quiz or word puzzle. Get one off the internet or make your own, then people pay to enter and have some kind of chocolates for a prize.
Bag-packing at a local supermarket: put out collection boxes and smile sweetly ;)
Sponsoring form a local company, the kids parents might be interested of they have their own business maybe?
Teachers vs students (or parents) sports event
Sponored silence
Sponsored spelling event (the kids have a sheet of words to learn, and get relatives to sponsor them. At the end they all get tested and are sponsored for the number of words they get right)
Have an all ages crafts/cooking event, then sell the spoils.

Good luck with it :)

How do you teach singers (non-instrumentalists) to read music notation?

Mr T

I teach general music classes (grades 1-6) and middle school chorus. They do not use an instrument which helps in learning to read notes. I am looking for a good methodology or technique to teach the singers to read music.

Answer
There are a couple of approaches you could take dependent on your system of teaching. Do you give written worksheets in class or as homework? Can you do sectionals with your choir?

At Elementary Level, you can present the mnemonics for the spaces Treble - FACE and Bass All Cars Eat Gas. After explaining the music alphabet line-space-line-space, etc., you can use worksheets, chalkboard or overhead to quiz. I have a giant staff and bean bags. The little ones throw a bag and then they have to put a ruler next to it to show correct stem rules and name the note. We set up a '5 finger' position on the staff (EX. CDEFG) then we sing it up and down, (obviously in half notes)-saying the letters; then we remove one bag and they sing what they see. Then we scramble them many different ways and they sing and say the letters. Sometimes I do solfeg, also. Different days use different letters. C major and G major teach most of the lines and spaces. Then I explain sharps and flats. We use felt #/b to add to the notes. We explore C major versus C minor and G - Gm. Then when we set up DEFGA I challenge them to hear that it is minor and we use the # to make it major, etc, etc.

Flashcards also work at both levels. One fun way is a 'Minute Challenge'. Have a chart up with their names listed. Each day have a couple kids take the challenge. How many cards can they correctly identify in one minute? Record the score and have them try to improve it the next time they try. You can use handheld flash cards but the other kids can't easily see those. If you make overhead flashcards, everyone (mostly) will be looking and thinking what it is. Some kids lock up under pressure, so this works in a subtle way. The ones who are not having to say it are thinking what they guess it is - if they are right they feel satisfied, if they are wrong, they aren't embarassed because nobody knew what they thought, but they tend to think "Oh it should have been...". They are actually getting more practice than the nervous one who is under pressure.

At MS choir level, these methods can also work on an overhead. Once they can get most of the lines and spaces, you can have them talk through a phrase of music in a piece they are working on - saying the letters, clapping the rhythm, then finally singing it saying the letters and finally singing it saying the lyrics. This ideally should be in sections. Sometimes you could give a worksheet packet to the whole class, then pull your sopranos up to sight read and sight sing while the others work on the worksheets, then send the sopranos back and bring up the altos, etc - depending on the length of your class period - perhaps 10 minutes each. For worksheets you can get a variety of notespellers, even ones that yield a story or composer vingette - Prima Music on line has a really thorough listing of theory and rhythm workbooks you could order. Or make up your own.

But occasionally it's not a bad idea to have the whole class say the letters, so they all at least get acquainted with both staves.

Hope that helps.

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