Welcome Back Pep Talk & Goal Setting

Sorry, guys! Holidays are over!

The school year can loosely be divided into three blocks.

We recently finished the first section. Now we are into the second.

It's like the second act of a three act play. Or the second period in a hockey game.

Or, if this were a movie/book trilogy, this section we are in would be like:

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

CATCHING FIRE

THE TWO TOWERS

As you can see from the above examples, the second act typically requires the hero/heroine/hockey player to display a steady focus in the face of challenges.

The beginning of our quest is long behind us. The end of our quest is still far ahead.

This is my fancy way of reminding you that the holidays are over and now that we are back, we are going to hit the ground running!

Prepare to be challenged! Prepare to 'level up' your skill set!

Stay focused and on track! So switch off holiday mode and activate school mode, please!

To help with that, please submit this student survey. It gives you the chance to reflect on the year so far and set goals for the rest of the year ahead. (We will be doing this in class on Monday.)