Mrs. Law's Lexington Junior High Blog

Greetings Spring Breakers! I hope everyone is enjoying their SPRING BREAK! I am spending some time with family and relaxing. I have been hearing about many exciting vacations and look forward to seeing all of the smiling, tanned faces on Monday:) Spring break is a great time to relax, unwind, and catch up on all of those things you have been putting off. For some of you, that means working on math corrections! Remember, if you are having trouble, you can always log in to ConnectEd and get some help. http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do   Ohio Means Jobs is another great website to take a look at. The 8th graders have had the opportunity to explore this site a few times this year. For you parents out there, there is an adult side of the website also. This is a great site to explore careers, evaluate your interests, research educational options, and so much more. This website takes things one step further. Every career interest is linked with...

Scheduling Continues... Monday and Tuesday I will be visiting 7th grade History classes. Together, we will go over options and recommendations for 8th grade classes! Students will receive registration forms that require parent (and possibly teacher) approval. These will need to be returned by Friday, March 27th. Click the link below to view the presentation I will be sharing with the students. 8th Grade Scheduling Presentation

Parent Event! FREE!   The Authors of “Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid! A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children” DATE: Fri. May 1st &/or Sat. May 2nd TIME: 7pm – 9pm Fri. May 1st                       9:30am – 11:30am Sat. May 2nd PLACE: Mid-Ohio Conference Center (890 W. 4th Street, Mansfield Ohio 44906) On a perfection-preoccupied planet, sisters Gina Gallagher and Patricia Terrasi, dare to openly speak about the frustrations, stigmas, joys and challenges they face as parents of children with disabilities (one with Asperger’s syndrome, the other with bipolar disorder). The first 50 registrants for Friday evening and the first 30 registrants for Saturday morning will get a free copy of the author's book. CLICK HERE for the flyer!

College Credit Plus In addition to the wide range of courses that are available at LHS, there are other academic options available to our students. The College Credit Plus (CC+) program is an opportunity for students to take college courses. This program has replaced what used to be called Dual Enrollment and PSEO. This new program is available to 7th and 8th grade students. However, it is essential that students must be college ready. This means they would have to have taken the ACT and will need to be accepted into the college. Students are still able to go to the college campus to take classes or take classes with LHS teachers that will give you college credit. There are a lot of details involved in participating in the CC+ program and students must notify Mr. Secrist or their counselor before April 1st to indicate their intent to participate in the CC+ program in the following school year. In order to explain all of the details of the program and to provide you with the form...

Stress Management Stress levels have been running extraordinarily high over the last few weeks.  I assure you, at some point in the near future, we will eventually have a "normal" day. The pressure and stress of enduring endless PARCC tests has been making an impact. The different lunches and weird schedules take a toll on everyone. To add to that, you are taking tests!  While the recent testing schedules is certainly not ideal, the reality is throughout our lives there will be bumps and unexpected circumstances that cause difficulties beyond our control.  It is not realistic that you will have a stress-free life, so it is vitally important that we find ways that help us to manage the stress which comes our way. What is a stress reliever for one person may not work for someone else so you will need to think about strategies that tend to work best for you.  One suggestion is to think back to other stressful times in your life and consider w...