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Discover the key strategies that define great students at PMMS! This guide highlights the essential behaviors that lead to success, including preparation, responsibility, respect, and active participation. Great students come to class prepared with materials, submit work on time, and show respect to their teachers and peers. They understand the importance of effort and personal accountability while avoiding common pitfalls like making excuses or neglecting responsibilities. Learn how to ask questions, seek help, and take charge of your educational journey!
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What do great students do? Success strategies at PMMS
Great Students: • come to class each day • make an effort • take responsibility • succeed on the CRCT . . . Let’s see what that means …
Prepare • Great students: • have sharp pencils, erasers, paper and all materials for class • do their work and turn it in on time • review study guides before tests and quizzes • keep an organized notebook
Prepare • Not a good idea: • always bumming stuff from classmates • leaving your books at home or locker • wandering the room to sharpen pencils • not reviewing before a test or quiz • not turning in work on time • using the “stuff it in” technique
Responsible • Great students: • know it is up to them to succeed • dress for success • practice “work before play” • know they can control their behavior
Responsible • Not a good idea: • blaming others or the teacher • loitering where you don’t belong • being late to class • being dishonest • “losing” your work • ignoring missing work when absent
Respect • Great students: • feel personal pride • look out for others • dress for success • treat teachers and school staff with respect • are polite
Respect • Not a good idea: • bullying other students • teasing or excluding others • taking things that aren’t yours • showing poor personal hygiene • challenging a teacher’s request • arguing, shouting, and fighting
Perform • Great students: • do their best • make an effort • ask questions • offer help • follow instructions
Perform • Not a good idea: • make excuses • turn in “whatever” • not doing warm-ups or classwork • “borrowing” answers from others • not asking for help • refusing to try
Permission • Great students • ask permission to speak, sharpen pencils or leave their seat • use their AGENDA for hall passes and keep it in intact all year • ask before entering another classroom
Permission • Not a good idea: • talking when the teacher is talking • having side conversations • shouting across the room • being loud at lunch or in the hall • wandering the room to sharpen pencils or throw out trash • being where you shouldn’t be
What if … ? • … I don’t know where to go? • … I can’t get into my locker? • … I am being bullied? • … I don’t understand? • … I am absent? • … I need help?
How do I … ? • … know if I am in the right class? • … get help before tests? • … check my grades? • … keep from getting citations? • … avoid office referrals? • … find out about missing work? • … become a great student?
Review • Prepare • Responsible • Respect • Perform • Permission