July 30, 2022 Issue, Page 7 of 16

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July 30, 2022 7B Merritt Public School 2022-2023 Calendar School ‘AUGUST Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4- New Teacher In-Service Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 @ 8,9, 10- Teacher In-Service 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 (8 (3 Go my 2 13 11- First Day of School 8 9 0 nu R B 4 1 16 17 «18 (19 «(20 6 6 17 128 19 20 21 1M 2 2B 4 8 6 2 SEPTEMBER 2 23 m4 6 26 27 2 2 29 «430 31 2- Professional Day- No School 2 30 31 How to help 5 - Labor Day- No School ProfDays-3 Days Taught-15 15- Early Release- Dismissed @ 1:30 Prof Days-2_ Days Taught-20 45 - Parent Teacher Conferences 2:00- 8:00 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 16- No School Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat if 3 students 1 2 3 4" 4 @ 6 7 8 9 19) OCTOBER 5 6 7 8 & @ iff nu 2 Bp wa @® 11. & 12 Midterm Benchmark Tests nb 4 b&b 6 7 8 1 19 20 2 2 2B w 13, 14, 17 - Fall Break- No School 199 20 4 2 2B 4 2m improve their % 2% 27 28 ray Days Taught 19 29 30 NOVEMBER 21-25- Thanksgiving Break- No School 26 7 Prof Days-2_OaysTaught-18 focus on Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat DECEMBER Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 14, 15, 16- Semester Tests 2@ 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 - End of First Semester 5 6 3 © 9p nh zn @®@s 16- Early Release @ 1:30 n @ @ @ 2 their studies 6 @ B 30 M4 31 Bw 3 9 2% 0 27 2 28 2 29 JANUARY 2- Classes Resume 19 2% 20 27 23 24 3031 2 Teachers strive to create sup- and educators can emphasize Prk ays-0 ays Taght a8 6 - Professional Day- No School dopey Tanger portive and challenging class- the importance of taking breaks 20-- Professional Day- No School room environments for their during such sessions and how Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat students. Such settings can periodic rest can help improve 1 435 FEBRUARY 1 bring out the best in students 6 7 8 nu 2 9- Early Release Dismissed@ 130 2 3 4 5 6 @ 8s and help them overcome ob- performance. B 14 15 18 19 9 Parent Teacher Conferences 2:00- 8:00 9 ®@ ll Rk B WM 15 stacles, including an inability to + Take a piecemeal approach »n @ @ @ 10 No School 6 7 8 92 0 @ xn focus. to big tasks. The Child Mind In- 7 2B 29 24- Professional Day- No School 3 4 8 6 7 B 2 ‘The struggles students can stitute notes that breaking big have with focusing on their tasks down into smaller, more trot Days-0_ Days Tougt-17 MARCH * Prof Days-0 Days Taught-18 studies was apparent during 3- No Schoo! the pandemic. A 2020 survey of manageable pieces can help kids Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 8-10 - Midterm Benchmark Tests Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat more than 400 college students effectively tackle more challeng- 2 3 113-17 - Spring Break - No School 1 2 3 4 5 6 found that 64 percent were ing tasks. The piecemeal ap- concerned about their ability proach can make big tasks seem 4 5 6 7 9 10 7 8 9 0 2 13) to maintain their focus and dis- less daunting, and the success nm Rm 2B 14 16 17 APRIL “ub 6@ 7 8B 9 2 cipline in remote instructional 8s @ @ @ @ wu 7-- Easter Break- No School a2 2 23 MW B& 6 2 kids have at each smaller task environments. Though educa- so @@W®@ @ 31 21-No School (Prom) 2% 29 30 (31 tors, students and parents are can provide some needed mo- hopeful that remote learning mentum as they draw closer to Prof Days-0. Days aught-12 may Profays-0 DaysTaught-10 will soon be a thing of the past, solving the problem. 7- Baccalaureate no one is certain about what lies Many students struggle to fo 10 & 11- Semester Tests TERM TEACH PTC PROF TOTAL ahead in regard to the 2021-22 Pretessoal Day 12-- Last Dayof Schoo! 1 8 1 4 88 cus on their studies. Some sim- O-Hoschoot 12 High School Graduation 20 8 1 3 87 school year. Ideally, students ple strategies can help students Parent/Teacher Conferences 15- Teacher Check Out Day To 166 2 «7 «175 will be back in school time full- ‘enous ease0 aN 275081 time five days per week by the ‘overcome such challenges and 13080 URS CSE NEENT WEATHER start of the new academic year. fulfill their academic potential. However, there's no guarantee that will be the case, and stu- dents may need help focusing on their studies. + Emphasize one activity at a time. Various studies have shown that multitasking ad- versely affects performance and makes it hard to concentrate. A recent study from researchers at To Head the Massachusetts Institute of ‘Technology found that perform- ing two or three activities si- multaneously puts significantly more demand on the brain than simply doing those tasks one after another. All students, and DETAIL especially those who are strug- gling with focus, should be en- ACCESSORY SHOP BACK couraged to take on one task at atime. » Take breaks. 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