Tips for Academic Success

Stay Informed:

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Connect-Ed Messages

Weekly phone calls are made by the administration to provide information about what is going on at Hopewell.  Please be sure your phone number and email address are up to date with the school to ensure that you receive this important information.

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PowerSchool access

Students and parents have 24/7 access to both grades and attendance in the PowerSchool portal.  Information is updated at least weekly.  Login information is provided to parents and students at the beginning of the school year.  If you have lost your login information, please contact the registrar or your student's counselor.

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Progress Reports and Report Cards

Progress reports are distributed mid way through each quarter.  Report cards are distributed at the end of each quarter (every 9 weeks)

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Teacher Websites

Each Hopewell teacher has an individual website that includes information about the course, homework assignments, due dates and additional resources.  You may also email the teachers through their websites.  Teacher websites can be found on the Faculty & Staff page

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Parent/Teacher Conferences

Contact your child's school counselor if you would like to schedule a conference with your child's teacher(s).  Conferences are typically held after school.   It is important that you also attend as many open houses, magnet and curriculum nights, conference days and other school events as possible to meet your child's teachers and the support staff.  Your involvement plays a large role in your student's academic success.    

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2018-2019 High School Planning Guide

Information regarding CMS schools, magnet programs, course descriptions, graduation requirements and additional information can be found in the planning guide.  Paper copies are available at Hopewell or you may access it on the CMS website.

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Get Help

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Tutoring

Each Hopewell teacher holds office hours after school at least twice weekly.  Contact your child's teacher for the days/times of the office hours.  Some teachers are also available during lunch for tutoring.  

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Credit Recovery

The opportunity is also available for students to recover credits after school.  Credit Recovery is completed online through Edgenuity.  

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Study Skills

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Stay on top of your assignments!

Do not procrastinate!  It is difficult to catch up when you fall behind.  Ask questions or stay after for tutoring if you do not understand.  

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Attendance

Regular attendance is critical to your academic success.  Any absences exceeding 10 days may put you at risk of not earning credit for your classes.  Failure to complete recovery may result in failing the course.  If a student is absent due to illness or has an appointment, you may contact the teachers or the school counselor directly for assignments.  It is also the student's responsibility to speak with the teacher regarding missed assignments.  Please also send a note with the date(s), reason for absence and contact information to the registrar.

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Study Tips

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The Ten Study Habits of Successful Students (www.how-to-study.com)

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Successful students:

1. Try not to do too much studying at one time.  If you try to do too much studying at one time, you will tire and your studying will not be very effective.  space the work you have to do over shorter periods of time.  Taking short breaks will restore your mental energy.

2. Plan specific times for studying.  study time is any time you are doing something related to schoolwork.  It can be completing  assigned reading, working on a paper or project, or studying for a test.  Schedule specific times throughout the week for your study time.

3. Try to study at the same times each day.  Studying at the same times each day establishes a routine that becomes a regular part of your life, just like sleeping and eating.  When a scheduled study time comes up during the day, you will be mentally prepared to begin studying.

4. Set specific goals for their study times.  Goals will hep you stay focused and monitor your progress.  simply sitting down to study has little value.  You must be very clear about what you want to accomplish during your study times.

5. Start studying when planned.  You may delay starting your studying because you don't like an assignment or think it is too hard.  a delay in studying is called "procrastination".  If you procrastinate for any reason, you will find it difficult to get everything done when you need to.  You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless work and errors.

6. Work on the assignment they find the most difficult first.  Your most difficult assignment will require the most effort.  Start with your most difficult assignment first since this is when you have the most mental energy.

7. Review their notes they find most difficult first.  Reviewing your notes can help you make sure you are doing an assignment correctly.  Also, your notes may include information that will help you complete an assignment.  Tip for taking notes:  try the Cornell Note System.

8. Tell their friends not to call them during their study times.  Two study problems can occur if your friends call you during your study time.  First, your work is interrupted.  It is not that easy to get back to what you were doing.  Second, your friends may talk about things that will distract you from what you need to do.  Here's a simple idea-turn off your cell phone during your study times.

9. Call another student when they have difficulty with an assignment.  This is a case where "two heads may be better than one".

10. Review their schoolwork over the weekend.  Yes, weekends should be fun time.  But there is also time to do some review.  This will help you be ready to go on Monday morning when another school week begins.

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These 10 habits can help you throughout your education.  Make sure they are your habits!

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