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=Welcome to Reconnecting Youth!=


 * School Smarts List (in order):**
 * 1) Do your homework.
 * 2) Go to class.
 * 3) Ask for help.
 * 4) Don't procrastinate.
 * 5) Sleeping/napping.
 * 6) Using your time wisely.
 * 7) Eat food/listen to music.
 * 8) Look at PowerSchool.

=**Tuesday, June 8th, 2010**= Please first fill in [|this RY survey]. After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, June 8th**. Today's prompt:

"The RY syllabus focuses on four areas: academics, attendance, mood management, and drug/alcohol issues. Which area are you working hardest to improve?"

=**Friday, June 4th, 2010**= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Friday, June 4th**. Today's prompt:

"Free response- tell me something."

=**Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010**= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Wednesday, June 2nd**. Today's prompt:

"Tell me what the month of June is going to be like for you."

=**Friday, May 28th, 2010**= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Friday, May 28th**. Today's prompt:

"We had some big things shared last class. Please share your thoughts with me- and consider sharing your thoughts with those who shared."

=**Monday, May 24th, 2010**= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Monday, May 24th**. Today's prompt:

"On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 means super stressed, 3 means moderate stress, 1 means the right amount of stress), how stressed do you feel today? Tell me how your weekend went."

=**Thursday, May 20th, 2010**= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Thursday, May 20th**. Today's prompt:

"What causes stress in your life?"

=Tuesday, May 18th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, May 18th**. Today's prompt:

"I asked you to monitor your moods every hour for a 24 hour period. Please tell me some of the things that made your mood go up and some of the things that made your mood go down."

=Tuesday, May 11th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, May 11th**. Today's prompt:

"Some of you wrestle with drug control issues and others do not. Some of you wrestle with mood control issues and others do not. I'd like everyone to think about your mood control for a few minutes. Tell me a little about how in control of your moods you feel."

=Friday, May 7th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Friday, May 7th**. Today's prompt:

"We're going to take a stroll outside on this beautiful spring day. As we walk, I'd like you to chat with a friend or two about your future: finishing off this school year, this summer, next year, and beyond. What do you need to do to realize your dreams. To get you started, I'd like you to reflect on this question for a paragraph or two in your journal."

=Wednesday, May 5th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Wednesday, May 5th**. Today's prompt:

"It is normal to think about your own needs. Take a moment now to think about the other 8 members of RY. Who do you think you could help by giving some support? What support could you give? Make an effort to give that support by next class."

=Monday, May 3rd, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Monday, May 3rd**. Today's prompt:

"What small step have you taken to get on top of an academic class that's been causing you trouble. If you haven't taken a small step, what small step could you take?"

=Thursday, April 29th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Thursday, April 29th**. Today's prompt:

"Which academic subject is causing you the most trouble and why?"

=Tuesday, April 27th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, April 27th**. Today's prompt:

"Tell me something that happened over the April vacation that you might not mention in the group setting (although feel free to share with the group)."

=Friday, April 16th, 2010= An RY member wrote this in their journal:

Check this video out on youtube and suggest it to people to show to classes and write about it in journals. [] It's called Alyssa Lies and it tells how a teacher showed it his class and how many people came forward. It's about Abuse just because it is April and Child Abuse Awareness Month

I'll play it, and I'd appreciate if you'd write a longer journal entry today. I'd like you to reflect on the video. I'd also like you to tell me a little more about how things are going for you this year and how I can make RY even more meaningful and useful for you.

=Wednesday, April 14th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Wednesday, April 14th**. Today's prompt:

"Tell me something interesting."

=Monday, April 12th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, go to this website and register.

=Thursday, April 8th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Thursday April 8th**. Today's prompt:

"Tell me something. Anything."

=Tuesday, April 6th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, April 6th**. Today's prompt:

"Do you consider yourself to be a good decision maker? Why or why not?"

=Friday, April 2nd, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Friday, April 2nd**. Today's prompt:

"What is a recent decision that you were happy you made? It can be a small everyday one like going to class or getting a good night’s sleep. Be prepared to share your decision with the class."

=Wednesday, March 31st, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Wednesday, March 31st**. Today's prompt:

"A member of RY feels sick thinking about the pig dissection in Biology class. What suggestions do you have for her?"

=Monday, March 29th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Monday, March 29th**. Today's prompt:

"If you could magically change one thing about yourself, what would it be?"

=Thursday, March 25th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Thursday, March 25th**. Today's prompt:

"Look at your RY goals on Worksheet 25. Which seems easiest to achieve and why?"

=Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, March 23rd**. Today's prompt:

"What do you see yourself doing when you are 20 years old?"

=Friday, March 19th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Friday, March 19th**. Today's prompt:

"There are two weeks left in the quarter. What do you need to do to finish so that you can feel good about yourself?"

=Monday, March 15th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Monday, March 15th**. Today's prompt:

"Where is your happy place?"

=Wednesday, March 10th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Wednesday, March 10th**. Today's prompt:

"Tell me one not so good thing that is going on in your life right now."

=Monday, March 8th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Monday, March 8th**. Today's prompt:

"RY should be a break in the middle of the day- a moment to stop and reflect. Tell me one good thing that is going on in your life right now."

=Thursday, March 4th, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Thursday, March 4th**. Today's prompt:

"In Middle School, you probably talked a lot about self-esteem. Is the concept of self-esteem important to you personally? Why or why not?"

=Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010= After you have finished your monitoring tools in your workbook, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, March 2nd**. Today's prompt:

"How do you feel you could support a member of RY class? Be specific with who and how."

=Monday, February 22nd, 2010= Please record your attendance for the past four weeks here (there is a tab at the bottom to switch between weeks). Please also record your attendance in your workbook (Monitoring Tools 1). Record your school smarts progress and Mood Diary on Monitoring Tools 2 and 3.

After you have finished, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Monday, February 22nd**. Today's prompt:

"Today's session will look at drug-use and non-use decisions. Is drug-use something you are very concerned about, somewhat concerned about, slightly concerned about or not at all concerned about? Explain."

=Thursday, February 11th, 2010= Please record your attendance for the past three weeks here (there is a tab at the bottom to switch between weeks). Please also record your attendance in your workbook (Monitoring Tools 1). After you have finished, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Thursday, February 11th**. Today's prompt:

"Since we're still working through RY trust issues (Fish the Werewolf and Wayne's pot under his hat), please write in your journal about an item for Shared Agenda that you wouldn't mind sharing with the group **anonymously**."

=Tuesday, February 9th, 2010= Please record your attendance for the past two weeks here (there is a tab at the bottom to switch between weeks). After you have finished, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Tuesday, February 9th**. Today's prompt:

"What's one thing you've done in the past that's helped you do better in school (academically)?"

=Friday, February 5th, 2010= Please record your attendance for the past two weeks here (there is a tab at the bottom to switch between weeks). After you have finished, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Friday, February 5th**. Today's prompt:

"What do you think are the reasons students sometimes don't attend class? What do you think are the reasons that it is important to attend class?"

=Monday, February 1st, 2010= Please record your attendance for the past three days here. After you have finished, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title today's entry: **Monday, January 31st**. Today's prompt has two parts:

Part 1: "What's one example of people here at school being treated with respect and one example of people being treated with disrespect?"

Part 2: "Last class, we worked on group rules here and posted them here. If you have anything else you think we need to add to our list or if you have any concerns about the way the group will function, please tell me in your journal."

=Thursday, January 28th, 2010= Please record your attendance for the past two days here. After you have finished, log in to Google Docs and go to your RY Journal. Title the entry from last class: **Tuesday, January 26th**. Title today's entry: **Thursday, January 28th**. Today's prompt:

"In RY, Shared Agenda time is your time to give and receive support on problems and issues in your lives. Remember that problems give us opportunities to grow as individuals and as a group. Think of one problem or issue in your life that you might bring to the group and write about it. (Note: You will not be required to actually bring that problem to the group.)"

We will work on our group rules here, and we will post them here.

=Tuesday, January 26th, 2010= Please fill in this survey. After you have finished, log in to Google Docs and create your RY Journal. Share your journal with obrienbluester@gmail.com. Today's prompt:

"Why did you choose to join RY and what do you hope to gain from our semester together?"

Great to have you in class!!