Transcript Transition to 8th Grade - Charlotte

Environmental, Social, and Emotional
Changes
To illustrate some of the changes between 7th and 8th
grade, we asked our students to take a brief survey!
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Students were surveyed in AE
Almost every AE was represented – although not all
students from each AE participated
Data is intended to show a rough picture of our current
students’ experiences.
Data is represented:
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7th Grade (current 7th grade students)
8th Grade (current 8th grade students)
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8th Grade Universal Expectations
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Good grades and good behavior are the expectation! No failing
grades and no ISS/OSS each quarter qualifies you to participate in
incentive events such as PowderPuff Football, the Bronx Masquerade
Ball, the 8th grade Trip, etc.
Lock Outs
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A whistle blows signifying 60 seconds until class starts. A second
whistle blows to signify Lock Out. Students are expected to be in class
on time. If you are locked out you go to Mr. Gust to get a pass and to
have your name recorded. Three lock outs earn a consequence.
7TH GRADE
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5% said No
31% said Sometimes
64% said Yes
8TH GRADE
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8% said No
46% said Sometimes
46% said Yes
Students continue to change as individuals, and this
can also cause shifts in friends /friend groups.
From 7th to 8th grade some students acquire more
independence, forming a wider range of friends. And
some students discover that they no longer identify
with old friends, leaving them looking for where they
now “fit”.
Social Media plays a bigger and bigger part of
students’ awareness in 8th grade.
7TH GRADE
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2% said No
8% said Sometimes
90% said Yes
8TH GRADE
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5% said No
10% said Sometimes
85% said Yes
7TH GRADE
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Instagram – 65%
Kik – 16%
SnapChat - 43%
None – 24%
8TH GRADE
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Instagram – 58%
Kik – 30%
SnapChat – 59%
None – 18%
www.besavvyparents.com
“Our goal is to engage in an open dialogue about
the benefits and dangers of social media by
presenting tips, options and hints to helping parents
survive the social media world and their teens.”
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Apps to be aware of
Savvy technology tips for parents of teens and preteens
Topics and issues parents should “beware”
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Students film things without thinking about the
consequences. Things that kids have always done are now
being video recorded and passed around (and are thus
public).
When a friend “borrows” your phone, things can get texted
or taped or whatever. And then the person left with the
responsibility is the owner of the phone!
Be interested in what has been deleted from the phones!
Help your child understand that other parents look at posts
and texts, and judge the author accordingly. Our kids need
to be careful about what they put out there. It can’t be taken
back!
Developmentally, students continue to yearn for more
independence.
Students’ relationships with their parents can go through
changes as well!
Eighth graders may challenge parents’ authority in areas
ranging from academics to curfews to social boundaries.
Although physically they may look bigger, they are still
children! They are developing at different rates, but all of them
still need boundaries. Don’t expect them to be adults!
7TH GRADE
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7% said No
28% said Sometimes
66% said Yes
8TH GRADE
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11% said No
34% said Sometimes
53% said Yes
We asked “do they listen to
you?”, but I think the kids are
thinking , “they don’t care
what I say.” (and sometimes
that is true!) 
7TH GRADE
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93% said No
6% said Yes
1% did not answer
8TH GRADE
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70% said No
30% said Yes
Why you should be paying attention to this new
fad…
E-cigarettes are battery-powered cartridges filled with a nicotine liquid that, when
heated, creates an inhalable mist. Some cartridges are sold as nicotine-free, but our
kids are not the buyers, so they cannot KNOW what they are smoking.
Surveys have shown that awareness by teens of e-cigarettes is "nearly ubiquitous,"
with nearly 90% of teens reporting that they know what an e-cigarette is. Reports
show that use of e-cigarettes by teens has doubled in the past year.
Little is known about the long-term health effects of this product, but complaints
from the public filed with the FDA cited trouble breathing, headache, cough,
dizziness, sore throat, nose bleeds, chest pain or other cardiovascular problems,
and allergic reactions such as itchiness and swelling of the lips.
Assistant Principal
Michelle Richards : [email protected]
Counselor
Neisha Dawson: [email protected]