Falcon Focus

7th Grade 

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child will identify and distinguish between internal and external obstacles (or “roadblocks”) that can hinder their progress toward goals.

Question

Tell your child about a roadblock you encountered when you were working toward a goal, and if you had control over the roadblock.

8th Grade

Summary

In this week’s lesson, your child will choose something they’d like to get better at and think about how they could apply their unique strengths to do that.

Question

Help your child make a list of strengths they have. Ask your child about how they could use these to get better at a new skill.

9th Grade

Summary

Students will learn about the importance of multiple perspectives and showing respect amidst differences when solving problems. 

Question

Share with your student a time when other perspectives helped you reach a better solution.

7th Grade

Summary

In this week's lesson, your child will learn how to learn from mistakes. When your child does difficult things, they may initially make mistakes and fail, but these mistakes can be chances to learn and grow.

Question

Tell your child about a mistake you made in the past and what you learned from it. Ask your child to tell you about a mistake they made and what they learned from it.

 

8th Grade

Summary

In this week’s lesson, your child will reflect on how they have used their personal strengths to develop an interest, skill, or ability.

Question

Tell your child about a skill, interest, or ability you have and how you developed it. Discuss the skills, attitudes, or people who helped you along the way.

 

9th Grade

Summary

In this week's lesson, your student will learn strategies to stop and identify emotions in a stressful situations and to shake off these emotions and focus on daily intentions. 

Question

Share with your student how you set daily intentions and what you do to stop and take stock of how you are feeling when under pressure. How do you shake off emotions that distract you from your goals and intentions?