Thursday, January 23rd - Following MCPS, The Heights School will open on time. Classes will begin at the normal time.
Mentoring

Goals for Middle School

Click here for the Middle School mentoring calendar.

September

Intellectual

  • Homework habits (study space, time, etc.)
  • Internet in the bedroom? Get it out!
  • Suggestions for use of the Assignment Book
  • Study/Do HW 2 Hours per day

Moral

  • Classroom behavior (self control, open up more, etc)
  • Taking ownership of the school. Healthy school pride. Keep it clean, orderly.
  • Heroic minute
  • Limit the amount of TV/Videogames

Spiritual

  • What the school offers: Mass and Confession
  • Daily Visits to Blessed Sacrament
  • Forming a habit of prayer: morning offering, bedtime, rosary, etc.
  • Morning Offering

Physical

  • Extracurricular Sports
  • Sports to be played this year
  • If not already, try out for at least one sport
  • Try to get MS fitness patches
  • Sleep
  • Eat healthy

 

October

Intellectual

  • Review Class by Class progress
  • Make and keep all notecards organized
  • Study notecards/definitions each night, regardless of quiz/test

Moral

  • Check quality of movies before seeing them- no matter what!
  • Don’t do something you like until HW is done
  • Looking out for friends. Have they become better because they know you?

Spiritual

  • Questions and Issues from Religion or Ethics Class
  • Taking Advantage of Confession and Mass
  • Examination of Conscience

Physical

  • Extracurricular
  • Run hard during practice—especially windsprints
  • No complaining—to coach or to parents
November

Intellectual

  • Discuss 1st Quarter Report Card
  • Study two nights ahead for every quiz

Moral

  • Do Chores cheerfully/on time/without being asked
  • (8th grade) discussion about holy purity
  • The importance of not being self-centered or overconfident. The value of humility

Spiritual

  • Preparing oneself for Christmas
  • Exposition of Blessed Sacrament
  • Explain significance of Advent
  • Praying for an intention 2 or 3 times a day

Physical

  • Extracurricular
  • How are Sports going?
  • Help coach with equipment before and after practice
  • A daily number of push ups and sit ups

 

December

Intellectual

  • Christmas Reading
  • Study/do HW 2 hours per day

Moral

  • Go out of your way to be friendly to classmates who lack friendship.
  • Helping around the house in preparation for Christmas
  • Generosity with one’s possessions

Spirtual

  • Preparing oneself for Christmas
  • Exposition of Blessed Sacrament
  • Offer each day a small sacrifice for a family member

Physical

  • A daily Christmas plan for push ups and sit ups
January

Intellectual

  • Review class by class progress
  • Read # of pages outside of class assignments

Moral

  • Encouraging unity among classmates
  • No talking/disrupting class
  • Always, and I mean always, telling the truth. The truth will make you free.

Spirtual

  • Questions and issues from Religion or Ethics class
  • Taking Advantage of Confession and Mass
  • Offer each day a small sacrifice for the Pope

Physical

  • Extracurricular
  • Sports
  • Encourage your teammates
February

Intellectual

  • Discuss 2nd Quarter report card

Moral

  • Temperance: Eating a bit more of what you don’t like and a bit less of what you do like
  • the pitfalls on internet

Spiritual

  • Preparing oneself for Lent
  • Making the Most of weekly Exposition of Blessed Sacrament
  • Explain significance of Lent
  • Putting intention into our work

Physical

  • Extracurricular
  • Spring sports tryouts
March

Intellectual

  • Review Class by Class progress
  • Review Study Habits: Use of time; study place; note cards

Moral

  • Limit the amount of TV/Video games
  • Controlling one’s anger

Spiritual

  • Lenten Resolutions
  • Making the most of weekly Exposition of Blessed Sacrament

Physical

  • Extracurricular
  • Sports
  • Helping mom and dad with yard work and other household chores
April

Intellectual

  • Discuss 3rd Quarter report card
  • End of the school-year push

Moral

  • (7th Grade) discussion about holy purity
  • Having ownership of the school. Keeping it in good shape and clean.

Spiritual

  • Visits to the Blessed Sarament
  • Taking Advantage of Confession and Mass

Physical

  • Extracurricular
  • Practice your spring sport over Easter vacation
May

Intellectual

  • Summer Reading
  • Review Class by Class grades
  • Discuss next year’s schedule option/electives

Moral

  • Virtues to work on during the summer
  • Helping around the house during the summer months

Spiritual

  • Maintaining a life of prayer during the summer
  • Keeping up with Confession during the summer

Physical

  • Summer Camps planned?
  • Learning a new skill?
  • Summer Jobs?
  • Sports