1st Quarter Reflection (7th Grade)

Honestly, I think I've had a fantastic first quarter.  I don't really think there's any other way to put it, it was a great way to start off my year.  Last year, during 6th grade, I felt that I wasn't nearly as worried or concerned about my academic growth and grades.  I might not have had my priorities perfectly in line.  I was a little to hung up on conversing and socializing with new and old friends/peers.  Although I still managed to maintain A and B grades, I think I could definitely have done better.  Coming up on 7th grade, I started to understand that it was going to be a significantly large transition.  50% effort wasn't going to cut it this year.  So I decided to take my schoolwork very seriously, and strive for straight A's.  I now look back and realize, I still had fun and was able to hang out with friends, but I had now gotten my priorities straight.  At the end of the quarter, I had achieved my goal of straight A's.

There are still a couple things that I wish I could've done a little better with.  For example, my 40 book challenge.  I have a goal of reading and completing 40 books throughout this school year, and I don't think I've done too well with keeping track of that.  I've read several books so far, but I haven't really been very consistent about organizing and keeping track of what I've read and what I want to read.  The other thing is organization.  I was hoping to be just a little more organized with my belongings, but I still feel that I have been better organized than last year.

I am also trying to enroll in several extra curricular activities or after school programs such as, OAV (Our American Voice), Rachel's Challenge, and Cross Country.  I also look forward to several other sports coming up in the next few quarters.  Such as basketball, baseball, and maybe even volleyball.  I feel like these activities have helped me open up to new things and maybe stretch outside my comfort zone.  

Those were a few reasons why I think this quarter has been a great one.  Hopefully the ones to come will be just as successful.