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Middle School Guidance
Chris Daviau - Grade 7 Guidance Counselor - cdaviau@qrsd.org
Barbara Page - Grade 8 Guidance Counselor - bpage@qrsd.org
VIP After School Program
Monty Tech is hosting a 2-hour after school program for 7th and 8th grade students from Barre, Hubbardston, Athol, Gardner and Petersham. This vocational interest program (VIP) will start on March 3, 2010 and will run for 5 Wednesday afternoons in March and April. There is no charge for this program and transportation from Quabbin and back to the centers of Hubbardston and Barre will be provided. Pick up a brochure in the office, fill it out and return it to guidance before February 11. Please note that this is a very popular program and only a limited number of slots are available. Participants will be selected on a first come, first served basis.
Vocational/Technical School Applications
Any 8th grade student interested in applying to Monty Tech or Pathfinder for the 2010-2011 school year must pick up applications in the office, complete them and return them to the office or Mrs. Page ASAP. All applications should be turned in by February 1, 2010. Please feel free to call Mrs. Page for more information at (978) 355-5042.
For Your Information...
Adolescence can be a trying time for families. Parents often report that as soon as their children entered middle school, they changed dramatically. They are no longer the kind, thoughtful, fun children they were in elementary school. Their mood swings are tough to take and family members are frustrated and confused.
The following resources can be helpful in guiding families through this difficult period. It is comforting to know that one is not alone in the process. Additionally, a bit of humor often goes a long way. Check out these titles in your local bookstore and/or online.
How To Handle A hard-to-handle kid
A Parents' Guide to Understanding and Changing Problem Behaviors
By C. Drew Edwards, Ph.D.
Get Out Of My Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the Mall?
A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager
By Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D.
Grounded For Life?!
Stop Blowing Your Fuse and Start Communicating with Your Teenager
By Louise Felton Tracy, M.S.
How To Talk So Kids Can Learn At Home and in School
By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The Roller-Coaster Years
Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years
By Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese
Not Much Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers
By Linda Perlstein
Get a Clue! : What's Really Going On With Pre-Teens and How Parents Can Help
By Ellen Rosenberg
The Tween Years: A Parent's Guide for Surviving Those Terrific, Turbulent, and Trying Times
By Donna G Corwin
The Everything Tween Book: A Parent's Guide to Surviving the Turbulent Pre-Teen Years (Everything Series)
By Linda Sonna
Try the following online resource and sign up for The Weekly Buzz
at www.ParentingTeensOnline.com
Updated October 15, 2008
Serving Barre, Hardwick,
Hubbardston, New Braintree, and Oakham since 1967.
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Barre, MA 01005
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