How is it possible that August is already here? For some of your school may have already started but here where I live we still have a few weeks left of summer vacation goodness. But if you are anything like me you are looking at the calendar and feeling a little bit of panic begin to set in. School supplies, school clothes, adjusting to a regular school again… excuse me while I take a few deep breaths.
I suppose it’s time to actually get prepared and what better than with an easy list of ways to do so? Here are a few tips and ideas to help you and your kids get ready for the new school year.
1. Have a quick read through what you did last year
Refresh your memory of last year’s work.
If you’re continuing the same course in the new school year that you were doing last year, you’ll find it much easier to pick up where you left off by spending a little bit of time revising what you did last year. Have a read through your notes and essays from the last term, just to refresh your memory. Even if you’re not studying exactly the same topics, it’s still worth recapping what you did in case it comes in useful as background information, or for any mock (or real) exams you might have coming up. It’s surprising what you forget when you have several weeks off, so you’ll feel more confident approaching the new school year if you remind yourself what you were last working on. This will also put you in the right frame of mind for going back to school.
2. Read through the syllabus for the year ahead
Another way of readying yourself for the year ahead is by reading through the syllabus for each of the subjects you’re taking next year. The syllabus outlines the areas of each subject prescribed by the curriculum, as well as noting what detailed topics you’ll be studying within each of them. Absorbing this information will help you mentally prepare for the new school year, as well as giving you an overview of what to expect so that nothing comes as a surprise once term starts. It’s always a good idea to get a clear picture of the bigger picture for each of your subjects so that you can see how and where each specific topic fits in. While you’re reading the syllabus, you could also have a look at how each subject is assessed, so that you know what you’re working towards this year.
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3. Get a headstart on the new term’s subjects
You can get started on your reading list.
Having read the syllabuses and seen what lies ahead, you might like to give yourself a head start by starting to read up on some of the things you’re going to be studying in the new term. For example, if you know that a particular novel is going to be on the agenda for A-level English Literature, make sure you’ve read it by the time you go back to school so that you don’t have the time constraints imposed by trying to read it alongside all your other school commitments. If you know what you’re going to be studying in History in the new term, go on the internet and find an introduction to the period you’re going to be covering so that you start back at school with a good grounding in the general timeline of events in this period.
If you’ve spotted any areas you think you might find particularly challenging, it would also be beneficial to do a bit of groundwork by reading an introduction to these areas so that you understand the basics before you start. You might also revise what you learned in relevant subjects in previous years. For example, if you’re about to start an A-level Physics course, and you’re worried that your maths is a bit rusty, it would be a good idea to brush up on your GCSE Maths in preparation. This will help you hit the ground running when you go back to school.
4. Buy the books you need
Find out whether there are any textbooks or set texts that you’ll need for the new school year and get hold of your own copies of them. Put your name inside each of them in case you mislay them at school, and organize them on your bookshelves in subject order. You can save money by buying second-hand books, but make sure you have the right edition of any textbooks: older editions may contain out-of-date information, or have different page numbers, which makes life difficult when you’re trying to find the right section when your teacher tells you to turn to a particular page. The page number problem is also likely to be an issue for different editions of novels, so it’s best to buy the one recommended by your school so that everyone’s working from the same one.
5. Buy some nice new stationery
Buying nice stationery can be a treat.
Moving on to more practical matters, another thing to do before you go back to school is invested in some new stationery. Gather together what stationery you already have and see what could do with replacing. New stationery can be surprisingly motivational, so buy new notepads, pens, pencils, pencil tin, ruler, colorful Post-It notes – anything that might conceivably come in useful and that will make your day to day studies more enjoyable.
6. Ensure any summer homework projects are completed
If you’ve been given any homework assignments over the summer, make sure that they’re all completed, and to a high standard; there’s no excuse for handing in sloppy work when you’ve had all summer to work on it. If you can, try not to leave summer homework at the last minute. If you do, it’s bound to come across as rushed and won’t get your new school year off to a very good start. Allowing plenty of time, on the other hand, means you can complete your summer projects in a stress-free manner, producing a high standard of work that sets the tone for the new school year. Start as you mean to go on!
7. Check your wardrobe
Take the opportunity to refresh your wardrobe.
You don’t want to get up for school on your first day back, only to find that all your clothes have holes in them or don’t fit you anymore, so now’s the time to buy new school clothes if any of those currently in your wardrobe are showing their age. The same goes for shoes and any other accessories you wear or carry around with you each day. If you’re about to enter a sixth form in which uniform is not required, make sure you have some appropriate clothes for wearing to school; nothing too shabby, even if there’s no real dress code, as dressing a little smarter for school than you do in your leisure time will help you get into the right frame of mind for school. Don’t forget also that you’re going into the winter, so make sure you have enough unique hoodies and sweaters to get you comfortably through the colder months. You are supposed to buy some new design t shirt for yourself to start a new year. It easily matches with any items to save time for you and make you comfortable and excited.
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