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MBMS Study Skills

August 22nd, 2018

Are you interested in signing up for MBMS Study Skills afters school program?

MBMS Study Skills sign-ups are already underway for the 2018-2019 school year. For the 4th consecutive year, Study Hut Tutoring and the MBMS PTA have partnered to deliver 3 -1hr sessions, after school in room 109. The sessions are separated by grade level. Each grade level meets from 3-4pm for three consecutive weeks on the same day each week. Below you will find the 8th, 7th grade flier, and the 6th grade flier, respectively.

To sign up for the 2018-2019 MBMS Study Skills program, you can go to studyhut.com/mbmsstudyskills or call (310)546-2408 or email studyskills@studyhut.com

You’ll notice that the sessions are non-transferable and non-refundable with no-makeups. Sign-ups for the MBMS Study Skills program are on a first come first serve basis, and space is limited to 30 students per grade level.

Based on the popularity of the program in previous years, it is strongly advised that parents sign up quickly to reserve their spot. The price is $125 and includes all materials. The group program is led by one of the owners of Study Hut Tutoring, on campus, in room 109 at the Manhattan Beach Middle School. Topics will include the big picture, which includes goal setting, class expectations, and a school timeline. We will also cover how to effectively track and record homework, tests, quizzes and due dates in the daily planner. Moreover, we will dive into how to create an effective 5 day study plan for each of the core academic classes.

The keys to developing effective study skills go beyond tools and tasks. It is important that the student is not only persistent but also adapts to feedback from educators that are trying to help. A big part of developing effective study skills is to block out times on the days leading up to an exam or a quiz. Brain science has told us a lot about the power of bite size nuggets of information sprinkled in each day, with good nights of sleep in between. For more information, please call Study Hut for a free consultation–there is no obligation to sign up–we want to clue people in with respect to the most effective methods to execute your student’s specific goals. After all, this process is both highly personal, individualized, and tailored based on a number of unique factors.

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Manhattan Beach Middle School Scholar Quiz 2016

March 27th, 2016

The Manhattan Beach Middle School Scholar Quiz 2016 will be held on the last two weeks of May. This is a Jeopardy style event that will have several hundred students entering. These students will compete in teams with several different types of questions on several subjects.

2015 Champs: Bryce Verket, Spencer Hurst, Joshua Hoye, and Russell Blakey

Important Dates

Sign ups will be sometime in April

Manhattan Beach Middle School Scholar Quiz 2016 runs two weeks beginning on May 16, 2016

Finals will be May 24 to 27, 2016

The Final Quiz will be on May 27

Teams

Students can build their own teams.

Each team will have four students in it.

Gameplay

The Manhattan Beach Middle School Scholar Quiz 2016 will be held during the lunch period in several classrooms.

Questions for the competition are taken from the areas of:

Math and Science

Literature and Grammar

Social Studies and Geography

the Arts, Sports, and Popular Culture.

Here is a breakdown of how a round of competition goes:

It is divided into two parts by a 1-2 minute half-time.

There are 3 Types of Questions

1)Toss-Up Questions:

Both teams have 5 seconds, after the reading of the Toss-Up question to answer. For Math questions, 10 seconds are given. With Toss-Up questions, if the first team to answer does so incorrectly, the second team is given an opportunity to answer immediately. The question is not re-read for the second team, nor is an additional 5 seconds given to answer.

2) Four-Part Bonus Questions:

ONLY the team which correctly answered the preceding Toss-Up question may answer this question. Teams have 20 seconds to confer before the Team Captain must immediately provide all four answers.

3)Lightning-Round Questions:

Both teams have 1–2 seconds to answer these 10 rapidly-delivered, theme-related questions. With Lightning Round questions ONLY, if the first team to answer does so incorrectly, 5 points are deducted from that team’s score AND the second team is NOT given an opportunity to answer.

Answering

Players will signal they are ready to answer Toss-Up and Lightning Round questions by raising their flags.

The first person to raise his/her flag receives the first opportunity to answer.

If a flag is raised and a team is called upon to answer BEFORE the reading of a question is complete:

the question will not be finished being read and the team must answer immediately.

If the answer is incorrect, the reading of the Toss-Up question will be completed for the second team.

Scoring

Toss-Up Questions: 5 points each.

Bonus Questions: divided into 4 parts, each worth 5 points, for a maximum of 20 points.

Lightning Round Questions: 5 points if answered correctly. However, 5 points are deducted for an incorrect answer.

GETTING INVOLVED:

The Manhattan Beach Middle School Scholar Quiz has volunteer opportunities for people trying to get involved. If you would like to learn more or volunteer The Study Hut can help refer you to the people in charge of the event. There are positions for things such as: reader, flag judge, and scorekeeper.

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Summer Tutoring in Manhattan Beach

June 21st, 2015

After a fantastic 2014-2015 school year in Manhattan Beach, Mira Costa students are about to enjoy some fun in the sun. While many have finished their SAT and ACT exams, others are starting summer school. So for those of you who have to spend some morning time in the classroom, Study Hut Tutoring is here for you after class, at our new summer location: 1208 Artesia Blvd. in Hermosa Beach, across the street from Mira Costa High School.

Our geometry tutors are standing by– we are available for hourly sessions Monday through Friday from 9am to 7pm. Whether you are getting ahead and taking Modern World History or US history, we have the local experts and books you need in order to earn A’s over summer. It is important to get off on the right foot because the summer classes are especially condensed, often only 4-6 weeks long. If it’s algebra tutoring you need, our top people are locked and loaded, ready to go.

Mira Costa High School isn’t the only school letting loose. Students from Manhattan Beach Middle School are “free at last” from the rigors of Mr. Rucker’s Boulder, Mrs. Luke’s math homework and early morning tutoring sessions on Late Start Wednesdays. Now that school is out, a lot of students are coming to Study Hut Tutoring for summer tutoring in Manhattan Beach to brush up on their pre-algebra skills, five paragraph essay writing, and Spanish verbs. These basics are quintessential to earning top marks in the fall. While buoy swims are equally as important for the body, the mind requires specific tuning in order to test well in early September.

For those students who have just wrapped up their last days at Grandview Elementary, Pacific Elementary, Robinson Elementary, and Pennykamp Elementary, there is a real transition that lies ahead as they enter into Manhattan Beach Middle School. Now more than ever, incoming 6th graders will be put to the test. But not to worry, Study Hut Tutoring is in your corner, having just helped a plethora of students with wide ranging needs, we are ready to help you tackle these challenges: we have the books, we know the curriculum, and you’re going to have a ton of fun knockin’ it out with us. Come in for engaging summer tutoring in Manhattan Beach to keep your mind fresh!

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Scholar Quiz at MCHS and MBMS

June 9th, 2014

These past few weeks excitement waas in the air as Scholar Quiz took place! Both the Mira Costa High School study body and the Manhattan Beach Middle School student body, both competed in what we like the call, “The Scholar Quiz.”

Teams of 4 compete in different rounds of Lightning Rounds and Bonus Rounds. During the bonus rounds, you can score up to 20 points. Scholar Quiz’s premise is the same as that of the popular game ‘Jeopardy’. Each team includes four students. The the game consists of two teams of four students each, a Reader, Judge, and a Scorer.

Other schools put on their own Scholar Quiz as well. The idea started at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. Mr. Cooper, former PV High Econ teacher and Football coach, and Barton, PV High teacher, took the idea from Costa. Both teachers attended and taught at Mira Costa High School. Cooper approached Barton, and PV High’s Scholar Quiz began in 2005.

There are three types of questions asked in the Scholar Quiz- Toss Up, Bonus, and Lightning Round questions. A toss up question is one that either team can answer. The first team raising a placard is given the first opportunity to answer. If they answer incorrectly, the second team has a chance to answer the same question. A toss up question may lead to a Bonus Round. The Bonus Round includes a specific topic with four questions. This round is where teammates work together to come up with the final answer. Only the team that wins the Toss Up can benefit from the Bonus Round. A Lightning Round question is one where ten questions are given in quick succession to the teams, with each team being allowed to answer only once. If a team answers a Lightning Round question incorrectly, they are penalized with a loss of points.

Pictured below are the winners from the MCHS Scholar Quiz

Pictured below are the winners from the MBMS Scholar Quiz

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Welcome Tommy to MBMS Wednesday Mornings

February 5th, 2014

Our wednesday mornings have been going great so far this year at Manhattan Beach Middle School. We want to welcome tutor Tommy to our Wednesday morning tutoring sessions. Ashley has to go student teaching now so we have recruited Tommy to help us out!

We have had a great turnout these past two weeks and have been getting a lot of good press from the school!

The last two times we have been at the Middle School we had 20-30 students show up both times which is better than the turnout from last year.

We are in a new room this year on the 2nd floor and have a lot of space for the students.

We have three tutors that attend the Wednesday morning tutoring to help the students out in any subject that they need.

We have two teacher aids that sit with us in the classroom to help out and facilitate the morning.

The students love coming to eat doughnuts since we bring doughnuts in the morning to get the students pumped up and excited to come to Wednesday morning tutoring.

We will be there every Wednesday at 8am to help students during late start and we hope to see a lot of students there!

If more students start to show up we may extend into another classroom to make sure that we have enough room for all the students!

Many of the students there on Wednesday worked on math and Social Studies.

Only a few of the students who come into the Wednesday morning at students at the Study Hut, so we have enjoyed meeting new students and hoping that they will come to the Study Hut as well!

So far we’ve had a great turn out and MBMS has been great to work with and have worked with us during every step.

Let us know if you have any questions or you can call our Manhattan office at (310)546-2408 with any questions or inquiries that you have!

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MBMS Wednesday Morning Free Tutoring

October 17th, 2013

We have started tutoring at Manhattan Beach Middle School again on Wednesday mornings at 8am during late start!