Parents’
Corner
Tips
and Suggestions for Your Child’s Success
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A
Successful Second Half
The
first half of the year began with feelings of excitement, anticipation
and curiosity. The questions dominating most conversations included:
Who will I have as teachers? Will I share classes with any of
my friends? Will the work be harder than last year's? And ends
with "visions of sugar plums." |
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In
contrast the questions take on a slightly different tone during
the second half of the year. Students begin to ask: When are
we going to have a snow day? How many weeks before spring break?
Unlike the first half, the second half is saturated and ends
with visions of the beach, mountains, bikes, parties and sleep
ins. Yikes!!! What's a parent to do when trying to ensure that
children continue to learn and keep some semblance of focus?
Here is a list of suggestions: |
1.
Validate and appreciate your child's feelings sprinkling the
validations with reminders that school is not over and breaks
will come.
2.
Persistence and diligence may be needed for assignment reminders
and parental checks.
3.
Check the status of your child's class performances by contacting
the teachers (email, phone, conferences).
4.
Interim reports are issued approximately 4 ½ weeks
into each nine weeks. Mark your calendar. When the time period
approaches ask your child if interims have been issued. If
not, contact the teachers.
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5.
Be present with your child by keeping an open dialogue. Practice
understanding, listening and hearing that which is said and
not said.
6.
Maintain positive contact with your child's teachers.
7.
Discover ways to become or remain active in your child's learning.
(ex. Share the reading of an article, math problem, science
experiment, etc.)
8.
Schools always are in need of assistance. Seek ways in which
you can volunteer for your child's school. (Suggestions: school's
newsletter, hall duty, substitute, classroom assistance, tutorial,
etc.) |
The second half of the year brings with it challenges
that can impede the progress of learning but when parents, students
and teachers come together each doing his part for the common
goal of providing an education second to none, then those challenges
become just mere annoyances. Have a productive and peaceful second
half.
MH Russell
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