How can I help my child be successful at School?
1. Read EVERYDAY! You can read to your child or have your child read to you……either way….READ!
2. Create a consistent after school routine. Help your child study and complete their homework.
3. Be POSITIVE! Always speak positively about school, learning, and your child’s teacher.
4. Encourage! Give your child the opportunity to excel in all areas of their academics.
5. Make sure your child is getting plenty of rest each night and is ready for school each day.
6. Teach your child to take responsibility for their actions and to take pride in all that they do!
7. Stay INVOLVED! Make it a point to ask your child about their day.
8. Communicate……Please know you can contact me with any questions or concerns.
2. Create a consistent after school routine. Help your child study and complete their homework.
3. Be POSITIVE! Always speak positively about school, learning, and your child’s teacher.
4. Encourage! Give your child the opportunity to excel in all areas of their academics.
5. Make sure your child is getting plenty of rest each night and is ready for school each day.
6. Teach your child to take responsibility for their actions and to take pride in all that they do!
7. Stay INVOLVED! Make it a point to ask your child about their day.
8. Communicate……Please know you can contact me with any questions or concerns.
Do this:
Bond: Get to know your child’s teacher and form a bond. Allow space for your child to form the bond first. Communicate: Respond to notes, letters, and emails; let the teacher know if you have questions or concerns. Assist: Offer help to your child’s teacher. If you can’t come to the classroom, you can also do things at home. Be Involved: Attend school functions and allow your child to be involved. Support the teacher: Make sure that your child is prepared. Be flexible: Understand that there are a lot of demands on the teacher’s time. Say thank you: Acknowledge teachers for the small things; a simple thank you goes a long way. |
Not that:
Bond: Don’t smother them. Remember that it is more about the relationship between the teacher and child. Communicate: Don’t expect constant emails or phone calls; teachers are teaching and can’t always get to the computer or phone. Assist: Don’t feel like you need to be in the classroom constantly; there is such a thing as too much help. Be Involved: Don’t force your child to go to something they do not want to attend. Support the teacher: Don’t do the projects for your child. Be flexible: Don’t agree to an appointment if know you are going to be rushed and annoyed. Say thank you: Don’t feel like you have to do something grand or over the top. |