Parent
Information
Helping Your Child at
Home
Here are a few suggestions on how
you can help you child become a better learner and show your child that you care
about him/her and value learning.
- Encourage your child.
- Express your pride in your
child's efforts and accomplishments.
- Ask your child about his or her
day.
- In the blue Monday folders,
your child will bring home completed papers and assignments for you to review.
Ask to see these graded papers.
- Ask to see your child's agenda
planner each day.
- Establish a time and place for
studying. Set aside a quiet place where your child can read and do homework.
- Read with your child. It's okay
to read the Accelerated Book choice with your child. Perhaps you and your
child can take turns reading a page or a chapter. It's important that your
child sees you reading. Remember: the best way to communicate the importance
and value of reading is to read. Be a reading role model.
- Be an effective reading tutor
by asking your child to find specific details in a passage, to paraphrase a
paragraph, or to describe a character.
- Discuss homework assignments
with your child. Offer praise and help when appropriate.
- Make certain your child has a
good attendance record. Missing school often means children fall behind in
their work. They become anxious and frustrated when they are unable to keep
up.
- Make sure your child gets eight
or nine hours of sleep each night.
- Keep your child healthy by
providing
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-regular medical checkups and booster shots;
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-a balanced diet (remember the free breakfast program we have in our
school);
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-regular exercise; and,
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-clean hair and fresh clothes.
- Please stay in touch with me. I
am happy to celebrate your child's successes with you and discuss any problems
your child is having. Together, we can make this a productive and successful
year for your child.
contact me at dhoyme@canby.mntm.org
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